The Lie
1. It’s up to us to determine the size of our family.
2. Children need to get exposed to the “real world” so that they can learn to function in it.
3. All children will go through a rebellious stage.
The Lie
4. I know my
Living the Lie
Believing what the world says about children – children are a burden.
Satan says to parents “Your children need to taste for themselves. If you shelter them from the ‘real world’ they will never be able to fit in and survive it.
Satan wants parents to believe that there is no hope of their children living holy, surrendered lives through their adolescent and young adult years.
Living the Lie
Truth in Scripture
God is the creator of life. (Genesis 1, 2:7)
Anything that hinders or discourages women from fulfilling their God-given calling to be bearers and nurturers of life furthers Satan’s schemes and aids his efforts. (Jeremiah 29:11, John 10:10)
One of the purposes of marriage is to produce a
“godly offspring”. (Psalm 113:9; Psalm 127:3-5;
Malachi 2:15)
Childbearing is a basic, God-given role for women.
Children are to be received as a blessing from God.
(Psalm 127:3-5; 1 Timothy 2:15; 5:14)
Our task is not to raise up children who can fit into this world or merely survive it but to bring up children who will be used by God to change our world.
(Romans 12:2)
Like young, tender plants, children need to be protected from worldly influences until they are spiritually mature enough to withstand them. (Psalm
101; Romans 16:19)
The fear of the Lord and a vital, personal relationship with God are the best means of preparing children to withstand secular culture and to make a difference in our world. (Psalm 92:13-15; Proverbs 9:10-11)
If parents expect their children to rebel, the increase the likelihood that they will do so. (Genesis 18:17-19;
Psalm 78:1-7)
God promises a blessing to parents who keep His covenant and who teach their children to do the same. (Psalm 103:17-18; Acts 2:39)
Parents cannot force their children to walk with God, but they can model godliness and cultivate a climate in the home that creates an appetite for God and is conducive to the spiritual nurture and growth of their children. (Psalm 144:12, 15; Isaiah 54:13; Matthew
5:13-16)
Truth in Scripture
Satan blinds many parents to the Those who do not have a heart for God or any
Living the Truth
God’s word says children are one of the greatest blessings He can give a couple.
The challenge of every Christian parent is to bring up children who love God with all their hearts, souls and minds and strength; who have a vibrant, personal relationship with the Lord Jesus; and whose lives will be bright and shining lights, penetrating the darkness around them.
Obeying God’s intent for each successive generation to receive
His grace, keep His covenant and then pass it along to their children. Most of all, the job of parents is to pray earnestly for their children.
Living the Truth
Parents need to pray for their

child is a
Christian because he prayed to receive Christ at an early age.
5. We are not responsible for how our children turn out.
true spiritual condition of their children in order to keep those children in bondage to the kingdom of darkness.
Satan uses two opposite lies to put parents in bondage. The first lie is that they have no control or influence over how their children turn out and the second lie is that they are 100 percent responsible for how their children turn out (it is all their fault).
hunger for the things of God and who have a consistent pattern of rejecting the Word and ways of
God have no basis for assurance of salvation. (2
Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 5:5-6; I John 2:3-9, 15,
19; 3:10)
Parents who assume their children know the Lord, regardless of their lifestyle, may give their children a false sense of security and may not be praying appropriately for their children. (Jeremiah 32:40;
Hebrews 3:14)
Parents have enormous influence in molding the lives of their children by their example, their teaching, and their leadership. (Genesis 19; Proverbs 22:6;
Matthew 19:13-15; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Ephesians
6:4)
Each generation is responsible to pass on to the next the heritage of a heart that knows and walks with
God. (1 Samuel 2:12-25, 29, 3:13; Psalm 78:1-8; 1
Thessalonians 1:2-6; 2:3-13)
Parents will give account to God for the spiritual condition of the lives He has entrusted to their care.
(Proverbs 3:12, 13:24, 19:18; Hebrews 13:17)
Each individual is responsible for his own walk and obedience. Regardless of what kind of parents he had, each person will give account to God for his own choices. (Deuteronomy 24:16; Jeremiah 31:29-
30; John 6:39; 2 Peter 3:9) children, model a relationship with
Christ and to challenge their children about their Christian walk.
Parents who believe and act on the Truth will be set free from bondage to love, enjoy, train and nurture their children and, by
God’s grace, to send those children out to reflect God’s glory and grace to the next generation.