One hundred Protestant, church-going children were surveyed concerning knowledge about the Bible, faith in God, and belief of God's personal concern. Statistically significant increases were found over five age groups (3–5 yr., 6–8 yr 9–12 yr., 13–15 yr., 16–18 yr.) for the three variables: strong increases for knowledge and moderate increases for faith and belief of God's concern. These and other results are discussed.
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