Sex and Gore - Is the Bible Unsuitable for Kids?
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Rick Reed, Senior Pastor, Metropolitan Bible Church, Ottawa
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Keeping the Bible from children would be a childish mistake. It is true that when children read the Bible they will learn about our human failings, including the sins of immorality and violence.
However, unlike many books children read, the Bible does not sensationalize sexual sin or glamorize gore. Instead, a moral framework undergirds the discussion of human immorality and inhumanity. The Bible does not confuse kids with a worldview that blurs the distinction between right and wrong. In a day when many children are morally unfocused, the Bible can help bring clarity to their personal convictions.
But the Bible goes further than just helping children grow towards moral maturity; it also points them towards spiritual salvation. That's why the apostle Paul could remind his young apprentice Timothy to:
Continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 3:14-15).
Timothy's mother and grandmother taught him the Scriptures ''from infancy.'' As a child he learned the truth about salvation through faith in Jesus. I'm glad the Scriptures were not withheld from me as a child. And I can't imagine keeping God's book away from the children God loves so much. After all, it was Jesus who said, "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:3).
One is never too young to learn what the Bible says about having childlike faith in Christ.
Rick Reed is the senior pastor of the Metropolitan Bible Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Rick is a graduate of Biola University (B.A), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (DMin). This article appears in Rick's book "That's a Good Question". Used with permission of the author.
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