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The disciples seemed over protective and wanting to make decisions for Jesus. They needed a necessary lesson from Jesus, let the children be innocent and faithful role models for adults. Was at the time a pervasive attitude that children were not important? Why didn’t the disciples share Jesus’ perspective? Were there cultural, psychological, social, ethical reasons why they felt the way they did?

[Hebrews 11:6]

Good questions. Jesus shattered their misconceptions often, most famously:
* Jesus HAD to die
* Gentiles are welcome in His kingdom, too
* their spirits were willing but their flesh was weak
* they could and would stand for Him in the end