When we are trying to explain this to a child we have to understand that we would have difficulty explaining this to a seminary student going for his PhD. All we need is, not to get into the depths of why, but just the fact that it is. The Father, who loves His Son more than all the world, more than countless worlds, loved His people so much that He sent His only Son.

Sometimes when I am in a debate I follow a rule: I am never going to open a can I cannot close. At this moment, children do not need to go in-depth into the mysteries of God's works and God's grace that even the greatest theologians have to admit is beyond them. What we must do with a child is to simply proclaim what is.

So when we get there and we're trying to explain this to a child, we'll have difficulty explaining this to a seminary student going for his PhD. All we need once again is not to get into the depths of why, but just the fact that it is. The father who loves his son more than all the world, more than countless worlds, would love his people so much that he would send his only son. You know, Sometimes when I'm in debate, I follow a rule. I'm never going to open up a can that I can't close.

Children do not need at this moment to go in depth into the mysteries of God's works, of God's grace, that even the greatest theologians have to admit is beyond them. So what we should do with a child is simply proclaim what is.