Innocence Thinks No Evil

"A childlike trust expresses itself most clearly by not thinking evil.  This is precisely what we mean when we speak of innocence of children. Though they are most assuredly infected and affected by sin, as a general rule, children are ready to believe the best about others.  Despite the evident sins even of their own parents, children tend to believe that their parents mean them well, that they are looking out for their children's best interests.  Why is this?  Because despite the reality of their own sin, children are not driven by crass motives, and they have a terribly difficult time understanding and accepting the crass motives of others." [1]



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1. R.C. Sproul Jr., The Call to Wonder, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Illinois, USA, 2012, Page 19.