{"id":1831,"date":"2015-09-21T21:49:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2015-09-21T21:49:02","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T21:49:02","slug":"book-review-what-every-child-should-know-about-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2015\/09\/21\/book-review-what-every-child-should-know-about-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review- “What Every Child Should Know About God”"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are some combinations that seem odd together, but surprisingly go well with one another. Often this happens with food combinations. For instance there is bacon and peanut butter or olive oil and ice cream. What about in other things like systematic theology and young children? Surprise of surprises this combination really <\/em>works. Kenneth Taylor\u2019s Everything a Child Should Know about God<\/em> does this very thing, introducing a young child to what the Bible teaches about God while utilizing traditional systematic theology categories such as: theology (\u201cWhat God Has Done\u201d), hamartiology (\u201cThe Problem of Sin\u201d), Christology (\u201cJesus Comes to Help Us,\u201d and \u201cJesus Wants to Save You\u201d), ecclesiology (\u201cWhy We Go to Church\u201d), and even eschatology (\u201cWhen Jesus Comes Back\u201d).<\/p>\n

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The book is divided into ten sections of varying length, each covering a different topic of systematic theology. Each topic is broken down into basic truths. This is accomplished with an illustration, a brief explanation of the concept, and one or more questions to reinforce the concept. The format is clear, concise, and engaging for small children.<\/p>\n

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When I say, \u201cengaging\u201d I mean just that. While being a trained systematic theologian isn\u2019t necessary for using the book, some of your child\u2019s questions may leave you wishing you were. At times I am bombarded with questions about God and Christ from my four year old and three year old. These are welcomed questions; because they make me aware that my children are listening and trying to process what they are hearing, and I believe they also may be evidence of the Holy Spirit working in their hearts to bring them to faith in Christ.<\/p>\n

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There are some things parents\/adults may take issue with like pictures of Jesus or the use of a \u201csinner\u2019s prayer.\u201d These objections aside, for the parent or adult who is looking for a resource to help one instruct children in the faith, Everything a Child Should Know about God<\/em> is a valuable tool that will prove helpful and engaging in this task.<\/p>\n

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\"Keith<\/a><\/p>\n

Keith Marriner joined LifeSprings in 2009 and serves as executive editor of all IPHC Sunday school curriculum. Prior to that he served at Emmanuel College in a variety of roles, including admissions counselor and adjunct professor in the School of Christian Ministries. He received a B.A. in Christian ministries from Emmanuel College and an M.Div. and a Th.M. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Christian Education from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Keith resides in Franklin Springs, GA with his wife Jennifer and their two daughters, Cora and Eleanor. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,20,4,1,27,171,33,305],"tags":[361,182],"class_list":{"0":"post-1831","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boys-ministries","8":"category-childrens-ministries","9":"category-discipleship-ministries","10":"category-general","11":"category-girls-ministries-childrens-ministries","12":"category-leadership-2","13":"category-small-groups","14":"category-student-ministires","15":"tag-book-review","16":"tag-keith-marriner","17":"entry"},"title_es":"","content_es":"","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/09\/Every-child-should-know-about-God.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-tx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}