Starting Right
Starting Right is a 5 minute Day Starter to help keep you motivated, encouraged, and focused throughout your day. DannyMac is a pastor, teacher, motivational speaker, husband, and father. His years of leading and training people have given him vast experience in helping individuals to accomplish change in their lives and meet their goals. He can help you set the course for your day by offering practical advice from God's Word in a positive and fun way. There is no better way to begin your day than by Starting Right with DannyMac.
Starting Right
Monotony or Matrimony? Kids Say the Darndest Things About Scripture
Have you ever stumbled across those hilarious compilations of things kids say? Today's episode dives into the delightful world of children's biblical misunderstandings that will leave you both laughing and reflecting on deeper truths. These simple yet profound truths offer us the strength to persevere through whatever difficulties we face today. Don't give up, my friends. Keep the faith and remember that God's victory is already secured.
Good morning and welcome to Starting Right. I am Danny Mac and I'm going to be here every Monday to Friday to help you get a great start to your day. So grab your cup of coffee, sit back and relax for the next five minutes as I help you start your day by starting right. I think it's fun to hear children talk about what they're learning in Sunday school, because what they say they're learning and what their teachers have actually tried to teach them is often very far apart, and sometimes it's just a lot of fun, and so I want to share some of those with you today. This is a list I came across that talks about theology as explained by children. Okay, so here we go. This child was asked what was the first book in the Bible. They said well, the first book in the Bible is the book of geniuses, in which Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. A young Sunday school student was asked about Noah. He said well, noah built a great big boat and then he loaded all of his family on it, including his wife, whose name was Joan of Arc. The story of Lot's wife being turned into a pillar of salt is one that's often confusing to adults, let alone children. But here's how one youngster portrayed it. He said Lot's wife was a pillar of salt by day and a ball of fire by night.
Speaker 1:Samson, one of the heroes of the Old Testament, was known for his great strength and his battle with the Philistines. A young Sunday school student said Samson slayed the Philistines with the axe of the apostles. Did you know, according to a Sunday school student, that unleavened bread is made without ingredients? Oh yeah, and that Moses got the Ten Commandments while on the top of Mount Sinai? I really like the story of Joshua and his first battle after they crossed the river into the Promised Land. This young Sunday school student said that Joshua led the Hebrews in the battle of Jericho. I guess maybe after they'd been wandering around the desert for 40 years, there were a few that maybe needed Jericho.
Speaker 1:What about David? Surely they would get the story of David right. After all, he was one of the great heroes of the Bible and one of the most famous people of all time. Well, according to a Sunday school student, david fought the Finkelsteins, a race of people who lived in biblical times. And then there was David's son, solomon. Poor old Solomon was in a rather prickly situation. He had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.
Speaker 1:Often, the stories of the New Testament don't fare a whole lot better. There was this one young Sunday school student who described Jesus and his followers. He said that they were called the Twelve Decibels. Did you know that the epistles are the wives of the apostles? I didn't know that before. I found that quite interesting, and that one of the opossums was St Matthew, oh and Paul.
Speaker 1:He preached something called Holy Acrimony, which is another name for marriage, and this is my favorite of them all. I've saved it for last that a godly person should have only one wife. This is called monotony. Well, I don't agree with that last statement.
Speaker 1:I do think it's funny, and while we may get a chuckle out of how some of these kids responded to the questions, it's not really all that much different for a lot of people who claim to be Christians about what the Word of God is. A lot of people don't understand what it says and it's very easy for some of the really important things to get messed out. In 2 Timothy 3, verses 16 and 17, it says All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction and for training in righteousness that the man of God may be competently equipped for every good work. The Word of God comes from God, and so it is important for us to know and understand. We need to know and understand that God created the heaven of the earth, that Jesus Christ was indeed the Son of God and he was fully God and fully man. Even though we can't understand it, it is still true and a very important truth. We need to know that Jesus Christ died on the cross and he was dead, but then he rose again to new life, to victory over sin and death, stopping what Satan could do. And by doing that he paid the price so that, through faith, we could have a relationship with God that would last forever. And by doing that, he paid the price so that, through faith, we could have a relationship with God that would last forever. And we need to know that, despite all the evil things we see happening around us, god will prevail. And let me tell you how I know it.
Speaker 1:When my wife buys a book that she really wants to read, she'll go to the last chapter first and read how it ends, so that when she goes back to the beginning and starts the book, she can relax because she knows how it's going to end and what's going to happen with the characters. You see, I've read the back of the Bible. We win. Those who are followers of Jesus Christ win, and so so, if we know the truth of God, there's a whole lot of peace and comfort and strength that we can have along the way. Important thing to remember is we win. God loves us enough and he's paid the price for us that we win. So don't give up, my friends. Hang on, keep the faith and we will talk to you all again tomorrow. Faith and we will talk to you all again tomorrow. Thank you for listening today and I invite you to join me Monday to Friday, right here on Starting Right, with Danny Mac.
