To tell a child that Christ died on the cross to save you is very problematic, in my opinion. Despite the criticism that Christianity is childish, I find parts of it quite complicated and quite adult. A minister once recommended explaining to children that Jesus died because God loves us. As an adult I get the concept, but to a child that could mean that loving parental figures, as a matter of course, will suffer painful deaths because of him/her. It seems like a frightening set up, even when you add the story of the resurrection, which brings its own set of problems.
2007-08-24
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