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Puritan children began to study the basic tenets of Christianity at age four. Many memorized the Westminster Catechism at no later than five, and some started as early as three years old. Not all these children were geniuses; their parents simply took the spiritual discipline and instruction of their offspring very, very seriously.

Most of us assume really young kids can't understand theology and doctrine. In some ways they can't, but whether they get it all right away or not isn't the point. The point is that God instructs us to raise our children in His name, and that they're never too young to hear the truths of His character described and expounded.

Spiritual understanding isn't the same as intellectual knowledge, anyway. While it takes hard mental work to do calculus or write a research paper, God's truth comes to us largely through His Spirit. That's not to say we just "let go, and let God"; we're guided by godly men and logic to understand the Bible, but anything we do understand is through God and not our own efforts.

How then can we say what our kids do or do not understand? Our duty as Christian parents isn't to determine what the young ones will "get" and only teach those things; it's to instruct them in all God's truth, and show them the way of righteousness both through God's Word and the example of other Christians (including ourselves!).

We think it's best to start with the story of the Bible, but there are a couple things we don't mean by that. One, individual stories shouldn't be plucked out of context and turned into morality tales; all of Scripture needs to be explored, with a constant focus on Christ as the central unifying theme. Second, the Bible narrative is full of doctrinal insight, and should be read with that in mind.

In our postmodern culture, a lot of noise is made about the redemptive nature and power of stories. We don't disagree—but stories are only redemptive if they impart God's truth. The story contained in God's Word, of man's Fall and Christ's redemptive work, is the only one that perfectly reveals God's truth, and therefore the only perfectly redemptive story.

There's also more to it than just characters, plot, and action. Each part of the story tells us something about God's character and nature, guiding us to deeper faith, deeper love, and more obedient living. These are the things we want and ought to show our kids, the most important elements of any Christian education, and no child is too young to start learning them.

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10 Minute Bible Journey
by Dale Mason, Foreword by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$17.59
101 Favorite Stories from the Bible
by Ura Miller
from New Leaf Press
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$14.99
3 in 1
by Joanne Marxhausen
from Concordia Publishing House
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$15.99
44 Animals of the Bible
by Nancy Johnson
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$9.59 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Action Bible Expanded Edition
by Sergio Cariello
from David C. Cook
for 2nd-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$32.99
Answers Book for Kids - Boxed Set
by Ken Ham, Bodie Hodge, Cindy Malott
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$47.99
Answers Book for Kids Volume 1
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 2
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 3
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$7.99
Answers Book for Kids Volume 4
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 5
by Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 6
by Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 7
by Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 8
by Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Barber Who Wanted to Pray
by R. C. Sproul
from Crossway Books
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$14.39
Beginner's Bible
by Karyn Henley, Kelly Pulley (illustrator)
from Zonderkidz
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$22.99
Big Picture Story Bible
by David Helm
from Crossway Books
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$23.99
Big Thoughts for Little Thinkers: The Gospel
by Joey Allen
from New Leaf Press
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$5.99
Big Thoughts For Little Thinkers: The Mission
by Joey Allen
from New Leaf Press
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$5.99
Big Thoughts For Little Thinkers: The Scripture
by Joey Allen
from New Leaf Press
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$5.99 $3.50 (1 in stock)
Big Thoughts For Little Thinkers: The Trinity
by Joey Allen
from New Leaf Press
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$5.99
Big Truths for Little Kids
by Richie & Susan Hunt
from Crossway Books
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$15.99
Biggest Story Bible Storybook
by Kevin DeYoung, illustrated by Don Clark
from Crossway Books
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$27.99
Child's Story Bible
by Catherine Vos
2nd edition from Eerdmans
for 2nd-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$28.00
Church History ABCs
by Ned Bustard, Stephen J. Nichols
from Crossway Books
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$13.59
Creation Story for Children
by David & Helen Haidle
from Master Books
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$11.99
Discoverer's Bible for Young Readers - NIrV
from Zonderkidz
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Bibles (Location: BIBLES)
$27.99
Door of Salvation
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$11.99
Dragon and the Garden
The Old Stories
by N. D. Wilson & Peter Bentley
from Canon Press
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$14.00
Early Readers Bible
by V. Gilbert Beers
Revised from Zonderkidz
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$18.99
Egermeier's Bible Story Book
by Elsie E. Egermeier
from Warner Press
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$21.99
Emblems of the Infinite King
by J. Ryan Lister, illustrated by Anthony M. Benedetto
from Crossway Books
for 5th-8th grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$19.99
Exodus
by Brian Wildsmith
from Eerdmans
Bible Stories for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
$21.00
Family-Time Bible in Pictures
by Kenneth N. Taylor
from Tyndale House
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$12.99
Flood of Noah
by Bodie Hodge, Laura Welch
from Master Books
for 5th-10th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$15.99
Friend Who Forgives
Tales that Tell the Truth
by Dan DeWit & Catalina Echeverri
from Good Book Company
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$16.99
Go and Do Likewise
by John Hendrix
from Abrams Books for Young Readers
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$18.99
God's Timeline
by Linda Finlayson
2022 Reprint from Christian Focus Publications
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$19.99
Golden Children's Bible
by Golden Books
from Golden Books
for Preschool-4th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$22.99
Gospel Story Bible
by Marty Machowski
from New Growth Press
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$29.99 $18.50 (1 in stock)
How Many Animals Were on the Ark?
from Master Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$12.79
Irenaeus of Lyons
Heroes of the Faith
by Dr. Sinclair Ferguson
from Banner of Truth Trust
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$14.00
Jesus Storybook Bible
by Sally Lloyd-Jones
from Zonderkidz
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$24.99
Jesus Storybook Bible (Collector Edition)
by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Har/Com Dl from Zonderkidz
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$39.99
Jesus Storybook Bible Gift Edition
by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Special from Zonderkidz
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$24.99
John Calvin
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
1st edition from Reformation Heritage Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$18.00
John Knox
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$18.00
Jonathan Edwards
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$18.00
Journey through the Bible
by V. Gilbert Beers
from Veritas Press
for 9th-Adult
in Bible Dictionaries & Handbooks (Location: XBI-DICT)
$35.00
Life in the Great Ice Age
by Michael & Beverly Oard
from Master Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$12.79
Life of Our Lord
by Charles Dickens
from Simon and Schuster
for 7th-Adult
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$16.00
My ABC Bible Verses
by Susan Hunt
from Crossway Books
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$14.39
My ABC Bible Verses from the Psalms
by Susan Hunt, Richie Hunt
from Crossway Books
for Nursery-1st grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$12.79
New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
by Kenneth Taylor
Revised from Moody Press
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$16.99
New Children's Bible
by Anne de Vries
from Christian Focus Publications
for Ages 6-9
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$15.99
Noah's Ark
by Tim Lovett
2019 printing from Master Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$15.99
One O’Clock Miracle
Tales that Tell the Truth
by Alison Mitchell, Illustrated by Catalina Echeverri
from Good Book Company
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$16.99
Picture Bible
by Iva Hoth & Andre Le Blanc
from Cook Communications
for 4th-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$24.99
Preschooler's Bible
by V. Gilbert Beers
2nd edition from David C. Cook
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$16.99
Radical Book for Kids
by Champ Thornton
from New Growth Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$29.99
Read-Aloud Bible Stories Volume 2
by Ella K. Lindvall
from Moody Press
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$16.99
Read-Aloud Bible Stories Volume 3
by Ella K. Lindvall
from Moody Press
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$16.99
Read-Aloud Bible Stories Volume 4
by Ella K. Lindvall
from Moody Press
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$16.99
Read-Aloud Bible Stories Volume 5
by Ella K. Lindvall & H. Kent Pucket
from Moody Press
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$15.99
Real Story of the Exodus
by Paul L. Maier
from Concordia Publishing House
for Nursery-1st grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$16.99
Rfaud Tastes Wisdom
Plain Proverbs Book #1
by Martin D. Carlson
1st edition from BoCook Publishing
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$16.95
Sammy and His Shepherd
from Reformation Trust Publishing
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$17.00
Stories of the Saints
by Carey Wallace, Illustrated by Nick Thornborrow
from Workman Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$26.95
The Promise
by Jason Helopoulos, Illustrated by Rommel Ruiz
from Crossway Books
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$12.79
Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing
by Sally Lloyd-Jones
from Zonderkidz
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$16.99 $11.00 (1 in stock)
True Account of Adam & Eve
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$12.79
True Story of Noah's Ark
by Tom Dooley
from Master Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$13.59
Who Is Jesus?
by Kate Hox, illustrated by Joe Hox
from New Growth Press
for Preschool-5th grade
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$24.99
WonderFull
by Marty Machowski, Illustrated by Andy McGuire
from New Growth Press
for 2nd-6th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$29.99
Wondrous Works of God
by Starr Meade
from Crossway Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$19.99 $15.00 (1 in stock)
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