“What is baby dedication? Is child / baby dedication biblical?”……In the majority of Protestant denominations that practice it, child dedication is a symbolic ceremony undertaken by Christian parents soon after the birth of a child. Some churches perform these ceremonies en masse and have several couples and children participating at the same time. The rite […]
“How should Christian parents respond if a child has a learning disability?”……Answer: It seems that today more and more parents in the western world are saying "My child has a learning disability!" In western society more and more children are being identified as having ADD, ADHD or being diagnosed as afflicted with autism or some […]
“What does the Bible say about Sunday school?”……The Sunday school movement began in Britain in the 1780s and spread to America in the 19th century. But the Sunday schools of that day were nothing like we have today; they were schools very much like our public schools today, only with the Bible as a core […]
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 […]