Section 6
humble ourselves. All saved ones are those who have been humbled and subdued.
When I was young, I was proud and arrogant, never willing to admit that I was wrong. But one day the Spirit caught me, and I was convinced, humbled, and subdued. It seemed to me that no one was as sinful as I was. My attitude was the exact opposite of what it had been before. I can testify from experience that a saved person is a humble, subdued person. We need to humble ourselves to such an extent that we consider our selves nobody and nothing.
BEING LIKE A LITTLE CHILD
After humbling ourselves, we need to become like a little child (vv. 15-17). In verses 16 and 17 the Lord Jesus says, "Allow the little children to come to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child shall by no means enter into it." A little child, not filled with and occupied by old concepts, can easily receive a new thought. Hence, people need to receive the kingdom of God as a new thing, with an unoccupied heart, like a little child.
We were all born into the kingdom of man,