Teaching Children About Who Wrote the Bible

Teaching the Authors of the Bible in a Natural Way

Sometimes when teaching children, it can be a challenge to bring a spiritual concept to a place that a child can understand. I have found the best teachers, in how to do this, are children themselves. When they ask questions, it is the perfect time to speak into their lives. Their questions challenge me because the questions themselves can be a hurdle to overcome. It causes me to question myself, how well do I really know what I believe? So, in teaching, it has been a great way to sharpen my own spiritual knowledge. God's word is infinite in its depth and richness, but it is also simple that a child can understand it. Below is an example of a conversation you may have with your child about how God’s word, the Bible, came together.

When teaching how the Bible was put together you could say something like, “Did you know God's story was put together in a group of books called the Bible? HIS story has sixty-six different stories written by different people. These people all knew God. They were God’s friends, and they lived a long time ago. They wrote down what they saw and heard. It’s like if your friends, all wrote something down about you. They would all say something different because they all know you in a different way. That’s just how the Bible is. God had all these friends that talked about HIM, and they wrote it down. All these stories came together into one book, the Bible. These people lived at different times and at different places. They all wrote about how they were a friend of God and what God did during their lifetimes.

It’s okay if they ask questions afterwards as well. That tells me they were really listening, and I have their attention and they want to know. If you can’t answer their question because you don’t know, just be honest and say, “I don’t know.” I would encourage you to try and find out the answer to that question, whatever it is. It will sharpen you, and it will show the child that’s it’s okay if you don’t have all the answers, but you can find out! That’s part of the fun of knowing God. Learning about who HE is, and what HE is all about. HE is the creator of the universe, and it should take a lifetime to understand HIM and HIS story contained in HIS books.

Have a blessed time teaching and training your children. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you (Philippians 4:13). It’s not too hard (Deuteronomy 30:11 – 14).

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