The Bible Our Blueprint for Today

The greatest manual/resource you could ever imagine is in your very own hands. Why not make the most of that book and use it the way it was intended by God? This book can open worlds of history packed with events that include everything from true love, war, total dedication, days in prison, beasts, hardships, to promises, and so much more. Use them to teach your children about history! That book, of course, is the Bible. Every page is filled with the exciting things mentioned above and lots more that will intrigue kids and adults alike. The Bible is the blueprint of how God wants us to live our lives daily, nothing has changed although it was written so long ago. It is still our blueprint for today.

As a child grows up going to church, they particularly start learning about the Bible in preschool. They are often taught "Bible stories," that teach important lessons, but the word "stories," is usually the phrase they hear repeatedly and it will undoubtedly become embedded in them. Children, especially at an early age, can understandably come to believe that that Bible is a book of stories, just as if they were reading books by Dr. Seuss or Eric Carle. You as a parent have the wonderful task of explaining to your child that the Bible is actually a history book, not a book of tall tales and fables with a good lesson at the end. The lessons they learn from the Bible are based on actual facts and explain why your family chooses to live according to the Bible.

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The first step to making the Bible real to children is deleting the word "stories" from your own vocabulary when discussing the Bible with them. Choose words like events in history, Bible times, or adventure. These are great substitutes for calling biblical events stories.

If your child receives take-home papers or makes a craft to bring home at the end of Bible/Sunday School that goes along with what they learned that day, take time to talk about how what they learned really happened in history. How in-depth you go with this conversation will, of course, depend on your child's age. Young children will need a much more basic talk than older children who can really grasp the concept of Bible times and their place in history. Discussing each biblical event like The Flood, Creation, and Daniel in the Lions Den will have a whole new meaning to your child when they see that you believe these happenings really occurred.
So, you see, children can learn that Bible events in history are real, which in turn empowers them to become more solid in their faith. They can live the way God intends for us to live, and feel comfortable in doing so, knowing that they are following a true blueprint for their lives, and not just some "story" that they learned about in church and how to apply that "story" to their lives. Taking the extra time to teach them the history surrounding what they've learned will make the Bible real to them and, thus, make it easier to live for God.

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