# Bible jesus

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-jesus/939158>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 1, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-jesus/939158 "2021-04-01T14:56:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Red59145](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-jesus/939158/1 "2021-04-01T14:56:11Z")

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why did jesus say to be like children?

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**Author:** ![Dark\_Sponge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dark_sponge/32/121_2.png) [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-jesus/939158/2 "2021-04-01T15:34:19Z")

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I believe He was referring to the “faith of a child.” I.e. a “child-like” faith is an ideal attribute for believers to have.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-jesus/939158/3 "2021-04-01T15:39:28Z")

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-jesus/939158/4 "2021-04-01T15:42:38Z")

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**Red59145** , you’ve been instructed before not to start low-content threads in the wrong forum. Please provide more content to your threads. This is closed.