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![This is one children's book that I've been looking forward to getting this year. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ด ๐๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ is written by professor and father Jonny Gibson who uses the imagery of the moon to explain to children about the forever goodness of God even when we cannot always see it so clearly. The book was inspired by the same conversations he had with his son Ben after losing their stillborn daughter/sister, Leila. Dare I be so bold in saying that I think it is the best children's book in 2019 written by a Reformed-Presbyterian author? The illustrations by Joe Hox, who also created the loveable animals in the "Good News for Little Hearts" (ed. David Powlison and Ed Welch) series, capture the emotions of each character beautifully. They also bear a striking resemblance with Dr. Gibson and his son. I may have a bit of biase because the author is in the same presbytery as my husband, but Leila's story has shaped a big part of my understanding about worship. Dr. Gibson writes this in his other book, ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ: "[T]his book is written in memoriam of a stillborn girl, Leila Judith Grace Gibson. She has taught her parents more about the gospel in her short life and sudden death than they have understood in a lifetime-Leila the Evangelist. She has also taught them more about the worship of heaven than they have ever appreciated-what it means to worship God on earth as he is worshiped in heaven. Each Lordโs Day, her parents and brother gather with the saints on earth to get a glimpse by faith of what their daughter and sister in heaven now sees by sight: 'But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.'" (Heb. 12:22-24, emphasis added)
ฮฮฑฯฮฑฮฝฮฑฮธฮฑ!
Maranatha!
Come, Lord Jesus!
#RaisingCovenantChildren
#RecommendedReadsForKids](http://scontent-sin2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/74666130_193899551771289_4427791032247043661_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sin2-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=109&oh=1e713ac5276370538664d8e7c677d4d1&oe=5E8322E4 "This is one children's book that I've been looking forward to getting this year. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ด ๐๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ is written by professor and father Jonny Gibson who uses the imagery of the moon to explain to children about the forever goodness of God even when we cannot always see it so clearly. The book was inspired by the same conversations he had with his son Ben after losing their stillborn daughter/sister, Leila. Dare I be so bold in saying that I think it is the best children's book in 2019 written by a Reformed-Presbyterian author? The illustrations by Joe Hox, who also created the loveable animals in the \"Good News for Little Hearts\" (ed. David Powlison and Ed Welch) series, capture the emotions of each character beautifully. They also bear a striking resemblance with Dr. Gibson and his son. I may have a bit of biase because the author is in the same presbytery as my husband, but Leila's story has shaped a big part of my understanding about worship. Dr. Gibson writes this in his other book, ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ: \"[T]his book is written in memoriam of a stillborn girl, Leila Judith Grace Gibson. She has taught her parents more about the gospel in her short life and sudden death than they have understood in a lifetime-Leila the Evangelist. She has also taught them more about the worship of heaven than they have ever appreciated-what it means to worship God on earth as he is worshiped in heaven. Each Lordโs Day, her parents and brother gather with the saints on earth to get a glimpse by faith of what their daughter and sister in heaven now sees by sight: 'But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.'\" (Heb. 12:22-24, emphasis added)
ฮฮฑฯฮฑฮฝฮฑฮธฮฑ!
Maranatha!
Come, Lord Jesus!
#RaisingCovenantChildren
#RecommendedReadsForKids")
!["In Adam's fall,
We sinned all"
These lines are taken from theย ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ, which became a textbook for children among colonists and early Americans in the 18th century. It was created by the Puritans who made settlement in Boston, Massachusetts. I createdย a printable called ๐๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐จ, whichย is an updated version of the ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ. I also added new content for the letter I as it was missing in all of the editions. Then I took the liberty of modernizing some of the texts while sticking to content of earlier editions that provided a more Biblical and theological emphases. It is my hope that children will learn their Bible and theology along with their ABCs, as it was in times past. Just as Charles Spurgeon onceย exhorted, "Let us from the beginning mingle the name of Jesus with their A B C. Let them read their first lessons from the Bible. It is a remarkable thing that there is no book from which children learn to read so quickly as from the New Testament: there is a charm about that book which draws forth the infant mind. But let us never be guilty, as parents, of forgetting the religious training of our children; for if we do we may be guilty of the blood of their souls." Young children then learned that their life is brief, and so they must cling to Jesus by faith for life everlasting. Hard truths or difficult doctrines are not concealed. Thus we find that theย Shorter Catechismย was also included in the ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ. How much more do we need to address these things to our children today! It is my prayer that we will train our children, and see themย grow in grace and in knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christย (2 Peter 3:18). You may download a FREE printable of ๐๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐จ now at raisingcovenantchildren.com [link in profile @raisingcovenantchildren]
#RaisingCovenantChildren](http://scontent-sin2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/74661320_1146364525754067_1621009676135514817_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sin2-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&oh=6fd6e75b7d764a33869a830f0c791cc9&oe=5E781159 "\"In Adam's fall,
We sinned all\"
These lines are taken from theย ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ, which became a textbook for children among colonists and early Americans in the 18th century. It was created by the Puritans who made settlement in Boston, Massachusetts. I createdย a printable called ๐๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐จ, whichย is an updated version of the ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ. I also added new content for the letter I as it was missing in all of the editions. Then I took the liberty of modernizing some of the texts while sticking to content of earlier editions that provided a more Biblical and theological emphases. It is my hope that children will learn their Bible and theology along with their ABCs, as it was in times past. Just as Charles Spurgeon onceย exhorted, \"Let us from the beginning mingle the name of Jesus with their A B C. Let them read their first lessons from the Bible. It is a remarkable thing that there is no book from which children learn to read so quickly as from the New Testament: there is a charm about that book which draws forth the infant mind. But let us never be guilty, as parents, of forgetting the religious training of our children; for if we do we may be guilty of the blood of their souls.\" Young children then learned that their life is brief, and so they must cling to Jesus by faith for life everlasting. Hard truths or difficult doctrines are not concealed. Thus we find that theย Shorter Catechismย was also included in the ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ. How much more do we need to address these things to our children today! It is my prayer that we will train our children, and see themย grow in grace and in knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christย (2 Peter 3:18). You may download a FREE printable of ๐๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐ผ๐ฝ๐พ๐จ now at raisingcovenantchildren.com [link in profile @raisingcovenantchildren]
#RaisingCovenantChildren")
![Around the same time last year, I created a mini infographic and even some felt items to illustrate the doctrine of double imputation or what some theologians like to call โThe Great Exchange." R. C. Sproulย writesย about this all-important teaching: "This is the very heart of the gospel.ย In order to get into heaven, will I be judged by my righteousness or by the righteousness of Christ?ย If I have to trust in my righteousness to get into heaven, I must completely and utterly despair of any possibility of ever being redeemed.ย But when we see that the righteousness that is ours by faith is the perfect righteousness of Christ, we see how glorious is the good news of the gospel.ย The good news is simply this: I can be reconciled to God.ย I can be justified, not on the basis of what I do, but on the basis of what has been accomplished for me by Christ. Of course, Protestantism really teaches a double imputation.ย Our sin is imputed to Jesus and his righteousness is imputed to us.ย In this twofold transaction, we see that God does not compromise his integrity in providing salvation for his people.ย Rather, he punishes sin fully after it has been imputed to Jesus.ย This is why he is able to be both โjust and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesusโ as Paul writes in Romans 3:26. So my sin goes to Jesus and his righteousness comes to me.โ Thankfully, the late Dr. Sproul did the hard work and provided help for many of us parents on how to better explain this truth to children by writing The Priest With Dirty Clothes. I provided a link on my blog to the FREE audio recording from Ligonier Ministries, along with the infographic and a short video of how one of my kids narrated back when I first explained double imputation using the felt materials. I used a black and white shirt for sin and Christ's righteousness, respectively, because that's how I've always taught children this doctrine. It also reflects the teaching from Zechariah 3:1-5.
All these and many more now available on my blog raisingcovenantchildren.com [Link in profile @raisingcovenantchildren]
#RaisingCovenantChildren
#ReformedMama](http://scontent-sin2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c0.0.1079.1079a/s640x640/73457433_559092778183124_5447702075708546419_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sin2-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=108&oh=a2d02f48a34784f3f606ac3728c5f625&oe=5E8D200F "Around the same time last year, I created a mini infographic and even some felt items to illustrate the doctrine of double imputation or what some theologians like to call โThe Great Exchange.\" R. C. Sproulย writesย about this all-important teaching: \"This is the very heart of the gospel.ย In order to get into heaven, will I be judged by my righteousness or by the righteousness of Christ?ย If I have to trust in my righteousness to get into heaven, I must completely and utterly despair of any possibility of ever being redeemed.ย But when we see that the righteousness that is ours by faith is the perfect righteousness of Christ, we see how glorious is the good news of the gospel.ย The good news is simply this: I can be reconciled to God.ย I can be justified, not on the basis of what I do, but on the basis of what has been accomplished for me by Christ. Of course, Protestantism really teaches a double imputation.ย Our sin is imputed to Jesus and his righteousness is imputed to us.ย In this twofold transaction, we see that God does not compromise his integrity in providing salvation for his people.ย Rather, he punishes sin fully after it has been imputed to Jesus.ย This is why he is able to be both โjust and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesusโ as Paul writes in Romans 3:26. So my sin goes to Jesus and his righteousness comes to me.โ Thankfully, the late Dr. Sproul did the hard work and provided help for many of us parents on how to better explain this truth to children by writing The Priest With Dirty Clothes. I provided a link on my blog to the FREE audio recording from Ligonier Ministries, along with the infographic and a short video of how one of my kids narrated back when I first explained double imputation using the felt materials. I used a black and white shirt for sin and Christ's righteousness, respectively, because that's how I've always taught children this doctrine. It also reflects the teaching from Zechariah 3:1-5.
All these and many more now available on my blog raisingcovenantchildren.com [Link in profile @raisingcovenantchildren]
#RaisingCovenantChildren
#ReformedMama")
