The Bible

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Questions & Answers

What is the Bible?

Why do we bother thinking about where everything comes from? Why does it matter?

Answer (2 - 5 year olds)

People love to ask questions. We love mysteries and we love finding out answers to our big questions!

Some of our biggest questions are about ourselves and the choices we make – who we are, whether we should eat the last cookie, what we want to be when we grow up and how we can make our hopes and dreams come true.

To think about these sorts of questions we need to think at least a little bit about where we have come from. That might mean exploring small questions like how much we’ve grown over the last year, or really big things like who the first human was and how the universe started.

Thinking about where everything comes from is an important part of learning more about ourselves!

Answer (5 - 7 year olds)

Why do you think we ask any questions at all? Because humans are naturally curious. Which means we love mysteries, and we love finding out answers to our big questions!

Some of our biggest questions are about ourselves and the choices we make – who we are, whether we should eat the last cookie, what we want to be when we grow up and how we can make our hopes and dreams come true.

To think about these sorts of questions we need to think at least a little bit about where we have come from. That can mean asking small questions like how much taller we’ve grown over the last few years. Or it can mean exploring really big things, like how long ago (and where) the first humans lived, or even further back to questions like, why is there life on Earth and where did it come from.

Thinking about where everything comes from is an important part of learning more about ourselves!

Answer (7 - 11 year olds)

Why do you think we ask any questions at all? Because humans are naturally curious. Which means we love mysteries, and we love finding out answers to our big questions!

Some of our biggest questions are about ourselves and the choices we make – who we are, where we are going, whether we should get out of bed in the morning, what we want to do with our lives and how we want to get there.

To think about these sorts of questions we need to think at least a little bit about where we have come from. That can mean asking small questions like how much taller we’ve grown over the last few years. Or it can mean exploring really big things, like how long ago (and where) the first humans lived, or even further back to questions like, why is there life on Earth and where did it come from.

Thinking about where everything comes from is an important part of learning more about ourselves!

To explore this, and other questions, in more detail, check out ‘101 Great Big Questions about God and Science’ – a fantastic book aimed at your age range.

Why do we bother thinking about where everything comes from? Why does it matter?

Who is God? What Does God look like?

Answer (2 - 5 year olds)

The Bible (the holy book that Christians read) makes lots of claims about what God has done, and what he is like, but not much about what God looks like! Christians believe that God is kind, loving, very strong, and that he made everything. But the Bible also says that no one has ever seen God, except when he came to earth as a human, Jesus. That doesn’t mean that Christians believe God has always looked like a human, just that this was the best way for him to help people get to know him well. After all, most of your best friends are probably human, right?

For now, Christians believe that what God looks like is still pretty mysterious. It might even be too amazing to imagine, but it’s fun to try! What do you think he might look like?!

Answer (5 - 7 year olds)

The Bible (the holy book that Christians read) makes lots of claims about what God has done, and what he is like, but not much about what God looks like! Christians believe that God is kind, loving, very powerful, and that he made everything. But the Bible also says that no one has ever seen God, except when he came to earth in human form as Jesus. That doesn’t mean that Christians believe God has always looked like a human, just that this was the best way for him to help people get to know him well. After all, most of your best friends are probably human, right?

For now, Christians believe that what God looks like is pretty mysterious. It might even be too amazing for us to imagine, but it’s fun to try! What do you think he might look like?!

Answer (7 - 11 year olds)

The Bible (the holy book that Christians read) makes lots of claims about what God has done, what he is like, and his loves for people, but not much about what God looks like! Christians believe that God is kind, loving, very powerful, and that he made the universe and everything in it! But the Bible also says that no one has ever seen God, except when he came to earth in human form as Jesus. That doesn’t mean that Christians believe God has always looked like a human, just that, he chose to be human for a while, in order to connect with people more deeply and help us to understand him better. After all, most of your best friends are probably human, right?

For now, Christians believe that what God looks like is pretty mysterious. Lots of people draw pictures of God as an old man with a big beard, but that is just trying to show an idea of God being like a wise father, and most Christians would say that this is probably not even close to what he looks like! Many Christians believe that what God looks like might even be too amazing for us to imagine, but it’s fun to try! What do you think he might look like?!

To explore this question, and many more Big Questions, further you can read ‘101 Great Big Questions about God and Science’ – a fantastic book aimed at your age range.

Who is God? What Does God look like?

If God made everything, who made God?

Answer (2 - 5 year olds)

Christians believe that God wasn’t made by anyone. The Bible (the holy book that Christians read) says that God has always existed, that he is the one who started everything and is still making things today. So that means that God is very special because he’s so big, and clever, and different that he didn’t need to be made, he just is.

It can be hard to imagine a God who is so different to us, but Christians think there are lots of ways to explore what God is like. For example, many Christians think that science is a special gift from God to help us understand a bit about how he works and what he has done.

Answer (5 - 7 year olds)

Christians believe that God wasn’t made by anyone. They believe that God has always existed, that he is the one who started everything and is still making things today. So, Christians think of God as bigger than (and outside of) everything he has made – the whole Universe!

This can be hard to understand because most of the things we know about are made by someone or something. But the Bible (the holy book that Christians read) says that God is so big and clever and special and different that he didn’t need to be made, he just is.

There are some ideas about God that are hard to understand, but the Bible also says that God loves it when people try to find out about who he is and what he has done. Lots of Christians think that science is a special gift from God to help us to understand a bit about how he works and what he has done.

Answer (7 - 11 year olds)

Christians believe that God wasn’t made by anyone. They believe that God has always existed, that he is the one who started everything and is still making things today. Because God imagines and makes everything, Christians think of him as bigger than (and outside of) everything he has made – the whole Universe!

This can be hard to understand because most of the things we know about are made by someone or something. But the Bible (the holy book that Christians read) says that God is defined by how different and ‘other’ he is (the meaning of ‘holy’), that he didn’t need to be made, he just is. This idea that there must be a ‘first cause’, a thing that started everything else, isn’t unique to Christianity or faith, it’s actually an important philosophical idea that has been discussed for hundreds and hundreds of years! Many Christians believe that this ‘first cause’ is one way of thinking about God.

There are some ideas about God that are hard to understand, but the Bible says that God loves it when people try to find out about who he is and what he has done. For example, lots of Christians think that science is a special gift from God to help us to understand a bit about how he works and what he has done.

To explore this, and other questions, in more detail, check out ‘101 Great Big Questions about God and Science’ – a fantastic book aimed at your age range.

If God made everything, who made God?

Can you be a scientist and believe in miracles?

Answer (2 - 5 year olds)

Have you noticed that there are lots of things in the world that always seem to work the same way? – Rain falls down not up, the sun rises for daytime and sets at night, and you can stand on the ground but not on water! Scientists study the way these things normally happen, and the natural processes behind them. Christians believe that God is creator of the whole world, and many agree that these natural processes are part of how he has made the world, and continues to shape and support it.

But the Bible (the holy book that Christians read) says that sometimes God chooses to do things that are different from these natural processes, or speed them up. These surprising, unexpected, very special events are often called ‘miracles’. Using science to learn about what normally happens doesn’t mean that you can’t believe that these miracles happen too. Lots of scientists believe in miracles!

Answer (5 - 7 year olds)

Have you noticed that there are lots of things in the world that always seem to work the same way? – Rain falls down not up, the sun rises for daytime and sets at night, and you can stand on the ground but not on water! Scientists study the way these things normally happen, and the natural processes behind them. Christians believe that God is creator of the whole world, and many agree that these natural processes are part of how he has made the world, and continues to shape and support it.

But the Bible (the holy book that Christians read) says that sometimes God chooses to do things that are different from these natural processes, or speed them up. These surprising, unexpected, very special events are often called ‘miracles’. Using science to learn about what normally happens doesn’t have to stop anyone believing that God can work in a different way sometimes. There are many scientists believe in miracles!

Answer (7 - 11 year olds)

Have you noticed that there are lots of things in the universe that seem to usually work the same way – the water cycle, gravity, or how plants grow towards the sun? Scientists study the way these things normally happen, and the natural processes behind them. Christians believe that God is creator of the whole world, and many agree that these natural processes are part of how he has made the world, and continues to shape and support it.

But the Bible (the holy book that Christians read) says that sometimes God chooses to do things that are different from these natural processes, or speed them up. These surprising, unexpected, very special events are often called ‘miracles’. Using science to learn about what normally happens doesn’t have to stop anyone believing that God can work in a different way sometimes. There are many scientists believe in miracles throughout history and today!

Can you be a scientist and believe in miracles?

If the Bible is true, what does that mean for science?

Answer (2 - 5 year olds)

The Bible is the holy book that Christians read. It is a book full of songs, poems, stories and tales from real life. Christians believe the Bible teaches the truth about God, saying that he wants to be our very best friend, and that he made the whole world.

Science is a way of finding out more about the world, like how things work and where they came from. So, many Christians who believe that the Bible is true, and that God made everything, think that science is a really exciting way of learning more about how God did that.

Answer (5 - 7 year olds)

The Bible (the holy book that Christians read) is a book written by lots of different people. It is full of songs, poems, stories and tales from real life. Christians believe the Bible teaches the truth about God, saying that he wants to be our very best friend, and that he made the whole world.

Science is a way of finding out more about the world, like how things work and where they came from. So, many Christians who believe that the Bible is true and believe that God made everything think that science is a really exciting way of learning more about how God made the world.

Answer (7 - 11 year olds)

The Bible (the holy book that Christians read) is a collection of books written by lots of different people at different times. It is full of songs, poems, stories and tales from real life. Christians believe that the Bible teaches the truth about who God is and what he has done, including claims that he wants to be our very best friend, and that he made the whole universe.

Science is a way of finding out more about the Universe, how things work and where they came from. So, many Christians who believe that the Bible is true, and believe that God made everything, think that science is a really exciting way of learning more about how God made the universe and the way he makes things work.

If the Bible is true, what does that mean for science?

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