How old should you be before beging the Bible? - Page 2

cherry38 · 07-04-2007, 12:49 AM

I'm no theologist

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but I think it's a maturity issue as well as one of faith and reading level.
There's a lot of dirty stuff in the Bible; there's no denying that. There are passages that I don't think kids should read until they understand the facts of life, death, and everything in between.
If it were my kid (which I don't have any, so this is coming from nowhere in particular), I'd keep him/ her on the children's bible until he/she was mature enough to understand the big stuff.

Watchman · 09-18-2007, 10:34 PM

I believe it doesn't matter the age, however, the bible makes more sense once you've aquired the Holy Ghost
I began the new testament when i was like 15 (to get a good view of Jesus) then started the OT when I was 17 and am in the process of re-reading the NT now i am 18.
Remember there are many teenagers spoken of in the Bible: Joseph, Daniel, Samuel, the Virgin Mary..doesn't matter your age as long as you've got the Spirit of God in you.

smellycat · 09-18-2007, 10:40 PM

the younger the better fill the kids up with good things instead of aweful tv.

Boanerges · 09-18-2007, 11:09 PM

07-04-2007, 12:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
cherry38 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	I'm no theologist , but I think it's a maturity issue as well as one of faith and reading level. There's a lot of dirty stuff in the Bible; there's no denying that. There are passages that I don't think kids should read until they understand the facts of life, death, and everything in between. If it were my kid (which I don't have any, so this is coming from nowhere in particular), I'd keep him/ her on the children's bible until he/she was mature enough to understand the big stuff. __________________ "Come, follow me...and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19

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09-18-2007, 10:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
Watchman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Norwalk, CT Posts: 362 Rep Power: 1	I believe it doesn't matter the age, however, the bible makes more sense once you've aquired the Holy Ghost I began the new testament when i was like 15 (to get a good view of Jesus) then started the OT when I was 17 and am in the process of re-reading the NT now i am 18. Remember there are many teenagers spoken of in the Bible: Joseph, Daniel, Samuel, the Virgin Mary..doesn't matter your age as long as you've got the Spirit of God in you.

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smellycat Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: uk Posts: 5,497 Rep Power: 7	the younger the better fill the kids up with good things instead of aweful tv.

09-18-2007, 11:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
Boanerges Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: St Rose LA Posts: 16,667 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 18