Giving Hope to Your Children

How can we impart a realistic yet hopeful perspective of salvation to our children?Dr. Joel Beeke emphasizes the importance of honesty when discipling our children. We need to explain to them about their inherent sinful nature, the daily sins they commit, and the fact that heart conversion is a divine miracle. They should understand that they can't convert their hearts on their own, but God can. They are called to repent and believe, but even this requires God's grace. This realism is necessary, but it must be complemented with the assurance that God delights in doing miracles and saving sinners. Dr. Beeke further explains that God takes great joy in salvation and derives the most glory when He performs the miracle of converting hearts. It is also important to note that God often works along generational lines. When parents fear God, engage in family worship, discuss sermons, catechize, and pray with their children, they honor God. While it is still a miraculous act, it is more common for God to save children in homes where parents are conscientious believers.John 6:37 (NKJV): 'All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.'