A family without a commitment to the God of the Bible has no hope of stemming the tide of cultural onslaught. If we mix a little biblical truth, a little secular physchology, a little romance novel idology, and a little eastern mysticism, we will get a deadly mixture of lies. Unfortunately, this is what many Christian families do . . . If we are to experience multigeneraltional faithfulness we must come to a place where we throw off the shackles of our culture and live in the fullness that is found only in Christ. We must be people who live the Word in our homes."
~By Voddie T. Baucham, Jr~
I believe those words with all my heart. I grew up in a home where we went to a certain church because my Dad's Mom said that was where she wanted her grandchildren to go. When she died so did going to church. Of the 10 grandchildren only 2 continued in attending church. The church I attended was one which taught the God of the Bible, but not His Son Jesus. As an adult I know that God was with me through my time in this church showing me that it was not where I should be to learn who and what Jesus could do in and with my life. Long story short, I did not pass a test to become a member of that church as an 12 year old. My parents only attend church on holidays so they did not care if I went to church or not. I began attending church where my cousin was attending with his Mom and Dad. It was a Christian Church in Sheldon, Illinois. Through the next 3 years I learned who Jesus was and chose to make a public admission of who Jesus was and wanted to become like Him. I was emerced on a Friday night in September of 1960.
I praise God and His Son Jesus that I did not get hooked on the little Bible and alot of the world my parents lived. My Husband is a Christian man and I was honored to raised 2 daughters in the Lord. As the girls grew and left home for college I realized that they were living our Christian life and not their own. I thank the Lord that He led both girls to learn who He was for them not their parents. In my small family we are steaming the onslaught of the worlds culture. The girls are adults and when the time comes and they have children they will teach their children to know God and Jesus as their personal Lord.
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Very nice post Joyce. My family was quite similar. My parents were not big on church but they sent their children. I grew up in a Luthern church, where salvation through the blood of Christ was not preached. As I grew up and found Christ through the efforts of a Baptist church I came to realize that the "Luthern" church I attended as a child "Had a form of Godliness but denied the power there of" I am truly Thankful that I have found the "power" of God through Jesus. What a priveledge to raise our children in that knowledge. Now I am able to see my grandchildren being raised in the same knowledge. What a Blessing!
Good Afternoon Joyce,
This is such a wonderful post you have today. I was raised in the Southern Baptist Churches while growing up. I was "THANKFULLY" blessed that both of my Parents were Christian Parents and believed in our Lord Jesus Christ. My DH is a Methodist and when we got married we married in the Methodist Church and I joined the Methodist Church as well. Both of our girls were Christened in the Methodist Church as well. Later on, some members put DH on several different committees and he saw the Politic side of the Church. Our Church is connected with another Church that shares the same Preacher. The other Church has a bigger attendance and more people and needless to say, when it comes to the voting part of it, the other Church always wins out. This just tore my DH up. We quit going to the Methodist Church for a while and joined a Baptist Church outside of our town. We really loved that Church. After DH started driving a truck, it messed up his sleep patterns and all. He has always driven at night while running teams. We sort of quit going to Church for a while and then we got back into the Methodist Church again. Needless to say, they had a Pastor that came there and ruined my DH's heart up again. Me and DH don't go like we used to, but I still believe in GOD and pray and all. Maybe one day soon we will be able to go again and become more like Christ. "THANK YOU" for sharing such a wonderful post with us today. I really enjoyed it. Take care my friend and have a great day. May God Bless You and Yours.
Love & Hugs,
Karen H.
Such a wonderful testimony about your finding the Christ...Mine is far to complicated to post in a comment page but it is so wonderful that The Father see the heart.......... saved by grace and not of works least any man should boast............
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