Everyday Theology + Questions Kids Ask

Brandon shares with us about the internal and external evidence that supports the reliability of the Bible. We also talked about how miraculous it is that the Bible has be preserved through rulers requiring that all manuscripts be burned within their empire, through generations of people, and through all sorts of other challenges pre-printing press. As Brandon says, If God gave us a book so that we might know Him, of course He is going to preserve it. Isn't it so good of God to do that for us?

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Ultimately, God is in control, and He dearly loves Jesus and also dearly loves us. Sin separated us from God, and only Jesus' sacrifice could fix this separation. Jesus was completely sinless, so He was the only suitable sacrifice to pay for sin before a holy, perfect, sinless God. Jesus died so that we could have a relationship with God forever, but also so that we could have that relationship now with abundant life in His presence.

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With Genesis 1 as our foundation, we see that not only are our children created in the image of God, but everyone is – everyone from different ethnicities are created by our Creator God, so if we can start there, then everyone is equal. From there – Jesus died on the cross for every tribe, tongue, and nation and has tasked us to go and make disciples of all nations. And one day we'll be worshipping together.

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Is God happy? Is He happy with us? The word "happy" is in the Bible 85 times. Over and over again, He says that He is happy and this He is happy with us.

Of course, we are sinners and of course we need the justification of Jesus, but if we trust Jesus, God see His child when He looks at us. Ultimately, He sees Jesus' work on the cross. He is a smiling, happy God, and He sings over us.

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