I know it's important to believe first, learn later, and many kids might not be ready to learn. Rather than risk their souls, maybe there should be a test. Maybe by burnt offering of a favorite toy, or fasting in the desert? Maybe by stoning an adulteress?
2007-02-28 04:21:03 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Case in point: fireball wrote "no my grandbabies are learning already and they cant understand alot right now"
Being taught to believe before they understand. Gross.
2007-02-28 04:28:07 · update #1
Why do you think it is important to believe first and learn later? How can you believe in God when you have never learned about Him?
2007-02-28 04:30:11 · answer #1 · answered by Laura H 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Burnt offerings is no need anymore in our time like the Israelites used to do.Because Christ already sacrifice himself already and it is sufficient.
Hebrews 10:10 By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Children cannot prove their faith.
Hebrews 5:13 For every one that partaketh of milk is without experience of the word of righteousness; for he is a babe.
But you can teach little children to read the Bible and live with the Bible.
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it
2007-02-28 13:05:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Believe first, learn later"? That’s silly. It's not right to ask someone to believe in something they cannot see, touch, hear or read. I know many will say God is someone we cannot do these things with, but this is untrue. We have the words of the prophets, the disciples, and wonderful teachers who all testify of God, his plan for us and the meaning of life. Most first-time readers of the bible do not know how to read it, have a hard time understanding the wording, and do not know the context. Nevertheless, they ARE able to have all the feelings associated with the reading of the word of God. A child may not be able to understand every passage of scripture or even the big picture, but they ARE able to feel the spirit and the good feelings it brings. The bible is not for the believers only, but is for those who will one day believe. Not giving them the bible will only hurt them, for it is through Bible interaction that so many testimonies are built.
2007-02-28 12:37:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
With respect, to say that it's important to believe first, learn later, is to agree to the idea of BLIND faith which is what believers are generally accused of. There is no true faith without knowledge. How can a child gain that knowledge without a Bible?
Biblical figures who learned as children -
Timothy was spoken of by the Apostle Paul as having learned the truth from INFANCY from his mother and grandmother.
Samuel's mother had been so desperate for a child that she promised God that if she ever had a child she would "give him over" to temple service. He began his temple service after he was weined... maybe as young as 3 or 4 years old. Obviously temple service would have involved learning from the scrolls available at the time.
2007-02-28 12:30:50 · answer #4 · answered by Q&A Queen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one on this Earth can "prove" their faith. Only God truly knows if a person has accepted Christ and is saved. I can't prove my own faith to you. I hope people that know me see gentleness, faithfullness, kindess, self-control, love, joy, peace, and patience in me. Not perfection, but seeking to be more like Jesus. You can't expect this in a child, but if you don't teach them scripture how can they know how to be like Christ? If you do what Deuteronomy 11:19 says, "Teach them (the ways of God) to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." He will be faithful to them and they will learn to know and love him.
We should all have the faith of a child. Not needing proof. Just accepting that God will do what he says he will do.
2007-02-28 12:38:14 · answer #5 · answered by rhondamm5 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think anyone should have to prove their faith. We are all sinners and we all have a different level of faith. Reading the bible helps us to learn by faith and helps to increase our faith. Without the bible, they are just really relying on the testimony and faith of others, and it is not their faith or their testimony. If they have an opportunity to learn and read for themselves, then their testimony and their faith will be stronger.
2007-02-28 12:34:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right on, man!
Christians disdain evidence, saying you need to believe first, because belief = it is so, or evidence.
I agree, if this is the case, ban the biblical "proof" till they have believed first.
Why believe, after you are taught & "proven" through the bible that God is? Doesn't that undermine the whole ideology of having faith?
2007-02-28 12:32:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
How is a child supposed to believe first when you don't wish to give them one of the essential tools needed...the bible. All you have to do is teach them to respect it. As for your tests. Why so harsh? Acts of random kindness would be the best example of being open to faith. God's work is through our hands.
2007-02-28 12:29:03 · answer #8 · answered by MG 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, They should receive a bible when they start to read. Apparently no one gave you a bible to read yet or you would understand and know what you stated in the last part of your question/comments, that you are wrong. I will pray that you receive understanding.
2007-02-28 12:34:27 · answer #9 · answered by WRF 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think a child should have to prove their faith before receiving a Bible. If they truly want to know more about their religion and want to read the Bible they should be able to receive a Bible. No one's faith should be tested.
2007-02-28 12:25:10 · answer #10 · answered by buttercuppeepersgilda 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋