{"id":3328,"date":"2012-06-23T15:04:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-23T19:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2014-07-21T10:12:45","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T14:12:45","slug":"family-driven-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/family-driven-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Driven Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article is primarily for parents, and especially fathers. Judges
\n2:10 is one of the most difficult passages in the Bible to read. It says that
\nthere arose a generation who did not know the Lord or the work He had done in
\nIsrael. In other words, children were growing up without a spiritual heritage
\nthat would encourage generational faithfulness. Maybe that is why John said
\nthat he had no greater joy than to see his children walking in truth.<\/p>\n

So what do we do\u00a0to encourage our children to walk in truth?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I realize that there is no formula. The Lord has to work in our
\nchildren for them to respond. But that does not mean we have to sit around and
\ndo nothing. I recently read a book called Family Driven Faith<\/em> that has
\nencouraged me, and I wanted to share some of that with you. The book calls fathers
\nto take personal responsibility for every single aspect of the development of
\neach of their children. Let’s just think about 5 of the aspects mentioned in the book:<\/p>\n

#1. Education<\/h2>\n

Our children spend a lot of time in school, and they should. After all,
\nwe believe our children need a quality education to develop the skills
\nnecessary to have a job and be productive. But every subject in school has some
\nbuilt in presuppositions.\u00a0 For example,
\nmany people do not realize that Newtonian Physics is just a very small portion
\nof Physics, and that the equations associated with Newton\u2019s laws have some very
\nimportant limitations. Similar statements are true about biology, mathematics,
\nas well as the social sciences. In fact, it is only since the Enlightenment
\nthat the disciplines of theology and science were viewed in opposition to the
\nother. In fact, Newton himself wrote as much about theology as he wrote about
\nPhysics. This issue is important for language, for history, and for every major
\nsubject covered in our curriculum. So who is pointing out these
\npresuppositions? Who is helping your kids consolidate that information into a
\nworldview?<\/p>\n

Part of our job as parents is to educate our children so they are
\nequipped for life. But just as it is important for a person to be able to
\nhandle certain problems, so it is also important for them to process the
\nworldview issues that inherently come with that education. Regardless of
\nwhether a person chooses to use homeschool, private school, or public school to
\nhelp educate children, there is parental involvement that is crucial to the
\neducational process.<\/p>\n

#2. Family Teaching of the Word<\/h2>\n

I believe in the centrality of teaching during our worship services.
\nBut I also believe that the worship service should not be the sum total of our
\nBible reading and study. There should be something going on at home. It is hard
\nto really know one\u2019s Bible if their only diet is 35 minutes a week on Sunday.<\/p>\n

So if you have nothing going on, start with something simple. Talk
\nabout the Sunday sermon passage at dinner. When you think you have everyone
\nthinking critically about the passage explained each Sunday morning, pick a
\ndifferent passage to talk about on another evening. My point is that the family
\nshould have some time where they study the Bible together.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be an expert to do this. You just have to be one
\nstep ahead of your children.<\/p>\n

#3. Encourage a Love for the Church<\/h2>\n

Jesus explained that his working on the earth would be centered on
\nbuilding his church. One of the reasons that I think we do not see generational
\nfaithfulness is a lack of love for the church. The church is almost like
\ngrocery shopping \u2013 I go when I need something. I attend the church that gives
\nme what I want. While there is some truth to the fact that we should look for
\ncertain things when joining a church, this attitude sometimes morphs into a
\nconsumer mentality. First Corinthians 12 emphasizes the importance of each part
\nin the body. So there is a receiving and giving aspect to the church.<\/p>\n

We cannot make our kids love the church, but we can love it ourselves.
\nWe can also encourage our children that church is the place we give and
\nreceive. It is the place we worship Jesus as a group. It is the place where we
\nare encouraged to live wholehearted for Christ.<\/p>\n

So if this is new, start by taking the Lord\u2019s day seriously. Read
\nahead of time, look for someone to talk to and go hoping to give.<\/p>\n

#4. Processing Sports and Life<\/h2>\n

Our children have all kinds of gifts and abilities. They use those gifts
\nand abilities for all sorts of goals. Some coaches might emphasize winning,
\nsome might emphasize fun (as if winning and fun have to be completely separated),
\nsome might emphasize improvement or skill development. But it will be rare
\nindeed to find a coaching staff who cares about the kids simply pleasing God
\nand taking the steps necessary to do so. That is a task that parents, fathers, need to
\nfulfill.<\/p>\n

It is one thing to say that we are designed to live for God\u2019s glory,
\nbut it is another thing to actually do it. This is especially true when man\u2019s
\nglory is so intoxicating. So what does a person living for God\u2019s glory look
\nlike:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. They are only\u00a0satisfied with their performance if they did their best for Jesus, even if they won<\/li>\n
  2. They are\u00a0satisfied if they did their best for Jesus, even if they lost<\/li>\n
  3. They treated\u00a0their competition with respect and dignity<\/li>\n
  4. They were kind to\u00a0their competition after the competition ended<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    #5. Managing Friends and Entertainment<\/h2>\n

    The Scripture is very clear that bad company corrupts good character.
    \nInfluence does not always go in the direction of the godly to the ungodly. All
    \ntoo often, influence flows in the other direction. So as fathers and parents it
    \nis important for us to understand who is influencing our children and what kind
    \nof fruit that influence is producing.<\/p>\n

    With our children, those influences are likely friends and
    \nentertainment. Parents should be actively involved in knowing who their
    \nchildren are with and what they are doing.<\/p>\n

    A Final Word<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Parents, if you do this, then you will not always be popular with your
    \nchildren. There may be some hard times. But you are taking these actions because
    \nyou love Jesus and you love your children. You want what is best for them.<\/p>\n

    I want to encourage you to use the summer to evaluate how you are
    \ndoing now, and what things you could implement to help you take a step of
    \ngrowth.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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