"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
My friend in Pittsburgh is the only one I have had to privilege to see correctly raising Christian children (I have no kids of my own).
Truth be told; his kids have presented materials from the Bible in school papers to their teacher's chagrin; and 2 are now in college but none of his 6 kids know the Lord yet as far as I know. Since I moved from there he has become a Deacon in his church; and it is much deserved in my opinion; my friend is very wise and truly loves the Lord; witnessing on the job as well as when other opportunities arise on the street.
Some have brought up the whole concept of today's methods of declaring someone to be in the faith because of some verbal assent (otherwise sarcastically called "decisional regeneration"). I am not going to attack this from a Calvinistic viewpoint; but from a "fruit inspection" one. And let's consider how this same process is further exacerbated with our own offspring and in particular how children are presented with Gospel truths. It is appropriate for a 5 year old to be given a softened version at least of scriptures of a graphic nature; which would include ones talking of Christ's sufferings to some extent. What we can do; of course is tell them how much we love and fear the Lord IF we live this as a reality. By the time a kid is say 12 or 13 they need to be getting into matter of fact verses about sin and their need for a Savior. FOR SURE they should be taught and experiencing a healthy prayer life; being made to be WARRIORS in a hostile world. That; in tandem with scripture reading.
In ALL stages we should be no less TENACIOUS than the world who is now forcing the politically correct agenda and forced procedures on kids as young as kindergarten today. Let us remember Psalm 8:2: Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies...
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
My friend in Pittsburgh is the only one I have had to privilege to see correctly raising Christian children (I have no kids of my own).
Truth be told; his kids have presented materials from the Bible in school papers to their teacher's chagrin; and 2 are now in college but none of his 6 kids know the Lord yet as far as I know. Since I moved from there he has become a Deacon in his church; and it is much deserved in my opinion; my friend is very wise and truly loves the Lord; witnessing on the job as well as when other opportunities arise on the street.
Some have brought up the whole concept of today's methods of declaring someone to be in the faith because of some verbal assent (otherwise sarcastically called "decisional regeneration"). I am not going to attack this from a Calvinistic viewpoint; but from a "fruit inspection" one. And let's consider how this same process is further exacerbated with our own offspring and in particular how children are presented with Gospel truths. It is appropriate for a 5 year old to be given a softened version at least of scriptures of a graphic nature; which would include ones talking of Christ's sufferings to some extent. What we can do; of course is tell them how much we love and fear the Lord IF we live this as a reality. By the time a kid is say 12 or 13 they need to be getting into matter of fact verses about sin and their need for a Savior. FOR SURE they should be taught and experiencing a healthy prayer life; being made to be WARRIORS in a hostile world. That; in tandem with scripture reading.
In ALL stages we should be no less TENACIOUS than the world who is now forcing the politically correct agenda and forced procedures on kids as young as kindergarten today. Let us remember Psalm 8:2: Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies...
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