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Ðresponsibility.€Probably€some€of€the€things€I€am€going€to€say€here€are€not€going€to€make€some€peopleÐ .&~!" Ðhappy.€I€find€that€I€generally€make€friends€or€enemies,€but€God€knows€my€heart€I€want€to€help€peopleÐ 'j"# Ðand€to€present€truth€to€help.€I€would€ask€that€as€you€read€this€article€read€it€with€an€open€heart.€If€weÐ (V#$ Ðare€failing,€then€we€do€not€need€to€keep€failing,€but€we€need€to€be€open€to€Biblical€change€andÐ ò(B$% Ðinstruction€so€we€do€not€have€to€fail.€The€good€news€is€many€have€not€failed€today€and€they€haveÐ Þ).%& Ðreared€their€children€to€grow€up€and€walk€with€God.€We€praise€God€for€that!Ð Ê*&' ÐÐ ¶+'( ÐSo€many€times€parents€are€in€total€denial€of€their€responsibility€and€wish€to€place€the€responsibilityÐ ° Ðon€the€other€two,€church€and€personal€responsibility.€ò òòòLet€me€say€this,€much€of€the€problem€todayÐ œì Ðis€parental€responsibility,€Proverbs€22:6,€I€Timothy€3:4,€Ephesians€6:1-4,€Deuteronomy€6:6-9óóÔbÌÔ.Ð ŒÜ ÐÔbòÔó óSome€of€the€chief€ingredients€of€rearing€a€rebel€are€as€follows:€1.€Hypocritical€Christianity.€(a)Ð xÈ ÐParents€who€are€dominated€by€the€flesh€rather€than€walking€in€the€Spirit.€(b)€Parents€who€areÐ d´ Ðconsumed€by€worldly€things.€2.€Neglectful€fathers.€3.€Lack€of€proper€child€discipline.€4.€UnholyÐ P   Ðassociations€(public€schools,€carnal€Christian€schools,€carnal€churches,€worldly€friends,€etc.).€5.€TheÐ < Œ Ðparents€not€having€a€real€relationship€with€God.Ð ( x ÐÌSome€of€the€following€statement€was€written€by€Dr.€David€Cloud,€Ô4‚ Ý OÔÝ‚ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôhttp://www.wayoflife.org/Ô6‹ÔÝ‚ÍOŸƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý y!ÍÔ€.€to€aÐ  P  Ðpastor€who€was€questioning€an€article€I€had€written€on€parental€responsibility.€The€article€had€beenÐ ì <  Ðpublished€by€Way€Of€Life.€I€have€also€added€observations€to€the€statement.€The€problem€is€that€theseÐ Ø(  Ðare€common€€areas€of€failure€that€probably€every€parent€is€guilty€of€at€least€some€time€to€someÐ Ä  Ðdegree.€It€is€all€too€easy€to€be€hypocritical€in€various€ways€and€to€fail€to€practice€exactly€what€weÐ °  Ðbelieve€and€preach.€It€is€all€too€easy€to€walk€in€the€flesh€rather€than€the€Spirit€in€our€day-to-dayÐ œì  Ðrelations€in€the€home.€It€is€all€too€easy€for€the€father€to€neglect€his€responsibility€to€train€up€theÐ ˆØ  Ðchildren€in€the€nurture€and€admonition€of€the€Lord€and,€rather,€to€provoke€them€to€wrath,€EphesiansÐ tÄ Ð6:1-4.€It€is€all€too€easy€to€allow€unholy€associations€to€creep€into€our€childrenððs€lives.€This€canÐ `° Ðhappen€with€our€childrenððs€relationships€wit€h€the€wrong€kids€even€in€good€churches.Ð Lœ ÐÌI€do€not€therefore€agree€with€parents€who€say,€I€d€id€not€do€anything€wrong€and€many€have€told€meÐ $t Ðthat.€However,€when€we€get€into€the€issue,€we€find€it€was€just€not€that€way.€In€many€instances€theÐ ` Ðparent€lost€the€childððs€heart€and€did€not€know€it,€or€did€not€know€they€were€suppose€to€get€the€childÐ üL Ðs€heart€in€the€first€place,€Proverbs€23:26.€No€parent€can€stand€back€and€say€he€had€no€responsibilityÐ è8 Ðin€his€childððs€spiritual€apostasy.€The€Bibles€promises€are€too€plain.€Proverbs€22:6€is€not€as€vague€asÐ Ô$ Ðmany€people€wish€to€make€it€out€to€be.€The€wording€is€much€more€precise€than€that,€and€it€definitelyÐ À Ðpromises€that€if€the€children€are€trained€properly€they€will€not€depart€from€the€Lord.Ð ¬ü ÐÌOn€a€daily€basis€I€ask€God€to€show€me€any€sin€in€my€life€that€would€stand€between€me€and€Him.€IfÐ „Ô Ðwe€look€closely€enough,€we€can€always€find€failure€in€our€lives.€I€know€that€is€certainly€true€in€myÐ pÀ Ðown€life€as€a€father.€Much€that€I€preach€and€have€taught€in€regard€to€the€family,€I€have€learned€by€myÐ \ ¬ Ðown€failures€and€mistakes.€Also,€I€have€learned€a€whole€lot€more€about€it€after€my€children€have€leftÐ H!˜ Ðthe€home€and€I€wish€I€had€known€it€when€they€were€home!Ð 4"„  ÐÌWhile€I€donððt€believe€parents€should€mope€around€defeated€by€their€sins€and€shortcomings,€I€alsoÐ  $\" Ðdonððt€believe€they€should€pretend€that€they€had€no€responsibility,€I€Timothy€3:4.€I€believe€any€parentÐ ø$H # Ðthat€is€honest€can€find€areas€of€failure,€and€it€is€not€unhealthy€to€face€them.€There€are€failures€ofÐ ä%4!$ Ðcommission€(failing€to€do€some€things€that€we€should€have€done€as€a€parents,€in€our€personal€walkÐ Ð& "% Ðwith€the€Lord€before€the€children,€in€our€training€of€the€children,€etc.)€and€failures€of€omission€(i.e.,Ð ¼' #& Ðnot€being€Spirit€filled€in€our€relationships€with€our€spouses€and€children,€etc.).€The€solution€toÐ ¨(ø#' Ðspiritual€failure€and€sin€in€any€area€is€not€to€ignore€it€but€to€face€it€and€confess€it€and€make€it€right.Ð ”)ä$( ÐHe€that€covereth€his€si€ns€shall€not€prosper:€but€whoso€confesseth€and€forsaketh€them€shall€haveÐ €*Ð%) Ðmercy€(Prov.€28:13).Ð l+¼&* ЇSome€common€areas€of€failure€are€neglecting€to€spend€time€with€our€children€to€teach€them€how€toÐ ° Ðknow€and€serve€the€Lord€(it€is€easier€especially€for€us€fathers,€it€seems,€to€serve€the€Lord€alone€thanÐ œì Ðto€serve€the€Lord€with€our€children);€being€grouchy€with€them€instead€of€being€Spirit€filled;Ð ˆØ Ðcriticizing€them€more€than€encouraging€them;€wives€being€bossy€and€non-submissive;€neglectfulÐ tÄ Ðfathers€and€mothers€who€are€caught€up€in€their€own€pursuits;€wives€of€school-age€children€and€youngÐ `° Ðpeople€working€out€of€the€home€in€such€a€manner€that€the€children€are€neglected;€allowingÐ L œ Ðunwholesome€television€and€movies€and€video€games€and€music,€etc.,€to€influence€the€family;€lettingÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€children€develop€close€relationships€with€worldly€young€people;€sending€the€kids€to€a€publicÐ $ t Ðschool,€college,€university,€or€a€worldly€Christian€school€so€that€they€become€influenced€by€evil€(1Ð  ` ÐCor.€15:33);€allowing€the€kids€to€have€more€personal€liberty€than€they€were€morally€able€to€handle;Ð ü L  Ðstaying€in€a€carnal€church€so€that€the€children€are€adversely€affected,€etc.Ð è 8  ÐÌWhat€parent€can€look€back€over€his€childrenððs€lives€in€the€home€and€not€find€failings?€I€have€talkedÐ À  Ðwith€many€church€leaders€about€their€children€who€have€gone€astray,€because€I€have€a€great€interestÐ ¬ü  Ðin€that€in€order€to€help€others€and€also€because€I€earnestly€do€not€want€that€to€happen€in€my€family,Ð ˜è  Ðand€invariably€they€have€volunteered€to€me€certain€specific€failings€that€they€were€guilty€of€and€thatÐ „Ô  Ðthey€know€has€adversely€affected€their€children.€The€list€of€common€failings€as€listed€above€is€basedÐ pÀ Ðpartly€on€things€these€friends€have€shared€with€me€with€broken€and€humble€hearts,€and€partly€on€myÐ \¬ Ðown€observations€and€personal€failings.Ð H˜ ÐÌAt€the€same€time,€every€Christian€parent€can€testify€that€the€Lord€is€very€merciful.€Praise€God,€HeÐ  p Ðis€good,€and€ready€to€forgive;€and€plenteous€in€mercy€unto€all€them€that€call€upon€thee€(Psalm€86:5).Ð  \ ÐI€t€is€good€for€fathers€and€mothers€to€face€their€sins€and€shortcomings€in€their€family€relationships.Ð øH ÐThis€brings€healing€and€growth€on€the€part€of€all€concerned.€See€our€article€on€our€web€siteÐ ä4 ÐÔ4‚Ý °ÔÝ‚ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôhttp://www.fortheloveofthefamily.com/Ô6ù.ÔÝ‚ÍO /€faiÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7s€;/Ô€,€ð ðHow€To€Deal€With€A€Child€Outside€The€Home€NotÐ Ð  ÐLiving€For€Godðð.Ð ¼  ÐÌThere€is€no€spiritual€progress€when€parents€claim€that€they€did€everything€right€and€still€theirÐ ”ä Ðchildren€did€not€serve€the€Lord.€The€hardest€things€I€have€faced€as€a€Christian€have€been€myÐ €Ð Ðresponsibilities€as€a€husband€and€a€father.€It€has€made€me€face€things€in€my€life€that€I€probably€wouldÐ l¼ Ðnot€have€faced€otherwise.Ð X ¨ ÐÌThough€very€difficult€and€unpleasant€at€times,€facing€sin€and€spiritual€weakness€is€not€unhealthy€ifÐ 0"€  Ðit€is€done€properly€before€the€Lord€and€if€it€results€in€spiritual€growth.Ð #l! ÐÌWith€huge€numbers€of€children€not€growing€up€to€serve€God€the€question€needs€to€be€asked.€WhyÐ ô$D # Ðare€so€many€children€growing€up€to€not€serve€God€from€Christian€homes?€If€we€do€the€same€wrongÐ à%0!$ Ðthings€over€and€over,€we€are€bound€to€have€the€same€results.€Some€of€items€below€were€written€byÐ Ì&"% ÐPastor€Bobby€Mitchell,€and€I€have€written€some€and€expanded€on€some€of€Pastor€Mitchellððs€thoughtsÐ ¸'#& Ðwith€his€permission.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌÓ€ (yx83ÓÝ"‚±\"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚±\5ÝÔ2yxÔÚ  Ú1Ú  Ú.Ô3  ÔÝ  Ý€€The€parents€and€the€children€do€not€have€a€real€relationship€with€the€Lord.€When€I€say€that,€theyÐ |*Ì%) Ðare€not€spending€time€in€the€Word€meditating€on€God's€Word€and€have€God€speak€to€them€and€knowÐ h+¸&* Ðhow€to€respond€and€have€a€real€intimate,€personal€and€passionate€relationship€with€the€Lord.Ð ° ÐObviously€if€the€parents€are€not,€their€children€are€not.€Proverbs€13:13€is€at€play€in€their€life.€By€theÐ œì Ðtime€we€are€contacted€for€help€here€at€for€the€Love€Of€The€Family€they€are€in€full€blown€destructionÐ ˆØ Ðmode.€Most€of€these€kids€have€parents€who€think€walking€with€God€is€going€to€church€whenÐ tÄ Ðconvenient€or€even€three€times€a€week,€and€doing€activities€which€makes€them€spiritual.€TheÐ `° Ðentertainment€philosophy€(flesh€oriented€music-Rock,€Contemporary€Christian,€Southern€GospelÐ L œ Ðmusic,€worldly€activities,€and€practices)€are€leading€them€down€a€destruction€path.€It€never€fails€thatÐ 8 ˆ ÐI€hear€people€say€we€need€activities€to€keep€the€young€people€interested!€What€we€need€to€do€is€toÐ $ t Ðteach€them€how€to€have€a€real€heart€and€relationship€with€God.€The€parent€needs€to€get€the€heart€ofÐ  ` Ðthe€child€and€keep€it.€Most€Independent€Baptist€parents€do€not€have€a€clue€on€this.€They€live€in€whatÐ ü L  ÐI€call€the€unholy€six€of€Ephesians€4:31,€bitterness,€wrath,€anger,€clamour€(public€quarreling),€evilÐ è 8  Ðspeaking€and€malice€(desire€with€intent€to€hurt).€They€boil€with€anger€because€they€do€not€have€a€realÐ Ô$  Ðrelationship€with€God.€They€will€fail€because€of€these€six€in€the€home.€Ephesians€4:31€says,€Let€ò òòòallÐ À  Ðbe€put€away€from€youóó.ó ó݃±\5J5݌Р°  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚±\"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚±\å<ÝÔ2yxÔÚ  Ú2Ú  Ú.Ô3  ÔÝ  Ý€€Most€Independent€Baptist€people€are€living€for€the€lust€of€the€flesh€and€they€do€not€know€how€toÐ ˆØ  Ðnot€do€so,€Romans€6:11-16.€Many€do€not€even€know€they€are€living€for€the€lust€of€the€flesh.€TheyÐ tÄ Ðhave€demand€lusts,€Ephesians€2:3€(lusts€that€control€behavior)€and€they€do€not€know€how€to€dealÐ `° Ðwith€them€Biblically,€Ephesians€4:22-24.€It€then€of€course€leads€to€destruction,€Proverbs€13:13€inÐ Lœ Ðtheir€lives€and€the€lives€of€their€children.€They€cannot€teach€their€children€what€they€do€not€know€andÐ 8ˆ Ðthe€child€never€learns€at€home€or€church€how€to€deal€with€these€issues.€They€do€not€know€the€powerÐ $t Ðof€God€or€how€to€Biblically€change€their€life.€Therefore,€when€they€get€old€enough€they€have€seenÐ ` Ðenough€of€church€and€it€did€nothing€for€them.€Romans€6:€11-16€tells€the€Christian€Ôb  Ôò òyield€Ôbñ@Ôó ó(submitÐ üL Ðthemselves€to€God).€James€4:7,€ò òòòSubmit€yourselvesóóÔbBAÔ€ÔbnAÔó ótherefore€to€God,€Resist€the€devil,€and€he€willÐ ì< Ðflee€from€you.€Did€you€see€who€was€involved?€The€devil!€The€reason€we€do€not€yield€or€submitÐ Ü, Ðourselves€to€God€in€the€daily€walk€of€life€is€because€of€pride,€James€4:6.€We€think€we€can€do€it€inÐ È Ðour€own€power.€We€go€our€own€way€and€make€Jesus€Christ€non€essential€in€our€life€at€the€point€ofÐ ´ Ðoutside€pressure€(point€of€impact)€by€the€devil€in€every€day€life.€In€essence,€when€the€heat€is€on,Ð  ð Ð(something€that€did€not€go€our€way€or€right)€we€do€not€submit€ourselves.€We€are€not€Spirit€controlledÐ ŒÜ Ðbut€lust€and€flesh€controlled€at€the€point€of€impact.€Folks,€if€we€are€living€this€way,€and€do€notÐ xÈ Ðdiscipline€our€lives€to€be€Spirit€controlled€at€the€point€of€impact,€we€will€not€teach€our€children€toÐ d ´ Ðbe€Spirit€controlled,€but€will€by€example€teach€them€to€also€live€this€fleshly,€lustful€way.݃±\å<=݌РP!  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÓ€ (yx88ÓØ! !ØÝ"‚±\"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚±\PFÝÔ2yxÔÚ  Ú3Ú  Ú.Ô3  ÔÝ  Ý€Many€are€not€genuinely€converted€because€of€the€watered€down€gospel€presentations€that€are€soÐ (#x! Ðprevalent€in€this€day.€The€children€are€told€to€acknowledge€a€few€facts,€they€are€led€in€a€prayer,€andÐ $d" Ðthen€they€are€told€to€never€doubt€their€experience.€Of€course,€over€time,€if€they€are€never€genuinelyÐ %P # Ðconverted,€then€they€either€continue€on€trying€to€"fit€the€mold"€of€their€church,€or€they€just€walk€awayÐ ì%