Genesis Apologetics K8 Zone What is a Christian? (3-5 grade)

Well, hello and welcome to the zone. I'm your host big wave Dave today. We're gonna talk about what is a

Christian We're gonna look at ten questions. Are you ready? Let's go Question number one to be a

Christian. I just have to believe in God. Is that true or is that false? That is false in the book of James.

We find out that even the demons believe in God and they shudder Question number two.

I've become a Christian when I am baptized. Is that true or false? That is false

Now Jesus did say that being baptized is important But it is our faith and trust in him that determines whether or not we are a

Christian Question number three. I am a Christian because I go to church. Is that true or false?

If you said false, you're right Now when Jesus was here on earth, there were a group of people called the

Pharisees now They were religious leaders and they went around and followed a bunch of rules and people said whoa, look at those guys

They're so holy But Jesus saw what was on the inside when he looked at their hearts.

Here's what he said He said that you look beautiful on the outside You're like a graveyard a whitewashed tombs, but inside you are full of icky things like dead bones

You see it's what's on the inside that matters the most to Jesus Question number four

Because I read the Bible. I am a Christian. Is that true or false? Well, that is false

Did you know that even Satan reads the Bible and I guarantee you he is not a

Christian Question number five all Christians believe exactly the same things.

Is that true or is that false? That is false You see there are

Christians all over the world and they do things quite differently the way that they do their church services

And decorate their churches This is especially true about how they worship

God check this out St.

Augustine reminded us to keep our focus on Jesus and not argue about all the other things question number six

You can often tell a person is not really a Christian by the way they act. Is that true or false?

That is actually true watch out little guy Jesus said that we will recognize people by their fruit

He said that a good tree cannot produce bad fruit and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit.

Well, okay But what does that mean in? Galatians 5 22 23

We learn about the fruit of the Spirit These are the characteristics of a

Christian who is living under the guidance of the Holy Spirit their lives will show the following love joy peace

Patience kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness and self -control

Question number seven Being a Christian means that I may not be able to do everything my friends do is that true or false?

That is actually true it depends on what your friends are doing. Here's what Jesus said if You love me.

You will obey what I command And John said that if we claim to be a

Christian but walk in darkness in other words love to do bad things We're not really a

Christian Looks like the kitty changes mind yay

You know, I often get questions from students about how should I act as a Christian for example

What kind of video games can I play and still be a Christian? Can I lie cheat or steal even little things?

What kind of music can I listen to? What kind of movies can

I watch and still be a Christian? You know, these are the wrong questions

Christianity is not all about following a bunch of rules. It's about having a relationship with Jesus Christ You know when you love someone you want to make them happy you want to avoid things that make them sad or angry

Well, the same is true about being a Christian. We do our best to follow Jesus because we love him

So if you want to make good decisions draw closer to him, well, how do you do that?

Well, here are some suggestions Pray every day spend time with the

Lord read your Bible go to church and get baptized So as you draw closer to Jesus, you will make decisions in all areas of your life that please him

Question number eight once I become a Christian, I will never sin again. Is that true or false?

That is actually false, you know, even as Christians we still make mistakes and bad choices

Sometimes the good news is is that when we sin? We can ask

God for forgiveness and he promises to wash us clean and give us a brand new start now

I don't know about you, but I think that sounds amazing Question number nine

I Can get to heaven by doing good deeds? Like maybe like that right is that true or false?

Well, that is false the Bible teaches that we are separated from God by sin and That all of us are sinners.

There's not even one person besides Jesus who is without sin Now some religions teach that you can earn your way to heaven by doing good works

But the Bible says that that's not true Hear me out I think it's wonderful to be kind and do good works and I'm sure that makes

Jesus happy But those good works are not going to earn your way to heaven Speaking of heaven the last question number 10

Jesus is the only way to get to heaven. Is that true or is that false? Well, if you said true you are absolutely right

Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the

Father except through me The Bible teaches that because of our sin we were doomed to spend eternity separated from God So God sent his son

Jesus down here to earth Jesus was amazing. He healed people He did miracles and he taught us all about God the

Father in heaven and things like that But then Jesus did something absolutely incredible Jesus Christ took the punishment for our sins by dying on a cross

Now he didn't stay dead after three days. He rose again and he's in heaven

One day he's coming back and he promised to take all the people that love him to a very special place called heaven

Because of what Jesus did for us we can be forgiven and spend eternity in with him in heaven

Isn't that amazing? Now that is what Christianity is all about what is a

Christian a Christian is someone who has accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord and Does their best to live out their faith because they love him.

So how do you get started? How do you become a Christian? It starts by recognizing that we are sinners and that we need

God's forgiveness again There's no way to earn our way to heaven We need to repent and turn away from our sins remember what

John said that if we walk in darkness, we're not really a Christian Number three, we need to place our faith and trust in Jesus as our

Savior Realizing that his sacrifice on the cross Paid for our sins so that we can go to heaven

Number four, we need to accept Jesus as Lord by making him the boss of our life

Number five we should always do our best to follow the commands of Jesus Because we love him

Well, I'm big wave Dave and that's all the time we have together I hope to see you soon here on the zone.