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Word of God. Not only is it harmless, it
brings life and light. We want children
with enlightened eyes, not eyes that
have seen more evil than good—more
darkness;than;light.;We;want;to;be;rais-
ing children who turn away from evil
and;do;good;;and;whose;good;works
shine brightly as evidence of their ties
to heaven.
The;best;way;to;raise;a;weak;Christian
is to give him just enough of the world
to water down any potency he had. The
notion that introducing a little bit of
the;world’s;ways;will;make;a;child;able
to stand against the world is nonsensical. That reasoning does not play out
logically. If you allow a child a little bit
of ungodly entertainment, it does not
make;him;stronger;against;it;;it;creates
a;desire;in;his;flesh;for;more.;If;you;al-low a child to be drawn away from his
Godly parents into a crowd of foolish
youth,;you;do;not;make;him;stronger
against foolishness; you encourage foolishness and then wonder why your children are suddenly becoming fools. Al-lowing;them;to;be;yoked;together;with
unbelieving friends with the purpose of
being;“salt;and;light”;may;be;a;tragedy
as they may neither be salt nor light,
but may slowly lose their savor. They
may become tasteless as they are forced
to blend in with the world, hiding their
light under a bushel.
8. How-To’s from Biblical Parents:
So,;how;do;we;raise;these;kids?;Let’s;look
at;some;Biblical;parents:
Manoah;(Samson’s;father),;asked;God
how to raise his son. Manoah wanted to
know;how;they;should;raise;their;son
in;order;to;fulfill;God’s;call;on;his;life.
And then Manoah obeyed and did the
hard;thing;of;following;through;on;God’s
commands. (“Then Manoah prayed to the
Lord and said, ‘O Lord, please . . . teach us
what we are to do with the child who will
be born.’”;Judges;13: 8;ESV)
John;the;Baptist’s;father,;Zechariah;,
prayed over his son, “And you, child, will
be called the prophet of the Most High; for
you will go before the Lord to prepare his
ways, to give knowledge of salvation to
his people in the forgiveness of their sins,
because of the tender mercy of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on
high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide
our feet into the way of peace.” And the
child grew and became strong in spirit”
Luke;1: 76-79.
We;could;have;a;heart;like;Hannah’s,
giving;our;children;to;the;Lord’s;service,
so;that;our;children;will;also;say,;like;her
little;Samuel;said,;“Speak;Lord,;your;ser-
vant;is;listening.”;(1Samuel;3: 10)
We;could;be;parents;like;Joseph;and
Mary;who;knew;they;were;raising;the
seed of the Holy Spirit. They followed
God’s;specific;leadings;in;regard;to;Jesus’
birth and upbringing so that it was said
of Jesus that he grew in wisdom and in
stature and in favor with God and man.
(Luke;2: 52);May;that;be;said;of;us;and
our children as well.
If;you;allow;a;child;a;little;bit;of;ungodly;entertainment,;it;does;not;make;him
stronger;against;it;;it;creates;a;desire;in;his;flesh;for;more.
