The Colors of Salvation
I teach third through fifth grade Sunday School at my church. And I love it. They are bright and fun and inquisitive and challenging. I have to make sure to prepare and study to stay ahead of them. They are little sponges, at this age. Yesterday, we started reviewing the colors of salvation. This is a simple teaching tool. Gold is for the kingdom of Heaven, and Revelation 21:18 says, "And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass." Black represents our sin, and the corresponding Bible verse is Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Red stands for the blood Jesus shed on the cross. Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." White is for the pure gift of salvation, and Romans 10:9 assures us, " That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in t...