tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post5767950124014515805..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Kids and FaithPastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-21718715812545796252010-12-10T16:56:50.948-06:002010-12-10T16:56:50.948-06:00"I, for one, will not encourage my children t..."I, for one, will not encourage my children to just go to church (just because it's a church). False doctrine is the fast road to hell and we all know it."<br /><br />Anonymous, one day your children will leave home. They will choose a church on their own. Your efforts to instruct them in sound Lutheran doctrine will certainly have an influence but it's no guarantee. I am not suggesting that "any church" will do. There are clearly false churches out there claiming to be Christian. Discernment is clearly needed. But are you saying there are no other Christian churches out there except LCMS? The LCMS website clearly acknowledges there are Christians other than Lutherans. (In fact, LCMS leaders just met with Anglican leaders to start a dialogue and possibly recognize them as fellow Christians.) Yes, there is error but they are my brothers and sisters in Christ as well. And my children maybe one of "them."<br /><br />Some Lutheran Christians can be very harsh at times when discussing non-Lutheran Christians. <br /><br />JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-58446067201067120592010-12-09T23:01:03.926-06:002010-12-09T23:01:03.926-06:00...rather have my kids attend a Baptist or Non-Den......rather have my kids attend a Baptist or Non-Denom church than nothing... NO! I DON'T THINK SO!<br />I will teach my children at home if a LCMS church is not available. I will search the internet for the LCMS teachings to assist me. I, for one, will not encourage my children to just go to church (just because it's a church). False doctrine is the fast road to hell and we all know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-78205476508772980562010-12-08T20:33:02.849-06:002010-12-08T20:33:02.849-06:00No, Lutherans marrying only Lutherans was not my p...No, Lutherans marrying only Lutherans was not my point... just not being so nice about sending our kids to non-Lutheran churches with their friends assuming it is all the same... it's not... require their friends to come with them to the Lutheran church as much as they go there and teach them what and why of the difference...Pastor Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-11192707793831027492010-12-08T19:23:59.937-06:002010-12-08T19:23:59.937-06:00Ouch. Your post really hit home. I was basically r...Ouch. Your post really hit home. I was basically raised LCMS but I sent my children to a Baptist church affiliated school and allowed them to attend Baptist youth events with their friends. And now my children attend Baptist and Evangelical Free churches. <br /><br />I spoke with my children about what Lutheran's believe and how it differs from the typical evangelical denomination (e.g., infant baptism, the real presence in the Lord's supper, rejection of the rapture, etc.) And I've asked them to seriously study these differences for themselves. They said they will and I believe them. <br /><br />Perhaps I failed as a parent. However, would it be better that they attended no church at all or, even worse, a non-Christian church. That's an easy one for me. I would rather my children attend a Baptist or E-Free church (even with some incorrect teaching) then to abandon the Christian faith altogether.<br /><br />Your post really did hit home. I sometimes have doubts about not being more forceful with my children regarding their Lutheran roots. Perhaps I erred. God will judge me accordingly. <br /><br />JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-11479900713750127642010-12-08T18:31:30.533-06:002010-12-08T18:31:30.533-06:00If the bottom line of the Pastor
Peters' post ...If the bottom line of the Pastor<br />Peters' post is that <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If the bottom line of Pastor Peters<br />Post is that Lutherans should marry<br />Lutherans, then that is unrealistic<br />expectation. Most Christian parents pray that their children will marry a Christian. When the<br />first Pentecost was celebrated in<br />the Book of Acts there was only one<br />Holy Christian Church, and when Christ returns on the Last Day there will still be only one Holy<br />Christian Church as we confess it<br />in the Apostles Creed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-45196794351343949472010-12-08T15:19:41.723-06:002010-12-08T15:19:41.723-06:00Ha, ha, ha.
I was that girl who got invited to th...Ha, ha, ha.<br /><br />I was that girl who got invited to the "other church" only it was the other way around. I was the baptist and he was the Lutheran. No way would he ever let go of his beloved Lutheran worship. I think he would sooner let me loose! So, I never tested it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-48029317112268955812010-12-08T13:58:28.481-06:002010-12-08T13:58:28.481-06:00Lutheran kids ask questions. Answer them honestly...Lutheran kids ask questions. Answer them honestly. Answer them doctrinally. Don't just tell them they weren't raised Baptist, Nazarene, etc. Really raise them Lutheran (catechize them).<br /><br />And parents, you aren't free either. Catechesis is to be lifelong. Learn with your kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-40385053466635077942010-12-08T13:47:38.237-06:002010-12-08T13:47:38.237-06:00Kids are still young, and there's no stopping ...Kids are still young, and there's no stopping them from being curious. <br /><br />I think it's sufficient to: #1. Teach your kids enough so they know the Lutheran beliefs well, and can defend them in an argument. #2 To teach them that it's important to constantly work hard to get a better understanding of how we should think and act as Christians.<br /><br />As long as the religious teachings they are investigating are still Christian, and will still make sure my kid is saved, I say they need room to be intellectually curious.<br /><br />It was this type of critical investigation, after all, that caused Luther to break away from the Catholic church.JLuChrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-36780204623026271982010-12-08T13:05:51.020-06:002010-12-08T13:05:51.020-06:00The really big problem comes when they go away to ...The really big problem comes when they go away to college. There you have no control over who they fall in with, and it can be a pretty awful surprise. My son wound up in the Roman Catholic Church because his drinking buddies at college were all at the Newman Center; it was just that simple.Dr.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360786634583725263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-46446620888403725012010-12-08T10:41:48.966-06:002010-12-08T10:41:48.966-06:00Excellent advice for raising our 13-year old son. ...Excellent advice for raising our 13-year old son. My fervent prayer is that other LC-MS pastors would express the same viewpoint to their congregations.Dave Lamberthttp://www.lambert-blog.comnoreply@blogger.com