Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Proverbs Are Proverbs

Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Many Christian parents have claimed Proverbs 22:6 as a wonderful promise concerning their children--a promise that their sons and daughters would turn out to be model Christian young people. Some Christian parents, however, have been extremely disappointed and even bitter towards God when their kids have turned out to be anything but model Christians. Some rebellious "Christian" teenagers have even gotten themselves into big trouble. What happened, anyway? Is God not true to His Word? Does He make exceptions to His promises? Did the parents claim a promise that really isn't a promise? What is the biblical solution that will answer these upsetting questions? [read more...]

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bro, this is one very meaningful article! :) thanks for sharing!

Sandy

Anonymous said...

Hee! Tks sis! Actually, our HopeSem instructor (Tze Wei) sent us the link after one of the students asked a very good questions regarding Proverbs. :)

Do sign up for HopeSem classes when you can! 'Tis an investment for not only you, but for all the ppl you'll be taking care of next time!