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I planned to do tons of “work” today. Instead, I wrote a letter about discipling children in grace. I think it was a better use of time. Hope you find it useful. Heres an excerpt: Sanctification is a fruit of grace, therefore, if we try to disciple children without treating them as recipients of grace, we will only train them in legalism. Disregarding their place in the church implies that childlike faith is not enough to join in Christian fellowship—the exact opposite of what Jesus said (Mk 10:15). If we believe our children stand outside the covenant community, we will always question the sincerity of their prayers and confessions... and they will begin to doubt, too. This is part of why so many Evangelicals depend on personal piety to feel accepted. Sometimes an extraordinary amount of maturity is required before children are acknowledged as believers at all. Unfortunately, it results in a culture where obedience must precede assurance, instead of flowing from it. Read more here: michaelspotts.org/2014/06/a-letter-about-discipling-children.html
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 00:01:48 +0000

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