In A Visit to Vanity Fair, Alan Jacobs makes an interesting observation about interpreting Matthew 18:1-4. In this passage, Jesus says, “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Jacobs points out that a common understanding of this verse is that we are suppose to have a child-like faith. He believes this interpretation ignores the immediate context of the verse which which is focused on humility. And Jacob does not think this means having the humility of a child but suggests that it means considering oneself to have the worldly status of a child. He goes on to say that children are not very humble by nature and that this was the normal view of biblical commentators down through the ages. The status interpretation also fits well with the notion of the first shall be last and the last shall be first.