Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it — the reception of the kingdom like a child is the condition for entry. The child's posture toward the kingdom is the model: a child receives gifts because a child cannot earn or achieve them, cannot claim merit, can only receive what is given. The kingdom of God cannot be achieved, earned, or merited — it can only be received. Those who come to it as achievers rather than receivers will not enter.

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