#4.15 Because a Spiritual Nature is not passed on from parents
JOB 26:4 (Job to Bildad)
4 To whom have you uttered words? and whose spirit came from you?
JOHN 1:12-13
12 But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons of God, even to those who believe on his name:
13 Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
JOHN 3:6 (Jesus)
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
HEBREWS 12:9
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
MALACHI 2:14-15
14 Yet you say, Why? Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously: yet is she your companion, and the wife of your covenant.
15 And did not he make one? Yet he had the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he may seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
1 CORINTHIANS 7:14 (Paul)
14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now they are holy.
Note: The answer to the question, "Whose spirit came from you?" (Job 26:4) is obviously "nobody's", because the spirits come from God (Ecclesiastes 12:7; Isaiah 42:5). God is a spirit (John 4:24), he is called "the Father of spirits" (Hebrews 12:9), and "that which is born of the spirit is spirit" (John 3:6). Our human fathers are are men of flesh: they are called the "fathers of our flesh" (Hebrews 12:9), and "that which is born of the flesh is flesh" (John 3:6). Our physical attributes like the color of our skin and eyes and many other physical features, are passed on from our human parents, but our spirits are from God.
#4.16 Because children are born without a knowledge of evil
DEUTERONOMY 1:39
39 Moreover your little ones, who you said should be a prey, and your children, who in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in there, and to them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
ISAIAH 7:15-16
15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that you abhor shall be forsaken of both her kings.
ISAIAH 8:4
4 For before the child shall know to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
ISAIAH 47:10
10 For you have trusted in your wickedness: you have said, No one sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you; and you have said in your heart, I am, and no one else beside me.
JEREMIAH 4:22
22 For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are silly children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Note: The thing that makes us do evil is the knowledge of evil that we learn from the time we are born. The statement, "they are wise to do evil" (Jeremiah 4:22) proves this. When we get the wrong wisdom it perverts us (Isaiah 47:10) and our wisdom is then "foolishness with God" (1 Corinthians 3:19). However, we are not born with any wisdom, good or bad. Isaiah indicated that there was a time when even Jesus did not know enough to refuse evil and choose good (Isaiah 7:15-16). As Jesus grew up he "increased in wisdom" (Luke 2:52). He had to learn the scriptures in order to do that. "Butter and honey" (Isaiah 7:15) are figurative of the word of God. Spiritual butter comes from "the sincere milk of the word" (1 Peter 2:2), being churned over and over:
(Proverbs 30:33) "Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter."
It is equivalent to meditating on the word of God, or hearing and seeing the same scripture over and over again. All this proves that we are not born with evil knowledge, and therefore have no ability to do evil when we are born.
#4.17 Because children are our example for us to be like in order to enter the kingdom of heaven/God
MATTHEW 18:2-3 (Jesus)
2 And Jesus called a little child to him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Amen I say to you, Except you are converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
MATTHEW 19:13-14
13 Then there were brought to him little children that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and his disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, Allow little children, and do not forbid them, to come to me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
MARK 10:13-15
13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said, Allow the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them: for of such is the kingdom of God.
15 Amen I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter into it.
LUKE 18:15-17
15 And they brought to him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 But Jesus called them to him, and said, Allow little children to come to me, and do not forbid them: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17 Amen I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no way enter into it.
Note: Why is it that God requires us to become like little children in order to enter the Kingdom of God if children are born with a corrupt sin nature? The obvious answer is that children are not born corrupt with a sin nature, but rather are born pure and innocent without any knowledge of good and evil. Young children have very little SELF confidence, but have a very trusting heart, especially in their parents. This is how we should be also: pure from the knowledge of evil, and with a steadfast faith in our spiritual father, God. If children are our model then in order to enter the kingdom of God, it proves they are not born with a sin nature.
JOB 26:4 (Job to Bildad)
4 To whom have you uttered words? and whose spirit came from you?
JOHN 1:12-13
12 But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons of God, even to those who believe on his name:
13 Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
JOHN 3:6 (Jesus)
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
HEBREWS 12:9
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
MALACHI 2:14-15
14 Yet you say, Why? Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously: yet is she your companion, and the wife of your covenant.
15 And did not he make one? Yet he had the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he may seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
1 CORINTHIANS 7:14 (Paul)
14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now they are holy.
Note: The answer to the question, "Whose spirit came from you?" (Job 26:4) is obviously "nobody's", because the spirits come from God (Ecclesiastes 12:7; Isaiah 42:5). God is a spirit (John 4:24), he is called "the Father of spirits" (Hebrews 12:9), and "that which is born of the spirit is spirit" (John 3:6). Our human fathers are are men of flesh: they are called the "fathers of our flesh" (Hebrews 12:9), and "that which is born of the flesh is flesh" (John 3:6). Our physical attributes like the color of our skin and eyes and many other physical features, are passed on from our human parents, but our spirits are from God.
#4.16 Because children are born without a knowledge of evil
DEUTERONOMY 1:39
39 Moreover your little ones, who you said should be a prey, and your children, who in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in there, and to them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
ISAIAH 7:15-16
15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that you abhor shall be forsaken of both her kings.
ISAIAH 8:4
4 For before the child shall know to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
ISAIAH 47:10
10 For you have trusted in your wickedness: you have said, No one sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you; and you have said in your heart, I am, and no one else beside me.
JEREMIAH 4:22
22 For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are silly children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Note: The thing that makes us do evil is the knowledge of evil that we learn from the time we are born. The statement, "they are wise to do evil" (Jeremiah 4:22) proves this. When we get the wrong wisdom it perverts us (Isaiah 47:10) and our wisdom is then "foolishness with God" (1 Corinthians 3:19). However, we are not born with any wisdom, good or bad. Isaiah indicated that there was a time when even Jesus did not know enough to refuse evil and choose good (Isaiah 7:15-16). As Jesus grew up he "increased in wisdom" (Luke 2:52). He had to learn the scriptures in order to do that. "Butter and honey" (Isaiah 7:15) are figurative of the word of God. Spiritual butter comes from "the sincere milk of the word" (1 Peter 2:2), being churned over and over:
(Proverbs 30:33) "Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter."
It is equivalent to meditating on the word of God, or hearing and seeing the same scripture over and over again. All this proves that we are not born with evil knowledge, and therefore have no ability to do evil when we are born.
#4.17 Because children are our example for us to be like in order to enter the kingdom of heaven/God
MATTHEW 18:2-3 (Jesus)
2 And Jesus called a little child to him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Amen I say to you, Except you are converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
MATTHEW 19:13-14
13 Then there were brought to him little children that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and his disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, Allow little children, and do not forbid them, to come to me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
MARK 10:13-15
13 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said, Allow the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them: for of such is the kingdom of God.
15 Amen I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter into it.
LUKE 18:15-17
15 And they brought to him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 But Jesus called them to him, and said, Allow little children to come to me, and do not forbid them: for of such is the kingdom of God.
17 Amen I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no way enter into it.
Note: Why is it that God requires us to become like little children in order to enter the Kingdom of God if children are born with a corrupt sin nature? The obvious answer is that children are not born corrupt with a sin nature, but rather are born pure and innocent without any knowledge of good and evil. Young children have very little SELF confidence, but have a very trusting heart, especially in their parents. This is how we should be also: pure from the knowledge of evil, and with a steadfast faith in our spiritual father, God. If children are our model then in order to enter the kingdom of God, it proves they are not born with a sin nature.
