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Cover 1 Dedicated to William who is the motivation for this book because he’s loved so much. Copyright © 2020 by Faith Publications. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to copy and distribute this book for non- commercial purposes if the entire content is retained with no changes and this copyright notice is included. The “Guide for Parents” section may be omitted from printed copies intended only for children. All quotations of the Bible are from the Authorized (King James) Version. Feedback Comments about this book are welcome. You can submit them to [email protected]. Please understand that it isn’t possible for every message to receive a reply. 2 Please Read This First It isn’t unusual for people to have incorrect ideas about salvation for children and how to teach children about it. The “Guide for Parents” at the back of this book can help in both of those areas. The “Guide for Parents” starts with tips for dealing with children about salvation and explains why children need the truth. It ends with a summary of the key concepts of salvation, which apply to adults as well as children. Whether you want a better understanding of salvation for your own benefit or to help you discuss it with your child, you’ll find the “Guide for Parents” a valuable resource. It’s brief and to the point, so you won’t get bogged down or need a lot of time to read it. Also, if you have questions about anything the book says, please read the Bible verses in the endnotes. Every significant statement in the children’s book and the parent’s guide is supported by verses. You can easily see for yourself whether the statements are true. 3 Children’s Book 4 God Is Real A long time ago, there was only God. Nothing else. No earth or sky. No sun or moon. No people or anything else. There was only God.1 Nobody made God. He always has been alive and always will be alive. He never was born, and He never will die. His name is Jehovah, and it means He always exists.2 God doesn’t have a body like people. He’s a Spirit, so He’s invisible like the wind.3 God lives in Heaven, far above all the stars. He sits on a throne because He’s Lord. He has authority over everyone in Heaven and on earth.4 God knows everything. He never makes mistakes. He even knows what will happen before it happens!5 God has power to do anything He wants. And no one can stop Him from doing what He wants.6 God is holy. He’s perfectly good. He never does anything bad or wrong. He’s right about everything He says and does.7 Even though we can’t see or touch God, we know He’s real. We know this because of the wonderful things He made.8 5 God Is Creator God is so powerful He can make things out of nothing! He only needs to say He wants it to happen, and it happens. He doesn’t need help from anyone.9 God wanted to make people, so first He made a place for them to live. He made the earth and sky. In the sky, God made the air we breathe. Higher in the sky, He made the sun, moon, and stars. They give light on the earth in the day and night. They help us know the seasons and the days, months, and years.10 On the earth, God made the water and dry land. He made the rivers, lakes, and oceans to hold the water. He made the dirt, rocks, and sand. He made the hills and mountains, and the fields and beaches.11 God made all the plants on earth. He made the grass, flowers, and trees. He even made plants that are food for us like fruit, grains, and vegetables.12 God made all the animals on earth. He made animals that fly in the air, swim in the water, and walk on the ground. He even made animals that live in the ground like ants, worms, and gophers.13 6 God Made People After making the earth and sky and all the plants and animals, God made two people. He made a man named Adam and his wife Eve.14 Adam and Eve were the most important part of God’s creation. All the other things that He made were for them. Adam and Eve were the first people on earth. They also were the first father and mother. All people on earth today belong to the big family started by Adam and Eve.15 God made Adam first. He started by making a body for Adam. He made it out of the same things the earth is made of.16 But Adam’s body couldn’t move yet. It couldn’t even breathe because it wasn’t alive. So God breathed life into Adam, and he started breathing.17 God knew Adam needed a wife. God didn’t want Adam to be alone, so He took a rib out of Adam’s side and made a woman. She became Adam’s wife. Adam gave her the name Eve.18 7 People Are Special God made people different than animals. He breathed life from Himself into Adam. He didn’t do this for animals.19 The life that we have is special. This is true even when babies are inside their mothers. Before they are born, their lives are special to God.20 We’re special because God made us like Him in certain ways. We’re creative and smart. We can paint pictures, write books, and play music. We can solve problems and build things. We can build houses and cars—and fix them when they break! We can talk to each other and write our thoughts for others to read. But more important, we can talk to God and understand when He talks to us. God made us like Him so we can do His work on earth. He gave us authority over the earth and all the animals on it. He wants us to take care of the earth and animals like He takes care of us.21 8 God Loves Us God loved Adam and Eve, and He loves us because we’re their children. We don’t deserve God’s love. He loves us because He made us. He’s serious about taking care of us. God gives us all the good things we have. He owns the whole earth and everything on it.22 He works in ways we can’t see to give us what we need. Without Him, we would have nothing. God doesn’t give us everything we want. Many times we want things that aren’t good for us. God knows what we really need, and He does what is best for us.23 Sometimes bad things happen to us, but God doesn’t make them happen. We shouldn’t blame Him.24 During those times, He knows how we feel and He cares for us. He makes sure we don’t suffer more than we can stand.25 9 God Gave Us the Bible God gave us a book called the Bible. The Bible is God’s written words. He chose men to write it, and they wrote what He told them to say.26 The Bible is always right. God makes no mistakes, so He would never give us a book that has mistakes.27 Sometimes people say the Bible isn’t true anymore. They say it was written a long time ago, and we’re different now. But they’re wrong. God never changes, so what the Bible says will always be true.28 The Bible tells us everything we need to know about God. The more we know about God, the better we can do what He wants.29 The Bible has stories about great things God has done. It has stories about good people and bad people. The stories help us learn how to live for God. The Bible tells us about God’s law. His law tells us how to live the way He wants. He knows what’s best for us, and His law is for our good. The two most important laws are to love God and love other people. All the other laws come from these two.30 10 We Should Love God The Bible says the most important law is to love God. We should love God more than anything else. We should love Him more than our parents. More than our brothers and sisters. More than our friends. More than we love ourselves.31 We show love for God by making sure nothing is more important to us than Him.32 We show love for God by singing and praising Him for how great and wonderful He is.33 We show love for God by thanking Him for loving us and all the good things He does for us.34 But the most important way we show love for God is by obeying Him. We show love for Him by trusting Him and doing what He says.35 11 We Should Love People The Bible says the next important law is to love other people. This means we love them as much as we love ourselves.36 We treat them the same as God treats us. He’s good to us, so we’re good to other people.37 We aren’t selfish.