I just got done reading a few page of the book Family Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham and had to share what I just read.
Here are the words of Voddie Baucham:
Contrary to popular belief, the home, not the church, has been entrusted with the primary responsibility of teaching children the Bible. In our age of professionalism we tend to hire out virtually every parental responsibility. We want Johnny to succeed at sports, so we hire a professional for private lessons. We want Susie to get into a good college, so we hire a special tutor to boost her SAT score. We want our children to be upstanding citizens and Christians, so we hire a children's pastor or youth minister.
There is nothing wrong with wanting our children to succeed (as long as we have biblical view of success). Nor is there anything inherently wrong with seeking help when we need it. However, we have gone beyond seeking help to abdicating our responsibility. Unfortunately, this abdication has become so common in spiritual matters that words like these from John Bunyan sound foreign:
Concerning the spiritual state of his family; (the father) ought to be very diligent and cautious, doing his utmost both to increase faith where it is begun, and to begin it where it is not. Therefore, he must diligently and frequently bring before his family the things of God, from His Holy Word, in accordance with what is suitable for each person. And let no man question his authority from the Word of God for such practice.
These are some good words from Voddie Baucham. I encourage you to read Family Driven Faith. Check out the book here and read the reviews too.
Does your family partake in family worship and family devotions daily? Don't feel bad if you don't, you can start anytime. Our family started last year.
Ephesians 6:1-4 Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise). That is may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And ye fathers provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the admonition of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 6:5-7 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
You just read that we are commanded to teach God's word to our children all the time. Do we get it....
God bless!
Here are the words of Voddie Baucham:
Contrary to popular belief, the home, not the church, has been entrusted with the primary responsibility of teaching children the Bible. In our age of professionalism we tend to hire out virtually every parental responsibility. We want Johnny to succeed at sports, so we hire a professional for private lessons. We want Susie to get into a good college, so we hire a special tutor to boost her SAT score. We want our children to be upstanding citizens and Christians, so we hire a children's pastor or youth minister.
There is nothing wrong with wanting our children to succeed (as long as we have biblical view of success). Nor is there anything inherently wrong with seeking help when we need it. However, we have gone beyond seeking help to abdicating our responsibility. Unfortunately, this abdication has become so common in spiritual matters that words like these from John Bunyan sound foreign:
Concerning the spiritual state of his family; (the father) ought to be very diligent and cautious, doing his utmost both to increase faith where it is begun, and to begin it where it is not. Therefore, he must diligently and frequently bring before his family the things of God, from His Holy Word, in accordance with what is suitable for each person. And let no man question his authority from the Word of God for such practice.
These are some good words from Voddie Baucham. I encourage you to read Family Driven Faith. Check out the book here and read the reviews too.
Does your family partake in family worship and family devotions daily? Don't feel bad if you don't, you can start anytime. Our family started last year.
Ephesians 6:1-4 Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise). That is may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And ye fathers provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the admonition of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 6:5-7 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
You just read that we are commanded to teach God's word to our children all the time. Do we get it....
God bless!
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