Christianity for Young Children?

Strangelove wrote:My son is coming up to 6 this year. I've told him a little about Jesus. Told him my own version of some of the Gospel stories.

A little joke we have together is:

"I love you more than anything in the world boy"

and he says..

"But"

and I say...

"But"

and he says...

"But,,,,,Jesus is not in this world"

"Thats right boy "



However, I have this feeling that I'm not really doing enough. Does anyone else have young children?

How do you bring them up in Christ?

Is it just leading by example and then let them dig into the Gospels in their own time to make their decision? Or should we treat it like a work in progress?

I have a daughter who's 2 years old so this will be useful for later.

Thanks Brethren.

Doc.

Strangelove wrote:

Whats beautitudes? I like the sound of that.

Adstar wrote:Oh sorry Strangelove bit of churchy jargon speak there.
You have so much biblical wisdom i sometimes forget you are new to this
thing.

Adstar wrote:
Anyway beatitudes comes from two words compressed into one.
Beautiful Attitudes. It is also called the sermon on the mount in churchy speak.
Jesus gave a big speech on the mount. It starts in Matthew 5 and goes to the end
of Matthew 7. It was a beautiful speech filled with guidance in true love. Some of
it may be too heavy for a 6 year old but much of it is sweet.


All Praise The Ancient Of Days

Strangelove wrote:[/font]
You flatter me.
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Oh right ok....ya...the sermon on the mount is pure gold.

Anywayz...I tried a little bit with my son today. Actually he, out of the blue, asked me to show him his favourite song on you tube...'shine Jesus shine',,,,and then after that I read him the verse about do unto others how you would have them do to you.

Then I asked him...."so....if you want your sister to be nice to you....how do you have to be to her?"

"////....uhm......I dunno...."

"you have to be nice right? and then she will be nice to you too!"

"oh ya......ok"

"Jesus said that...isn't He great!?"

"....////....Jesus is poo poo"

(Still some work to do there )

Adstar wrote:

Well actually being nice to others does not mean they will be nice to you. Jesus just said be nice to others no matter how they react.

Maybe you should sit down and talk to him about that again LOL or His sister might cause that little boy to have a crisis in faith.

kids will be kids.


All Praise The Ancient Of Days

Hitch wrote:

BAN FLANNEL GRAPHS

reba wrote:Sense you banned flannel graphs how will they ever learn the Word.

Strangelove wrote:

Maybe I should sit down and figger out what that verse means myself!?

Hitch wrote:Is it important to teach children to make sure they never apply any biblical precepts in the daily lives? Im mean wouldnt it be horrible if a child refuesed to steal something and when asked said he declined so as to keep the 8th Comandment? How dare any parent allow their child to apply the harsh and hateful Old Testement Law in public. Such parents should have their children removed , because christian believers dont want any biblical law applied in life, I read that right here on these pages.

Hitch wrote:Isnt it just your christian understanding of OT law that makes you want to inform children of the Word?

Strangelove wrote:
Personally, having never read through leviticus or Deauteronomy....

...It's simply the love of Jesus that makes me want to tell my kids about him.

Do you have kids Hitch?

Hitch wrote:You mean like Love thy neighbor? Lev 19;18, thats OT law and only those antichristian 'dominionsits' have anything to do with the law.

reba wrote:The whole of God's Word. God gave us His Word and you see no need for the larger half of it? WOW i would have never thought.......


I would not want to read books from the middle to the end it's just not common sense.

Did I say that? Your getting very fast & loose with your misrepresentations Reba.

I said there is no need to memorize OT written law. Do you agree or disagree?

Can a person come to the faith by reading the Gospels only? YES or NO?

Doc wrote:Can a person come to the faith by reading the Gospels only? YES or NO?

reba wrote:That question must be rephased to give a yes no answer

Doc wrote:
Are you willing to abide the direct questions and answers? yes or no

reba wrote:Rom 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.


Does this NT verse imply learning the OT is a good thing?

I.....cant think of a simpler way to rephrase the question. If a man is stuck on a desert island with only the Gospels of Christ can he come to saving faith?

Which Bible should be read first with regard to a potential believer? The NT or the OT? Do we read the old in light of the new or the reverse?