Upbringing In The Faith

 

Martin Luther created guides, books for families to help raise children in the faith. These included doctrine, theology, and Q&A so that children could learn from their parents the essentials of the faith. The problem is many Christian households do not practice this, they let Sunday Schools and church leaders teach their kids. This is folly. Children recognize what is important by what they see their parents do and investing in teaching your kids the gospel, Christology, theology, and doctrine is the most important thing you can do! More than that, having once a week time for praying, worshipping, and reading Scripture as a family in your own home helps bond a family spiritually, allowing a safe space for questions, doubts, and to express your faith apart from an institution. Setting the standard is important and educating children in the faith at home is crucial! You cannot rely on Sunday School or Vacation Bible School, look at what came of trusting public schools and how parents were aghast when they read curriculum during Covid lock downs. You cannot abdicate the responsibility of rearing your sons and daughters in the faith. They must see the zeal in you and know you so care for their spiritual welfare that you take time to instruct in theology & doxology based in The Scriptures. 

The Psalmist David promises, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” (Psalm 22:6). This means you, the parent, has to do the training, setting an example. You may get a prodigal or rebellious child, but their choice to continue in The Narrow Way needs to be on them, not because you failed to set an example of piety and teach them the Truth. If a child departs from Christ’s Way, pray for them, that the Lord will lead them back to the flock of His Chosen Sheep. 

We cannot shirk this great call. The youth of the nations are starving for the Truth. We have to prioritize their spiritual health, to make our homes church, where they can learn and grow in The Spirit. We cannot pass them off to strangers, who may have faulty theology, and agendas of their own. We have to set an example our homes being a  Herrn Hut, “Lord’s Watchful Care.” (Herrn Hut, Wikipedia). To care for the spiritual health of of children in each household. For they are they are the future, without them the church will not continue. Amen.