Answers for New Christians [Paperback]

Stuart Corley (Author), Paula Corley (Author), Robin K. Khoury (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Answers For New Christians answers tough questions about Christianity. If a child is just starting to ask questions, Answers helps him or her understand the gospel in the context of the whole Bible.

If a child has already made a profession of faith, Answers For New Christians will review the gospel, super-charge assurance of salvation, and help him or her get started growing in Christ.

Answers For New Christians is a 72 page combination coloring book, storybook, workbook, and memory book. It has been called the curriculum that teaches itself because it is so easy to administer. You read, they color. Older children can go through the book by themselves, with an adult just checking for comprehension and discussing every so often.

The new memory section is a real doubt-buster! There are places for children to record special blessings, prayers, and important "firsts" such as baptism and communioun. There are places for pictures of his or her pastor, Sunday school teacher, family and church. These "spiritual life markers" help children remember their salvation experience.

Answers For New Christians helps baby Christians get started with some good devotional habits with the quiet time chapter. The Who Is A Christian Test helps parents and teachers figure out the level of a child's understanding. Children love the puzzles,mazes and coloring pictures sprinkled throughout.

Answers For New Christians innoculates children against secularism by addressing the concept of sin, and sacrifice. Answers gives reasons why we Believe the Bible and also why we go to church, even though we are saved by grace.

Editorial Reviews

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. . .We are using this teaching coloring book in our children's classes. . .What an ideal tool for follow up! -- Rev. Jerry Traister, National Coordinator, Children's Bible Mission Ministries

Answers For New Christians is a wonderful tool for children who have just made or are asking questions about a commitment to Jesus. -- Mary Ann Gardner Children's Director, Northwest Baptist Church, Oklahoma City

Answers For New Christians gets it right. These are truths that even a child can understand. -- John D. Morris, President, Institute For Creation Research

Answers For New Christians is a highly effective tool in communicating spiritual answers to children. -- Kelley Chavez, Director, New Christian Dept., Northwest Baptist Church, Oklahoma City

Outstanding! Answers For New Christians should be in every church interested in helping their children grow in Christ. -- Pastor Tom Elliff, Pres. Southern Baptist Convetion, 1997-98

Robin Khoury has put together an invaluable tool...Developed out of a need to make sure children understand the truth Answers For New Christians communicates on their level. It covers the basics and precludes common misconceptions and wrong doctrine. This is one of the best resources concerning spiritual pediatrics today. -- Dr. Mike McGee President, Hough Ear Institute Former Trustee, International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention

Thanks to Answers For New Christians, there is a way to help children confirm their love for Jesus and begin to grow spiritually. Through Biblical stories, pointed applications and age-appropriate activities, Answers For New Christians helps lay a solid foundation of knowing Christ and then begins to build on it. I look forward to using this with my two girls! -- R. Craig Etheredge Pastor, Northwest Baptist Church, Oklahoma City

These are the finest tools we have found to begin the discipling process with children. -- Dr. Anthony Jordan, Executive Director-Treasurer, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma

From the Publisher

Answers For New Christians is written from a mailine evangelical perspective. It's format is versatile, lending itself to lots of different teaching situations. It crosses over beautifully from younger to older children, (older children just admire the artwork without coloring.) It works well in classroom settings, one on one, or, a fairly good reader can work all by himself!

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Little Light Press; 1 edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966714792
• ISBN-13: 978-0966714791
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #865,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best resource available for NEW CHRISTIAN children, April 19, 2005

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readingfiend , D. Campbell "homeschool mom , ... (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Answers for New Christians (Paperback)

I am a substitute teacher in the NEW CHRISTIAN class at my home church. Before using this resource I often agonized over wondering whether my little friends had an understanding of what being a christian meant. This wonderful, well-written colorbook storybook steps the student through each concept related to salvation and by the time the child is to the end of the book it is not hard at all to gage whether the friend is a candidate for baptism. This has really helped me to feel confident that all the concepts have been covered and that my friend has a full understanding of what the truth is. Another thing I love about this is it is not keyed into a denominational set of practices but to scriptures that tell how we are "saved". If your denomination does not believe in the assurance of continued salvation once saved then that might be the one hitch in using the book for you. Each page takes the child to scriptures as the source of what is being explained. The pictures can be colored and this gives the child something kinesthetic to do to free the mind up for really absorbing the concepts. It also paces the material at a rate the child can process. I love these little talking moments with the child when we have read the page and they are coloring their picture. I feel like I know a little more about each youngster and some of how they think through these little times of talk while coloring the pictures. I have been given the opportunity to really pray with some youngsters about fears and issues on their minds through the process of considering what it means to be a christian. I LOVE THIS BOOK and its author. I heartily recommend it to homeschoolers, church sunday school teachers, children's directors and anyone who has an opportunity to work with a child after or in order to receive Christ as their savior. No more wondering if the child really understands what it means to be a sinner or what is necessary to accept Christ's free gift of salvation. Pacing through this book will bring the unclear concepts to light.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A basic manual, March 8, 2007

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David N. Warren "K. Warren" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Answers for New Christians (Paperback)

Answers for New Christians is simply written and not hard to follow. It has just enough detail for a child. I like the illustrations and color pages. I especially liked the little character of Bic.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed by Children, April 10, 2007

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Lori Seaborg - See all my reviews

This review is from: Answers for New Christians (Paperback)

Three of my four children were immediately interested in this book when it arrived in the mail (the eldest, age 11, doesn't have much interest in coloring books anymore). When their cousins came to visit, all under age 10, they were also very interested in the book and wanted to color in it.

I appreciate that the book offers something for the child to do (color), while he is perhaps subconsciously learning Biblical truths. This is my favorite way of teaching the children: through words as well as action.

I would have loved to see the book express God's grace more in giving us such freedom as to how we worship Him. We don't have to attend church to be close to God, and that is something I think a new Christian should understand. It may enhance the Christian journey, but it is not a requirement.