Kids bringing various Bible versions

[DennisD]

I teach a children's class on Wednesday night. Formerly, I would give the kids points for various things like bringing their Bible, bringing a vistor, etc. I stopped doing this eventually, though, because it seemed that each kid brought a different Bible version and when we would read it would be so confusing.

I hate to not encourage them to bring their Bible, but what do you do? Many of these kids and their parents don't know to look for a KJV when they buy a Bible.

Maybe you can give them childrens KJV's or something as a gift. They get a point for bringing that one back to class. :puzzled3:

[farouk]

Maybe you can give them childrens KJV's or something as a gift. They get a point for bringing that one back to class.

DennisD:

Sounds good.

PS: I suppose someone will start a thread about kids bringing the New King James to Sunday School.

[John81]

DennisD:

Sounds good.

PS: I suppose someone will start a thread about kids bringing the New King James to Sunday School.

This thread covers the NKJV as well.

[1John2:15-17]

In case there is any doubt that a child can read and understand the KJV...we have a 7 year old in our church who has had a KJV (and knows no other version), and he is memorizing scripture and can understand. When he doesn't understand, he has no problem asking his father, or if he's in church, will stop our pastor and ask his question.
It's all about training up your children in the right paths and not corrupting (or confusing) them with other (per)versions.

[John81]

In case there is any doubt that a child can read and understand the KJV...we have a 7 year old in our church who has had a KJV (and knows no other version), and he is memorizing scripture and can understand. When he doesn't understand, he has no problem asking his father, or if he's in church, will stop our pastor and ask his question.
It's all about training up your children in the right paths and not corrupting (or confusing) them with other (per)versions.

Amazing that for over 300 years many children were actually taught to read using the KJB yet today they proclaim children are so much brighter than they were then but somehow unable to read and understand the KJB :puzzled3:

[farouk]

This thread covers the NKJV as well.

John81:

Oh okay.

[1John2:15-17]

:smilie_loco:4

Amazing that for over 300 years many children were actually taught to read using the KJB yet today they proclaim children are so much brighter than they were then but somehow unable to read and understand the KJB

I agree!! Yet these "brighter" kids can quote and interpret Shakespeare (and unless I'm mistaken, there isn't an NIV Shakespeare, etc.). :smilie_loco:4

[1John2:15-17]

Amazing that for over 300 years many children were actually taught to read using the KJB yet today they proclaim children are so much brighter than they were then but somehow unable to read and understand the KJB

One more thought crossed my mind......how can we expect our children to read from the KJV if the parents are not reading it themselves (or worse, the parents taking the kids to church and the parents not going to church themselves)??

Sorry, didn't mean to derail the thread. :shootme:

[John81]

What most of it comes down to is laziness. For those not used to reading the KJB it may take a bit of effort and reliance upon the Holy Ghost to become familiar with the wording. Considering most professing Christians, parents and children alike, don't want to bother with reading their Bibles anyway, they aren't going to make any effort with a Bible they already think they can't understand.

Since you mention Shakespeare, I recall reading an article some years ago about how they made an "updated" version of Shakespeare's works but that in doing so the loss of meaning and impact was so great they became viewed as near worthless. Amazing they can see this sort of impact with Shakespeare's work but can't see the same thing with regards to those watered down Bible versions!

Lack of parental involvement is a great problem. We discussed this with regards to our VBS program. Most of the children we had at our VBS that were not from our church were children of non-church parents. These parents view VBS as a convenient place to dump their children for three hours, as a part of childhood tradition, or simply as something for their children to do. The parents are not involved, don't attend church and other than VBS provide no Christian influence for their children.

[farouk]

I love and use the KJV. I don't use the NKJV.

So what if a neighborhood child brings a NKJV to the Sunday School?

[John81]

I love and use the KJV. I don't use the NKJV.

So what if a neighborhood child brings a NKJV to the Sunday School?

Provide him with a KJB.

[farouk]

Provide him with a KJB.

... and what if next week he or she brings a NKJV?

[John81]

... and what if next week he or she brings a NKJV?

Tell him to bring his KJB to church and loan him one for that Sunday school.

[farouk]

I wonder what would happen if the child actually reads the New King James at home.

[John81]

I wonder what would happen if the child actually reads the New King James at home.

Why wonder, ask him.