Showing posts with label children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children. Show all posts

Friday, December 7, 2007

The Christian Home

The Christian home is central to Faith, it is here that children learn to be good Christians and it is here that we forge our lives in the Spirit. Our homes need to be safe, secure, happy places and we must strive to make them homes filled with faith, praise, respect, and love. Often, the cost of living today creates a situation in which both parents must work outside the home. For that reason, it is so important that too short time spent at home to be the best time possible. A good Christian home life is built upon this kind of quality time.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Christians On Education

A Christian education will teach a child how to grow with God and to understand, appreciate, and praise Him. It teaches the child how to know what his function is as God's loved creation and his obligations as a child of God in this world. The student is taught to glorify God and to develop and use his gifts from God, his intellect, talents, and skills, as instruments to help shape a world that is pleasing to God.

As parents, the decision on how to educate children is major. Guidance is often needed and the decision can only be made if we are educated ourselves in the reasons for selecting a Christian education.