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A question for parents?
sj:
Lately, a question I have encountered is "Josh, how will how you raise your children change in light of the new truths you have learned?" To be honest, I haven't thought a great deal about it... I'm 23 and still dating.. kids are the furthest things from my mind at this point, yet the question continues to resonate in my mind.
Perhaps my understanding is misconceived concerning who is chosen, but it seems that a prerequiste to be chosen is to "overcome" or to come out of the church. What about the children of those who have already come out of her? How do these individuals who are taught the truth from their conception, "come out of her" or "overcome"... I understand that they still have to battle "the beast" but do they still "fall away from their first love"...
I hope this question is clear... just thought some of you may have some thoughts on this?
God's Peace
Josh
rrammfcitktturjsp:
Swivel,
It will be rather easy for us. We want to train and bring up our son as a free thinker and one who questions. We were blessed to have found out the truth before having kids. I would suggest you to pray about it and that God puts the wisdom in your heart and mind. He will prepare you for raising kids if that is in his will.
I used to worry about this quite a bit, but I am now resting assured that God will bring to my attention the things that need to be passed. I am not worried at all.
But if I was to advocate one lesson for you to teach from the get go, that would be love. Start with this foundation and all will come later.
Sincererly,
Anne C. McGuire
Martymonster:
it's made a difference to how I bring up my Son (16 months)
I tend to let him do things that he might hurt himself doing (within reason) because that's how he will learn not to do those things.
I do warn him first that if he does those things he's going to hurt himself but I know he's not going to learn untill he's done himself (sound familiar?)
Because I know what a wonderful heavenly Father we have, that's the kind of father I want to be.
also I realise that raising a child is the most awesome responsibility that you will have in this life!
hebrewroots98:
Anne, you did it again; get out of my cyberspace ;)
Josh, having an 8 yo son, I think that by him seeing us (his parents) living a Godly lifestyle around him that our influence and teachings of bible truths will preserve him (a blessing) from having to learn life the hard way- to where the beast won't rule him (or in other words... we can teach him how to not fall away form his first love and he can learn from our failures); just as the opposite is true of ungodly/untruthful parenting (teaching error instead of truth of the Word) will be the generational example (a curse) that the children will see and follow, unless the Lord intervenes. So, all children will have the a certain amount of the beast within them, but, they will be far less likely to have that beast ruling them due to the truth of Gods' word that was instilled in them from their beginning.
They will understand who the beast is (themselves) and that will give them the good edge that they need to be overcomers :D (even though he knows that his parents aren't perfect, he still knows that we are working toward it and we have given him the tools to do the same. Hope this sheds some light on the issue. ;)
Sorin:
What I want to know is, should someone who has been called out [of her Rev 18:4] still send, or allow his/her child to attend the Christian Church?
I don't think I'd want my child[ren] to attend the those kinds of places. That's if I'll ever even have kids. I don't know, just a thought for if.
I ask because, well..... The Harlot has her purpose, we all were first called, and then deceived.... then called out and if for instance the elects' children never go into her [ The Harlot/Babylon] does that mean they'll never be chosen eighter?
Or should we send them to church in hopes that they too will one day be called out?
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