in Bible class... go ask your Father

Honor · #1 (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 02:15 PM

I was reading Acts chapter 2 to my son (5 years old) in Bible class yesterday and we came to the part where Peter tells them

Quote:

22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him,

“‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell in hope.
27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
or let your Holy One see corruption.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.’

36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

so I stopped there and I said "what do you think that the people are going to say to Peter? to which my son thought for a long time and then he said " they are going to say that God is happy with them.

this is not even remotely the answer I was thinking he would give so I said "why do you think that?" he said "well God told everyone that Jesus was going to come and die on the cross for our sins, and Jesus HAD to die right mom?" "right" " well the people obeyed God by nailing Jesus to the cross so He could save us from our sin so God is happy now."
ummm yeah so after that I was soooo taken aback that I just said "wait till your Father gets home and go ask him about it."

anyone have THAT conversation with thier kid? and what do you do? I felt like an idiot.

oh btw after seeing the look on my face my son says reassuringly "it's ok mom He didn't REALLY die, he just went to hell and defeated Satan and then He came back. so He didn't stay died."

CharlieJ · #2 (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 02:18 PM

Seriously, that is deep. The last time I taught five year old's the major issue was to distinguish between God creating all things, but not immediately making every object, like a skyscraper. (Some of the children interpreted "God made everything" to mean that all the buildings and roads and things were part of the original creation.)

Honor · #3 (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 02:22 PM

we've had a discussion along that vein...."no God does not make houses and Walmart"

Zenas · #4 (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 02:22 PM

God's plan being effected and God being pleased with the behavior of people are two different things. It was God's plan that Adam fall. God was not pleased with Adam though.

Honor · #5 (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 02:31 PM

yeah you can say that now

but when you are sitting there with your 5 year old... words tend to escape you