“Does the Bible instruct us to have childlike faith?”……Answer: Unquestionably, faith is the essence of the Christian life. Faith is exhorted throughout the Bible and is presented as an absolute necessity. In fact, "without faith, it is impossible to please God" (Hebrews 11:6). The entire chapter of Hebrews 11 is about faith and those who […]
How Our Children Can Know the Bible Is True Topic: The Bible "I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all, for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God." (Acts 20:26├ö├ç├┤27) There is a body of teaching that Paul calls "the whole counsel […]
“What does it mean to ‘spare the rod, spoil the child’?”……Answer: The phrase "spare the rod, spoil the child" comes from Proverbs 13:24, "He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him." The Lord uses discipline to reveal our sin to us. This is also how […]
“How should Christian parents handle the death of a child?”……Answer: As parents, we cannot imagine a more traumatic experience than losing a child. All parents naturally expect their children to outlive them. Such a loss is an extraordinary out-of-order event that brings with it an overwhelming sense of pain and lingering grief. It is a […]
“What does the Bible say to do with a rebellious child?”……The child who exhibits a rebellious streak may be doing so for a variety of reasons. Harsh, unloving, and critical parenting will nearly always result in rebellion of some sort. Even the most compliant child will rebel-inwardly or outwardly-against such treatment. Naturally, this type of […]
“Are children punished for the sins of their parents?”……Children are not punished for the sins committed by their parents; neither are parents punished for the sins of their children. Each of us is responsible for our own sins. Ezekiel 18:20 tells us, "The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will […]
Little Children Matthew 18:2-3 Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. Then he said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.“ Many adult Christians have the mistaken notion that little children […]