I John 1:9

Nathaniel now knows I John 1:9

Psalm 1

Tonight Nathaniel quoted Psalm 1:1-6 in its entirety!

John 3:16 & Acts 16:31

This past week both Ian and Nathaniel were able to recite their respective verses - John 3:16 (NKJV) & Acts 16:31 (NKJV).

Psalm 145:8-9

Tonight Nathaniel finally successfully recited Psalm 145:8-9 (NKJV) without assistance!

Proverbs 1:8-9

Last night Nathaniel perfectly recited Proverbs 1:8-9 (NKJV)

Proverbs 4:1-2

Earlier this evening Nathaniel quoted Proverbs 4:1-2 (NKJV) without stumbling over any words.

Crimson stains

We have been singing "Jesus Paid It All" this month as our hymn of the month. The other day we also ate beets with our evening meal and at one point accidentally spilled some of the juice on a place mat. Later that night I used the stained place mat as an example of what a "crimson stain" was like. It is also interesting to note that we also have snow outside right now. I think the boys have a slightly clearer picture of the meaning of the words to this hymn's chorus now.

I tried to explain to them how utterly impossible it would be to fully remove the small beet juice stain from the white of this place mat and that no matter how much you washed it you could still always see the evidence of a stain there. Yet what Christ has done for us is to take the whole of the stain of sin and make it even whiter than glistening snow through his completed and finished work of obedience to death on the cross.

I'm still not sure how clear that picture is to them yet, but it was an apt example that made a great object lesson.

Chorus:

Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

John 1:29

Yesterday Nathaniel correctly quoted John 1: 29 (NKJV). He said it again tonight also without help so its time to move to a new one!

Deuteronomy 6:4-5

Tonight Nathaniel correctly quoted Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (NKJV)

What is sin?

Nathaniel now knows what sin is:

"Sin is any transgression of the law of God."
(1 John 3:4; Romans 3:20; James 2:9-11)

John 6:35

Tonight Nathaniel successfully recited John 6:35 (NKJV)

Romans 6:23

Tonight Nathaniel successfully recited Romans 6:23 (NKJV)