PG 2.) Even the one telling the lie is harmed. Then, when God decides that they have come of age and are ready to bear fruit, they will be joined by the same spirit of truth. Being a spouse for the rest of their lives. Married couples have children of their own. In Mark 10:13-16, we see Jesus valuing children. He defends them and shows them his favour.
Jesus underlines this in his words in Matthew 18:5. Jesus puts himself on the same level as the child saying “whoever receives a child in my name, receives me.“
We find the opposite in Matthew 18:6, where Jesus warns those who do not care for those who are vulnerable: “anyone who causes these little ones to stumble, it would be better to have a millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.” The Clewer Initiative is fighting modern slavery.