So you publicly admit you are commanded by the Messiah not to prevent parents from bringing little ones, who cannot yet repent, to the Messiah, but out of your modern tradition (for even Protestants baptize their children) prevent them from being baptized even though it is no where forbidden by the Messiah or the apostles ?
The reference is to future prophecy...No Catholic in the world will ever get that or ever did...And how do I know it's future prophecy??? Because Jesus wasn't around too long after that...There's hasn't been a way for anyone to bring babies to Jesus for 2000 years...
It's a prophecy of the kingdom of heaven...That kingdom is when and where Jesus will sit on a physical throne in physical Jerusalem, Israel and reign for a thousand years...
Then is when people are not to prevent babies and little children from being brought to Jesus...There's not a Catholic child who's ever been brought to Jesus...
Now does it have a spiritual application for the Christian...Of course...And that's raise your children up in a Christian environment...
but out of your modern tradition (for even Protestants baptize their children) prevent them from being baptized even though it is no where forbidden by the Messiah or the apostles ?
No modern tradition to it...It's a matter of believing God or believing your religion...And as you can see from the following scripture, they are not the same...
Act 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Act 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Just as soon as your baby believes with all his heart and can say, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and believe it, then you can baptize the little tike...THAT'S the instruction provided by God for baptism...
Modern tradition??? Hardly...Ancient scripture...