Why do you teach your children your belief?

[pwfaith]

lets define the word 'children' here. a 14 year old child can find out for hiimself; a 4 year old cannot. so, do you teach them "nothing" at an early age, then encourage them to want to "find out for themselves" when they become an older, more capable child?

Of course not. We live our lives out before our children. We read the bible together as a family and pray together, talk about what they learn in church. However once they get school age we discuss other religions and religious beliefs and they get a Bible. We teach them to question anything they're told, whether by us, their children's pastor, Sunday School teacher or big pastor, and we teach them how to look it up for themselves. If you've ever been around young children, you know they can come up with some of the most difficult questions! But they also have a precious faith and can appreciate the simple truths much more than we as adults often do. Matthew 18 is a good passage about this.

 

[sniper762]

pwfaith, then your church (that YOU picked for them) with its sunday school teacher (which teaches THAT particular church's belief) tells them what the TRUTH is.

what if your 10 year old says "i want to go to another church (say a jw) because my friend at school and i discussed this and i think he has a better understanding"

 

[Me Myself]

pwfaith, then your church (that YOU picked for them) with its sunday school teacher (which teaches THAT particular church's belief) tells them what the TRUTH is.

what if your 10 year old says "i want to go to another church (say a jw) because my friend at school and i discussed this and i think he has a better understanding"

You can´t have a child and thell them "go find out foryourself" every time they have a question. It´s honestly unreasonable.

If you did that to your kids and at a very little age they tell you they want to go to church and that they beleive in JC and that you must to and on and on because somebody in the school was no shy of telling your kids "their true" while you were "go find it for yourself"ing him? what then? If you ask them why they beleive so and they say by "faith" wouldn´t you tell them that is not an appropiate answer? that they can´´t beleive "just because"? wouldn´t that be telling them what is truth and waht is not?

 

[pwfaith]

pwfaith, then your church (that YOU picked for them) with its sunday school teacher (which teaches THAT particular church's belief) tells them what the TRUTH is.

what if your 10 year old says "i want to go to another church (say a jw) because my friend at school and i discussed this and i think he has a better understanding"

We would discuss what they believe and I would visit with them, so we could learn more together.

Do you not teach your children things you believe are true (not just religious, but in other areas of life)? I have atheist friends who fully admit to teaching their children that there is no God. They don't want their children growing up to be Christians or any religion for that matter. As I said earlier, I can't force my children to accept our beliefs as their own. Do I want them to? Absolutely! But the decision has to be theirs. I cannot make it for them.

 

[Tristesse]

lets define the word 'children' here. a 14 year old child can find out for hiimself; a 4 year old cannot. so, do you teach them "nothing" at an early age, then encourage them to want to "find out for themselves" when they become an older, more capable child?

If the child is inquisitive of learning more about the subject, I see no reason why they shouldn't explore and learn about different religions. But teaching a child that one religion is absolutely true without any justification for why it's true, is wrong and should stop.

 

[Me Myself]

teaching a child that one religion is absolutely true without any REASONABLE justification for why it's true, is wrong and should stop.

I just felt like expanding your assertion with that little word I put on caps and bold.

But yeah I agree

 

[Tristesse]

I just felt like expanding your assertion with that little word I put on caps and bold.

But yeah I agree

oops...Yeah I gues an old book in and of it's self could be justification. Reasonable is a good addition.

 

[sniper762]

If the child is inquisitive of learning more about the subject, I see no reason why they shouldn't explore and learn about different religions. But teaching a child that one religion is absolutely true without any justification for why it's true, is wrong and should stop.

yeah, i can see a 10 year old doing that

 

[Tristesse]

yeah, i can see a 10 year old doing that

I know 10 year olds who have.

 

[sniper762]

i know 10 year olds that believe in santa
and the tooth fairy when they find 20 bucks under their pillow

 

[Tristesse]

i know 10 year olds that believe in santa
and the tooth fairy when they find 20 bucks under their pillow

And this relevant, why?

 

[Me Myself]

i know 10 year olds that believe in santa
and the tooth fairy when they find 20 bucks under their pillow

And that is called denial. I´ve seen it in fully grown men.

It tends to happen when they can´t beleive their parent would lie to them... rings any bells?

 

[sniper762]

its as relevant as memyself's post

 

[sniper762]

sorry, i mean tristesee's

 

[Tristesse]

its as relevant as memyself's post

Now, now, there's no need for personal attacks.

 

[Me Myself]

its as relevant as memyself's post

*looks at the number of posts in his own mesages*

You´ll need to be a little more specific.

 

[sniper762]

no attack here, just answering tristesee'\s question

 

[sniper762]

numbers smumbers

 

[Tristesse]

no attack here, just answering tristesee'\s question

Thats wasn't really an answer, but more of a side note. I asked how your statement was relevant to the conversation.

 

[-Peacemaker-]

simple enough question. Why do/ would you teach your children your beliefs as truth instead of teaching them a way to find truth?

If you had any idea what Christians believe you'd never ask this question of us.