Rilyn asked what a ‘Christian’ was because she heard the word on the radio in the car.
I told her that a ‘Christian’ was someone who wanted Jesus to be King of their life and they realized that they are a sinner and need Jesus to forgive their sins.
She then asked what a ‘sinner’ was.
I told her that ‘sin’ was any wrong choices and that we all are sinners. (She told me she wasn’t a sinner so I immediately knew this conversation wasn’t going to be ‘her coming to Christ’ moment.)
She wanted to know how I sin so I told her “one way mommy sins is when I get angry at you or daddy.”
She then asked me if Jesus was a sinner and I told her “No. Jesus is the only person who has never sinned.”
She then thought for a moment and said, “What about when Jesus tipped over the table in the temple (John 2:14-16)? He was angry then and you said being angry is a sin!”
I told her we will talk about this later with daddy. How do you explain “righteous anger” to a 4 year old?
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