by Tim | Feb 2, 2010 | God, My World |
After hearing the story of how David cut off a piece of Saul’s clothes in the cave, instead of hurting or killing him when Saul was chasing David to try and hurt and kill him. I told Naomi that David was nice to Saul even when Saul wasn’t nice to him, and that’s what God wants us to do when people aren’t nice to us. Naomi: Why does God want us to be nice to people who aren’t nice to us? Daddy: Because God is nice to people who aren’t nice to Him, and He wants us to be like Him. Naomi: David wouldn’t know that if God wasn’t born yet. Daddy: Well, God was never born. He’s the only one who was never born. Naomi: He wasn’t? Daddy: No, He’s always been here. (Naomi is confused.) Isn’t that good? We wouldn’t want to be here if God wasn’t here yet. Naomi: But I thought Jesus was born? Daddy: Well, you’re right about that. Jesus is God’s Son, just like you’re my child. And He was born. But God the Father has always lived in heaven. Jesus is God the Son. Naomi: They’re both God?? Daddy: (oh, dear…how to explain this) Yes. God the Father and God the Son. Naomi: How can they both be God? Daddy: It like you’re a person and I’m a person. Both of us are. I’m your daddy and you’re my child. Both of us are persons. Jesus and God the Father are both God. Naomi: (pause) Why is he called “God the Father”? Daddy: Because He’s our Father or Daddy in heaven–just like...
