Comments on: Growing Up Christian http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/ A Ministry of Shepherds' Fellowship Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:54:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kim in ON http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-49782 Kim in ON Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:54:22 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/#comment-49782 I have read this book twice now, and found it to be an excellent book. I have read this book twice now, and found it to be an excellent book.

]]> By: Steve Edwards http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-49128 Steve Edwards Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:46:14 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/#comment-49128 Wow, great article! I pray each night over my two kids (14 and 10), with them listening by my side, that God would call them to faith and repentence in Christ. About a year ago, we moved out of a "seeker friendly" church environment where they were given that false assurance, and I'm sure they truly didn't understand what being "saved" actually was, as the pastor rarely, if ever, mentioned the word "sin". Being saved meant that school would go better, your grades would go up, you'd think and feel better about yourself, you'd get along with your parents, and oh yeah, you'd go to heaven too. If Christ doesn't do the drawing and the calling - as put for in His Word, then its all for naught...driven soley by pride and selfish desires. Our kids are learning that now with Scripture, and its by His grace alone that our two kids will inherit the kingdom of God. Wow, great article! I pray each night over my two kids (14 and 10), with them listening by my side, that God would call them to faith and repentence in Christ.

About a year ago, we moved out of a “seeker friendly” church environment where they were given that false assurance, and I’m sure they truly didn’t understand what being “saved” actually was, as the pastor rarely, if ever, mentioned the word “sin”. Being saved meant that school would go better, your grades would go up, you’d think and feel better about yourself, you’d get along with your parents, and oh yeah, you’d go to heaven too.

If Christ doesn’t do the drawing and the calling – as put for in His Word, then its all for naught…driven soley by pride and selfish desires. Our kids are learning that now with Scripture, and its by His grace alone that our two kids will inherit the kingdom of God.

]]> By: Peter Spiers http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-49027 Peter Spiers Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:51:59 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/#comment-49027 Amen.... we who are parents and grandparents have the privilege of demonstrating the true nature of salvation to our kids...the home is such a powerful place to display the life-transforming grace of God.To work out our salvation before our kids with fear and trembling, warts and all!. We need to constantly shun religious pretense and externals and humbly manifest we are sinners saved by grace alone, through faith in Christ alone! Our kids need to be lovingly exposed to and learn how Scripture deals with our and their own falleness!..like everyone they need to recognize their personal need to embrace faith in Christ's saving work!I believe we can be used mightily by God to bring about that awareness and demonstrate the reality of His transforming grace! Peter Spiers Amen…. we who are parents and grandparents have the privilege of demonstrating the true nature of salvation to our kids…the home is such a powerful place to display the life-transforming grace of God.To work out our salvation before our kids with fear and trembling, warts and all!. We need to constantly shun religious pretense and externals and humbly manifest we are sinners saved by grace alone, through faith in Christ alone! Our kids need to be lovingly exposed to and learn how Scripture deals with our and their own falleness!..like everyone they need to recognize their personal need to embrace faith in Christ’s saving work!I believe we can be used mightily by God to bring about that awareness and demonstrate the reality of His transforming grace!

Peter Spiers

]]> By: Charles E. Whisnant http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-49016 Charles E. Whisnant Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:17:06 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/#comment-49016 From a pastor/teacher who has raised four kids in a "Christian Home," I can fully understand this point of view. We believe our children have been saved because we led them through the "gospel verses." We need to pray that Christ by His love has by His grace alone, brought our children into His Kingdom. And we need to fully teach our children the means hereby Christ saves, and what are the fruits of that salvation. Charles From a pastor/teacher who has raised four kids in a “Christian Home,” I can fully understand this point of view. We believe our children have been saved because we led them through the “gospel verses.” We need to pray that Christ by His love has by His grace alone, brought our children into His Kingdom. And we need to fully teach our children the means hereby Christ saves, and what are the fruits of that salvation.

Charles

]]> By: Bob http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-48777 Bob Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:04:20 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/08/18/growing-up-christian/#comment-48777 Very Insightful. We have experienced some of these things with our own children. Very Insightful. We have experienced some of these things with our own children.

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