Explaining Complacent Christianity to Kids

Sep 8, 2024

Foundation Worldview Podcast: Explaining Complacent Christianity to Children

Introduction

  • Host: Elizabeth Urbanowicz
  • Focus: Helping children understand true biblical Christianity amidst cultural and church complacency.
  • Key question: How can we make children understand what Christian life should truly look like?

Threefold Goal

  1. Experience Biblical Christianity

    • Allow children to taste and see the real Christian life.
    • Implement practices at home showing true Christianity as per scripture.

  2. Explain Cultural Discrepancies

    • Prepare children to understand why many Christians don't live biblically.
    • Use the Bible to explain these discrepancies.

  3. Cultivate Gratitude Over Judgment

    • Encourage gratitude for God's grace instead of judging others' shortcomings.

Detailed Approach

1. Experiencing Biblical Christianity

  • Cultivating Relationships

    • Highlight the gospel's emphasis on relationships.
    • Engage in activities that build family relationships (e.g., cooking, cleaning, playing).
    • Practice confession and repentance to maintain strong relationships.

  • Establishing Rhythms and Routines

    • Daily scripture reading and prayer.
    • Prioritize corporate worship over other activities.
    • Practice hospitality and serve together as a family.

  • Building Biblical Literacy

    • Equip children with skills to read, interpret, and apply scripture.
    • Recommended resource: Foundation Worldview's "Studying the Bible" curriculum.

2. Explaining Discrepancies

  • Use Biblical Passages to Explain
    • Discuss Ephesians 6:10-18: Christian life as a battle.
    • Discuss James 1:22-25: Importance of being doers of the Word, not just hearers.

3. Cultivating Gratitude

  • Avoid cultivating a judgmental spirit.
  • Respond to questions about others' behaviors by focusing on the goodness of God's commands, not others' mistakes.
  • Scriptural Foundation
    • Study Psalm 19:7-11: The goodness and perfect nature of God's commands.

Conclusion

  • Emphasize the goodness and freedom found in following God's commands.
  • Encourage focus on personal growth in faith rather than judging others.

Call to Action

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  • Submit questions at foundationworldview.com/podcast.

Final Prayer

  • Trust in God working all things for good, shaping us into the image of His Son.