Noah and at least 2 of every animal floated around on water for 40 days when the world was flooded...
Moses parted the Red Sea and then Israel walked across to the other side...
David threw a little rock at a big man and he fell down...
Jesus was born in a manger and was given gifts by three wise men and there were little sheep and cows around (we should do a yearly skit about that)...
It upsets me when I see what we have done to huge moments in history and more specifically what we have done to the mighty works of God.
Noah didnt just float around for 40 days. God poured out His wrath and killed EVERYONE and EVERYTHING except who and what was on the ark. That is NOT a cute little kids story and shouldnt be painted on nursery walls!
Moses didnt just part the red sea, for one God did and secondly God set them free from slavery. Trust me in that they didnt just walk to the other side. They were running from Pharaoh and his army, they were running for their LIVES.
David did sling a rock at a big man, and then cut off the mans head. how often do we tell that part of the story to the kids? God allowed David to stand up for an entire nation!!
Dont even really get me started on this one. Jesus was born in a manger but it was nothing like our stupid Christmas pageants!
Im sorry but why do we tell these stories the way we do? mainly tradition at this point i suppose, but i mean who first thought it was a good idea to put the worlds destruction (flood) on a nursery wall and to make it a cute kids story? dont get me wrong, i dont think we should scare children with bible stories but lets not make them something they are not, that is all im saying.
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