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Originally Posted by bookworm
I listened to parts of these four audio tapes PriestlyScribe posted on his post # 74 and note these statements (in blue):
Your children are to have a unique, personal relationship with God. A voice they have to recognize. Help them know the voice of the Lord at the Lord's time.
Pray that your children would be drawn to the Lord powerfully. Whether they are in the church or not in the church, I really don't care, but they must give their whole life to you. You are the meaning of life. Without you our life means nothing. We are not here to be in the church, for some cause; if we are here we are here because the living God told us to be here. I am not here to be in the church; I am here because the living God told me to be here. We want them to have a deep conviction to follow the Lord.
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If I'm not mistaken, Chuck is saying seeking and following the Lord should the focus in our Christian life. For parents who raised their children in the local church and for children who were raised in the local church, what if seeking and following the Lord isn't going to happen in the local church? If they don't have the leading within, they don't. The key is continuing an organic relationship through the Holy Spirit. Not just a vertical relationship with God, but a horizontal relationship with brothers and sisters with whom you meet.