From ‘Whole Bible Christianity’ chapter 8 The Whole Purpose of the Law – Teaches Children<\/p>\n
A few years ago a good friend in a Sunday school asked how he could help keep his kids in the faith. It seems his teenagers were starting to drift away, and he was concerned. I listened in some amazement as another friend took ten minutes to advise the first friend to keep his kids from watching \u2018R\u2019 rated movies and make sure they went to church every week. My response to both friends was to teach the Word through God\u2019s traditions, especially the feasts (Leviticus 23<\/a>). I told them how we observed Sabbath with a family meal as a kick off on Friday night, and how my daughter who went to college in Hawaii for a while still participated even though she was far away. She would call on Friday nights and we would put her on speaker phone. Then we would say blessings and eat together.<\/p>\n Later her fianc\u00e9, a Marine training in North Carolina, would call too and we had to find a second speaker phone for him (we already had two phone lines). It was a lot of fun, and helped keep our kids involved in and connected with the family and with the Word. The key to this of course was to practice God\u2019s Word all the time, not just after they left home. I lost touch with that friend, so I don\u2019t know if he ever took me up on my advice. I don\u2019t think so. I think he was too indoctrinated by standard church teaching to accept the whole of the Word.<\/p>\n Practicing the whole Bible has made a huge, wonderful difference in our lives. We still have a family meal once a week, even though my daughter and her husband have been married for ten years. My children (and now grand children) have been taught the Law and they are still following its precepts. They tell me that the Word is much more meaningful to them than ever before. God\u2019s Word is guaranteed to work because it is backed by His authority and power. We don\u2019t always cooperate, but the Word works. If we follow His directions, we will end up right where He wants us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From ‘Whole Bible Christianity’ chapter 8 The Whole Purpose of the Law – Teaches Children A few years ago a good friend in a Sunday school asked how he could help keep his kids in the faith. It seems his … read more