Listen to Children and Those without High Incomes and Education
According to a survey conducted in the U.S. in 1980s, Americans who believed in existence of the afterlife accounted for 67% (68% in the 21st century) of all. And, those who believed in existence of the hells accounted for 53% and those who believed in existence of Heaven accounted for 71%.Females who believed in existence of the hells or Heaven were more than males who believed so by 5 to 10 percentage.
But, more strikingly impressive is that those with low incomes and low education believed in existence of the hells or Heaven more than those with higher incomes and higher education.
This fact seems to corroborate the word of Christ Jesus:
Matthew 182 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Indeed, children have low incomes and low education.
First of all, this world is dominated by Satan. People who want to be materially rich and happy think they need money, so that they want more money which is another form of Satan. As a result, people would do anything to get more money, even selling their souls to Satan. They would come to think little of the afterlife. And, those with high incomes and high education should be busy in thinking about how to make and spend more money. They would have little interest in thinking about the afterlife, the hells, and Heaven, which was indicated in the survey.
When one is very young, one might be able to show his or her spiritual power. Some young children with the ability to see spirits around others would often lose the ability as they grow older. When a young child who can communicate with a sprit of a plant would lose such ability as others around criticize him or her as a liar. Conventional wisdom spoils them. They will be brainwashed by conventional commonsense. They will be attracted by material wealth more and more. Finally, they will lose spiritual power when they have become adults.
It is also well known that children who had memory of their previous lives when they were little children would often forget the memory as they grow older.
In other words, we should not neglect what was alleged by children and those without high incomes and education. And, they usually believe spirits and existence of the hells and Heaven.
But, when one gets money, high status in the society, social power, material happiness, etc., he or she will be brainwashed by money and Satan, so that they will not believe existence of Heaven where only poor men are accepted and existence of the hells where rich men are punished. Rather, we should listen to children and those without high incomes and education, since they honestly and simply accept Christ Jesus.
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Matthew 9, King James Version
27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.