Six Reasons
Why We Must
Give Our
Children
a Biblical
Worldview
By Jeff Keaton - Founder, CEO &
President of Renewanation
1. They belong to God.
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of
the womb a reward” (Ps 127:3).
Perhaps the greatest trust any person could ever be given
is the responsibility of a child. As soon as both of our daugh-
ters were born, I realized that I was responsible for their
physical, and even more importantly, spiritual well-being.
I was fully aware from day one that I would stand before
God someday and give an account for how I had raised
them. I have always known God would not ask me about
their position in life or their level of wealth. He will simply
want to know if I taught them to know, love, and serve Him.
Because of this understanding, I determined that I would
do everything in my power to help them know God’s truth,
and I would do everything possible to make sure they would
not be influenced by those who would lead them away from
God’s truth.
2. We want them to grow up to bless our hearts, not
break them.
“A foolish son is a ruin to his father” (Prov 19:13a).
“The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who
fathers a wise son will be glad in him” (Prov 23:24).
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old
he will not depart from it” (Prov 22:6).
There is no absolute guarantee that if we give our children
a biblical worldview they will choose a path of righteousness.
However, there is a guarantee that if we don’t give them a
biblical worldview they will go astray and break our hearts.
Young moms and dads think they have it pretty hard when
their kids are little and demand their care and attention 24
hours a day. I remember those days, and they were tough.
However, it’s much more difficult to have grown children—
who you no longer have control of—choose to reject the
God you know and love. If we are diligent about leading
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