My second son is turning 5 years old today! Over the last year he was quite introspective and philosophical for a preschooler, just like my oldest was. I had a post a couple of years ago about that here, so I wrote down some of the things he says to keep track of them for posterity. Here are some of the better ones related to theology:
"Do we all die pinned to cross or are there other ways to die?"
I explained there are other ways to die. He replied:
"But it's the punishment for doing bad things, and we all do bad things."
I explained how Jesus didnt do bad things, but got nailed anyway so we don't have to. Wages of sin is death, but Jesus died for us. Substitutional atonement. However, we all will die, but in different ways.
"It's gross that bodies are in ground with bugs and dirt, but then go to heaven. Which part of you goes to heaven ? Do we ever come back down? Don't we need to come back to our bodies? Won't there be dirt and bugs all over them"
This was a great opportunity to talk to him about the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.
"If die from seeing God. But we see him when we get to heaven do we die again?"
"God is invisible and that's okay that we can't see him. It's weird though that we pray to him but can't hear God talking to us. I want to hear God."
This was a great opportunity to discuss with him how the Bible is how he talks to us.
