Back To The Basics

My daughter loves to listen to her Children's Bible Songs. It occurred to me that I need these song as much as she does. When you think of a conversation between a Christian and a lost person it can be cut down (if we are brave enough to be honest) to the basics... why are you so happy? Because I'm a Christian. Why are you a Christian? Because God loves me. How do you know? The Bible. Who believes in the Bible these days? I do. I base my life on it. Wanna see what it says about you?

So that's a pretty generic skeleton of the conversation or steps most of us followed into Christianity. Then I'm sure most of us know the songs we were taught to teach us all of those principles from the start (if you grew up in Church). I've Got The Joy! I'm A C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N! Yes, Jesus Loves Me (for the bible tells me so)! The B-I-B-L-E!

Maybe this all seems random but you know when I am teaching theses things to her it brings me back to the start. As adults we sometimes get caught up in the semantics, the denomination, the haughty thoughts, the unimportant questions or Lord help us things like The Bible Code. The unsaved don't care about those things. They, like you once, just want to know the Good News.

My daughter and I were reading her toddler Bible and she being 2 wanted to read it to me. So she pretended to read and following lines of letters with her finger said "And God says 'Don't hit other people' ". She read another line, "And God says ' I love you, so just trust me OK?' ". If that doesn't break it down I don't know what could. She hasn't had her head filled with History Channel specials, catechisms or repetitive prayers... Just the basics.

I was speaking to a friend earlier this week who mentioned he read some of a toddler Bible. He remarked that for the first time he realized the Bible was one long story. I laughed because I had to read a toddler Bible and watch a cartoon to realize the same thing. How Sad. I went to a private Christian school from 5th-11th grade. I went to Sunday School, Youth Group and Church and I had to have a baby to realize what the Bible really was.

One of my favorite Pastors, Alistair Begg said something to the effect of "The Plain things become the main things and the main things become the plain things." It's true. How often do we do that to our Bibles? My over all point here is to remember the basics. Remember why we are here after being saved. Remember why and how we are saved.