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What are Bible pictures?Not always on Lord's Day, a young family in our neighborhood visits us and other neighbors to bring homemade treats with bible pictures they've drawn or colored. Could this be an activity fit for your family?
Noah's ark, Moses, Ten Commandments on stone tablets, Sampson, Goliath.What are Bible pictures?
Maybe you folks shouldn’t be encouraging Bible images. It violates the 2nd Commandment.Noah's ark, Moses, Ten Commandments on stone tablets, Sampson, Goliath.
Maybe you folks shouldn’t be encouraging Bible images.
Your right I jumped the gun. I didn’t pay attention. Correct me if I’m wrong though. Isn’t it a slippery slope to even draw images of saints? We don’t even know what they exactly looked like. I’ve seen children in the past color so called pictures of Noah and then after say it’s Jesus.This is a misrepresentation of what the HC is saying. In question 97 it says “as to creatures; though they may be represented..”. All three of those questions are portraying the difference between the Creator and creature. Simply put: God cannot be portrayed as creaturely since He is not a creature or of creation.
Your right I jumped the gun. I didn’t pay attention. Correct me if I’m wrong though. Isn’t it a slippery slope to even draw images of saints? We don’t even know what they exactly looked like. I’ve seen children in the past color so called pictures of Noah and then after say it’s Jesus.
I’m not against coloring or drawing in general. But I don’t see the practice of coloring or drawing of Saints or Biblical occurrences or themes in Scripture or in Church history.Well then that's a teachable moment not to draw/color pictures of Jesus. I'm more worried about a scrupulous fencing than a mistake like that.
I’m not against coloring or drawing in general. But I don’t see the practice of coloring or drawing of Saints or Biblical occurrences or themes in Scripture or in Church history.
Hi Tim,How do you keep the Sabbath holy as well as your young children? My church has a morning and afternoon service but not evening. After a nap, the kids are wide open in the evening. Do I actually force them not to play?
I’m not against coloring or drawing in general. But I don’t see the practice of coloring or drawing of Saints or Biblical occurrences or themes in Scripture or in Church history.
This is part of our daily family worship. However, you must not have 4 children ages 5 all the way down to 1 month old. Sitting them down is one thing. But doing that for an extended period of time, especially after they've been forced to do that at church, it seems almost cruel and unusual. They don't have the attention span for more of that at this point. I'm at a loss.Maybe after Church, you guys can teach the children metric Psalm Singing, Catechism and Creeds memorization. Talk about the sermon with them. Praying together. Maybe baking some cupcakes, brownies, or some gourmet cooking?
Isn’t it a slippery slope to even draw images of saints?
Tired children are even less inclined to behave quietly during the service. And children small enough to require play time will be no help to the elderly, or to any other errand of mercy. Even if allowed to play and if entertained, they will learn quickly, in my experience, that the Sabbath is a different day, set apart from normal use. As for baking or cooking, which one poster suggested, I'd point out that those are regular everyday activities, and my family benefits from resting from those labors on Sunday--we bake our bread on Saturday or Monday, we avoid making huge kitchen messes on the Lord's day: cooking is kept to a minimum, just because it is an everyday thing.Not to detract from the concern, is it possible for kids to get worn out from days prior? Do they need more energetic activity outside of school M-F and on Saturdays?
I don't have kids and am a youngest child.
Maybe baking some cupcakes, brownies, or some gourmet cooking?
Slaving? I enjoy baking and grilling myself. And it’s not slaving. It does not even take a long time. It’s calming and i enjoy when I bring a smile when I can to a brother or sister when they visit by cooking something for them. I don’t see cooking as labOr but as a necessity. I labor with my schooling and job Monday-Saturday. Sunday Morning and Afternoon I Worship my King. Then when I get home I relax. And cooking something really tasty is relaxing for me Since I don’t have time during the rest of the Week to do so.Teaching the children to not labor on the Lord's day by getting the wife to slave over a hot stove all afternoon while entertaining the children?
I would agree! Cooking is one of my favorite pastimes (right after eating what I have cooked!). In fact, many people really do enjoy their jobs; still, that is not a justifiable reason for doing those jobs on the Sabbath. We are to cease labors - whether they are a drudgery or a delight - on the Lord's Day.Slaving? I enjoy baking and grilling myself. And it’s not slaving.