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Why children, the little lives?

Children are in Danger

There are more than 50,000 children on

the streets, in all mega cities of India

3% of India’s children are intellectually impaired

37% of literate & 51% of illiterate girls get married

before they reach18 years of age

Two out of every three children face abuse, of at least one kind

Children are in Danger

There are an estimated 2 million child prostitutes between the ages of 5 and 15 years (80% of these found in five metros)

in India

500,000 children are forced into sex trade every year

According to the ILO, there are about 10 million 10 million

bonded laborers, children; earning Rs3/ per day for more than 12 hours of work

New Delhi, our nation’s capital, has a child abuse rate of over 83%

Have we…1. Abandoned the Bible’s standards?

2. Forsaken the Bible’s principles?

3. Forgotten the value of children?

4. Disregarded Bible’s principles of Child

What’s wrong?

4. Disregarded Bible’s principles of Child

Development?

Why Children?

Sizable number of BIBLICAL

REFERENCES about Children

Significant IMPACT of

CHILDHOOD YEARS in Adult Life Adult Life (Proverbs 22:6)

Spiritual OPENNESS of children (Matt.18:6)

Jesus LOVES children

Sizable number of BIBLICAL REFERENCES

about Children

The word ‘CHILD’ occurs 121 times in the Bible.

The word ‘CHILDREN’ occurs 448 times in the Bible.

The word ‘CHILDHOOD’ occurs 4 times in the Bible.

The word ‘SON/SONS’ occurs 2700 times (excluding the

reference of Jesus as the Son of God, which is 200 times in NT) in the reference of Jesus as the Son of God, which is 200 times in NT) in the Bible.

‘CHILD’ or ‘FAMILY’ occurs 8000 times in the Bible.

Stories of dozens of children, some are respectful and some are

rebellious, occur in the Bible.

Significant IMPACT of CHILDHOOD

YEARS in adult life

Approximately 85 percent of an adult's personality is already formed by the time the individual is 2 years old (John Wesley)

Children readily PICKUP and COPY the attitudes,

interests, values, beliefs, and actions of adults around them. And interests, values, beliefs, and actions of adults around them. And many of these perspectives stay with them permanently.

Spiritual OPENNESS of children

Children readily BELIEVE the existence of GOD, and

readily APPROACH in PRAYER.

The Infant’s Trust (PSALMS 22:9-10)

The Hope of Youth (PSALMS 71: 5-6,17)

Jesus understood the ability of children to comprehend spiritual matters

JESUS LOVES CHILDREN

Jesus heals children (JOHN 4:46)

Jesus asks parents to bring the children to Him (LUKE 9:37)

enquiresJesus enquires about children. (MARK 5:43)

Jesus asks to feed the children,

meet the physical needs of children (MATTHEW 21:15)

Want to enter God’s kingdom? Become like children (MARK10:14)

Want to be great in His eyes? Become like little children (MATTHEW18:1)

Want to avoid rebuke from Jesus? Then don’t prevent them from coming to Him.

What do we do, if we

Then don’t prevent them from coming to Him.

Want to welcome and receive Jesus?Welcome little ones (MARK 9:37)

Want to avoid Judgment at God’s hands? Then don’t look down at children. Their Angels report to God (MATTHEW 18:10)

Want to follow Jesus’ example? Then Love, Pray for, Accept, be with and Bless little children.

One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.

Chinese proverb

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