Bringing Our Children to Jesus

How are we to view our children?
1Cor. 7:14 says that children of believers are holy. But what does that mean?

3 views (taken from Joel Beeke, Parenting by God's promises, page 18):

1. Holiness is internal and saving.
2. Holiness is external, but not covenantal.
3. Holiness is external and covenantal.

3 practical differences between covenant baptism and baby dedication

1. Whose word is given?
2. the obligation on the child
3. the obligation on the parent

6 ways we hinder our children in coming to Jesus.

1. spiritual silence
2. hypocrisy
3. self-love
4. unbelief
5. worldliness
6. friendship

Believing parents have the duty to bring their children to Jesus by encouraging and exemplifying the right use of God's ordinary means of grace.

1. ministry of the Word
2. right use of the sacraments
3. discipline
4. Prayer : characterized by two words
   • before
   • with