Jesus Christ

Many religions today are struggling to keep their children in their faith. Young people are becoming increasingly secular. Parents have to compete with school, friends, the media, and the world in general for belief systems. However, religious education should always begin in the home. The parents have the greatest opportunity to reach their children because they can teach the gospel every day in an unchanging pattern of faith. Nothing can guarantee a child won’t stray, but parents must do all they can to prevent it and they have the primary responsibility for this, not the churches. From the time a child is very small, Jesus Christ should be a major part of a child’s life. Pictures of Jesus should be part of the décor of a child’s bedroom and should also adorn the home. Many families collect nativity scenes and there is no reason these sets should be packed away most of the year. Consider displaying a few of your favorites all year long. This... Read the rest of this entry »