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Our conversation yesterday at breakfast was helpful for me as a mother. As a result, I became more aware that one reason that my children are not always obedient is that they don’t fear God. They don’t believe he is a good God who will give them everything they need. They don’t think about displeasing [...]

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Come, you children, and listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord. (Psalm 34:11)
I’ve read this verse before, but I forget not only that the fear of God is something that can be taught, but also that I should be deliberately teaching it.
Truthfully, I’ve rather avoided those thoughts because I’m avoiding [...]

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We’re moving this summer, so we’ve been talking a lot about our move.  The children want to know if we will leave our toys in our old house. They want to know if they’ll move next week. They are wondering what kinds of birds live in our new town. They’re wondering if they’ll see their [...]

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Questions:

Is telling a person he is saved unbiblical?
Is there more to assurance than saying “Yes, you’re saved because…”
When a child states that he is saved already, at what point should a parent “let” him be saved?
Should a parent ever bring up salvation with a child? At what point developmentally?

A quick survey of the New Testament [...]

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I’m going to begin a series on helping children come to an assurance of salvation. This topic has been percolating for awhile, and Lee and I have been discussing it at length together. We’ll see how it all comes together.
When I was a teenager, I started having doubts of my salvation. The trouble was, I [...]

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I’ve noticed that my three ear old has developed a rather impressive poochie lip when she’s unhappy. She curls her upper lip until she nearly blocks off her nostrils, all to show mom that she is not pleased with whatever situation God has given her.
I sense the need to intervene. I could ignore the behavior, [...]

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We’re thinking about the paradox of requiring unregenerate children to demonstrate fruit of the spirit.
Let’s consider the fruit of the spirit:
Love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, faith, meekness, self-control
I regularly require my unregenerate children to be patient: we have younger children who come visit, and I require my own children to be patient when guests [...]

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I happened upon an article at DesiringGod.org called “Why require unregenerate children to be good?” This is a good topic for discussion, and I thought the answer was substantive.
I regularly feel the tension of responding to my children who do not make a profession of faith. I tell them to display the fruit of the [...]

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In Psalm 34, David says, “Listen to me, my children, and I will teach you the fear of the Lord.” My husband several weeks ago pointed out this verse, and it’s been burning a hole in my head since then. How do I teach it? What do I say?
Perhaps if you’re like me, you might [...]

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I had a friend think through with me the process of teaching a young child to share, and addressing the biblical concepts of covetousness and giving. It was encouraging, because I realized that I have seen a lot of growth in this area from my children. The discussion was also challenging, because it reminded me [...]

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