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11-06-2007, 06:07 AM
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Eccle 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
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11-06-2007, 02:55 PM
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I'd say once the child turns a certain age, the forcing should end. My parents forced me to go to Church, TWICE every sunday.... so guess what? I didn't go to church at all in the first two years I was on my own. Forcing someone to go to church will not work.
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11-06-2007, 03:00 PM
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Here is how I feel. I hear this all the time "I want THEM to decide what they believe, I don't want to force them to believe what I believe". Well, ask that same parent this: Do you allow your child to eat candy for every meal? Can your child stay up as late as they want? Can your child smoke and drink alcohol or stay out until 3AM on a school night?
It is a shame that parents worry so much about the physical health of a child all the while casting their spiritual growth and health out the window. If you worry about the above things, you should worry about their soul as well. DaveS, you say you got forced to go to church so when you were on your own you didn't go for two years? You are back now my friend. If your parents would have never planted that seed in you, would you be back right now? I don't know if that is an answerable question, but it is one to think about. 
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11-06-2007, 03:02 PM
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No they should not be forced...
They should see your tree full of fruit... They should attend a Church full of the Love of God... They should sit up front during worship so they can sing/dance and just be kids... They should not have to dress up in clothes they hate... Children flocked to Jesus, they loved Him, if they don't want to go to Church something is wrong, maybe with the Church maybe with the parents... Yes! I know I don't have kids... 
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11-06-2007, 03:10 PM
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Yes! I got something else to add...
 My husband 53 a non-believer was forced to attend a certain church but never saw fruit in his parents or grandparents who partially raised him... The Word was never read except on Christmas a verse or 2... Everything was secular... His church going father abused Him... None of them ever knew the Love of God... None of the family are saved... One is in a well known cult, the others donot attend any church,... My mother in law goes to her church to take a nap she never knows what the preaching or teaching is about... See my point?
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11-06-2007, 04:52 PM
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I seem to be in the minority here...
I think that if the child is living under my roof, eating my food, then they should live by my rules. One of my rules is that church is not an option...it's a requirement. The same goes for family functions. Instead of worrying about making them hate you or church, the problem we should be concerned with is WHY don't they want to go? Is it boring? Do they not see true Christians? Is it a problem of them being harassed for being a "church kid"? Fix the REAL problem, and you have little to worry about. We are not to be their friends, but their leaders. As leaders, we need to require various things of them. But we must also be invested enough to be able to know or find out what is wrong in their lives.
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Some people you can never please*You might as well just let them be*They mock everything not their own*From their imaginary throne*But I won't bow down*even if the whole world thinks I'm crazy*So hey hey, this song is for us*So put your hands in the air*if you're crazy like us Hey hey*Hey hey, that's freedom you hear*Comin' right to your ear*that's the sound from our bus Hey hey*Why try to be like someone else*When you can only be yourself?*No one can sing the song you do*Be true, be legendary you*So I won't sell out*even if the whole world thinks I'm crazy*Why kiss the feet of the*people who kick you*When you can be anything that you want to?
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11-06-2007, 04:57 PM
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when I grew up my parents forced me to go to church.. and I will do the same to my kids.
 YOU, parent, are responsible to God for your child's decisions. While they are under your roof and under your authority you are accountable to God for their behavior. Why would you then allow them the option of not getting more spiritual food which gives them a moral compass for behavior and choices? I agree with the last post. |
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11-06-2007, 05:51 PM
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I agree 100%!! My children were never given a choice of whether or not they wanted to attend, they were just told what was going to happen and they went. They LOVE Jesus and will say it at random just out of the blue - they LOVE going to church and learning scripture. At this moment my oldest is teaching my younger daughter the 10 Commandments for Kids that we got from a wallet card at church. They love it!
It is our responsibility to instill values into our children, if not we are sending empty shells out into this sinful society....something is going to fill that void and the devil is always waiting around the corner to fill voids and take advantage of the weak. Quote:
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11-06-2007, 06:34 PM
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11-06-2007, 06:38 PM
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