#11 of 15 Ways to Teach Your Child to Write Using Books -- "What Does the Bible Say About That?"

For all kinds of reasons, this is the most important question you can ask you children about the books they read or the things they watch.

The first reason is, the Bible is THE standard. It has been called a great book of literature, but is is more than that: it is THE great book of literature and can be compared to no other book. Every other book is compared to it. The wisdom it teaches is perfect, the characterizations of people is perfect, its standard of behavior and action and motivation are perfect. Every literary theme, every character, every plot can be taken to the Bible and held up next to it to see if it is the truth, because the Bible only tells the Truth. Of course, this requires familiarity with the Bible and, while we're reading aloud, why not read the Bible? This morning, we had a lively discussion over the breakfast table about Gehazi, Elisha's servant, who essentially stole the gifts Naaman the leper offered to Elisha for his healing but Elisha refused. The discussion of selfishness, the nature of lying, the importance of volunteering in Christian witness was quite lengthy. The kids will be able to apply this to other areas in life and, during our discussion the kids brought up previous lessons from the Bible, as well. It all builds on itself.

Shakespeare is lauded as a premier psychologist and poet, using every plot device and literary mechanism known to Man. But, the Bible tops him because we don't have a man's spin on the Truth, (as in his "Richard III") we just have the Truth. So, after the nature of the Bible, our title question is important for teaching our children what to write. And, even if they never write after completing school, it will teach them how to judge every piece of media that comes their way for the rest of their lives.