"No, the Bible isn't a book of rules, or a book of heroes. The Bible is most of all a Story. It's an adventure story about a young Hero who comes from a far country to win back his lost treasure. It's a love story about a brave Prince who leaves his palace, his throne--everything--to rescue the one he loves. It's like the most wonderful of fairy tales that has come true in real life!
You see, the best thing about this Story is--it's true.
There are lots of stories in the Bible, but all the stories are telling one Big Story. The Story of how God loves his children and comes to rescue Them.
It takes the whole Bible to tell this Story. And at the center of the Story, there is a baby. Every Story in the Bible whispers his name. He is like the missing piece in a puzzle--the piece that makes all the other pieces fit together, and suddenly you can see a beautiful picture."
-From the opening section of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones
This Children's Bible is in a league of its own because it aims to show how every story in the Bible points to Jesus. In this way, the Bible teaches children that Christianity is not about what we do, but about what God has done. In speaking about the Bible at chapel this past semester, Sally concluded by quoting Karl Barth, who coined "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." Check out the resources on the Bible's website here. Or buy it on amazon. But get it. for you. for your friends. for your kids. for your future kids. for the kids at your church. etc.
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