This should not come as a shock, but the removal of children from worship is not rooted in historic Christianity. It is, in its entirety, a product of modern assumptions in the church, most of which are borrowed more from secular culture than from Scripture.

Because the bible is the singular unified voice of God, these passages and Luke 17 are not in contradiction, but beautifully harmonize with each other. When someone has sinned against us we must have a heart like Christ—compassionate, loving, and ready to forgive—and we should settle in our hearts that we will forgive when they repent (Mark 11:25).