Parents, my RSS Feeder broke down, so I missed Dr. Al Mohler’s Monday post entitled “Should Parents Honor a ‘Zone of Privacy’ For Their Children?”

I’m so glad to have Dr. Mohler addressing this topic, since it is one that I hear about from time to time. Dr. Mohler explains:

“These days, parenting books and experts often argue that parents should largely leave their children alone — allowing them to forge their own way, choose their own path, and find their own ‘truth.’…

“Tragically, many Christian parents seem to be buying this line of argument. I was recently shocked and saddened to hear a very confused Christian parent say this: “I don’t want my son to be a Christian simply because I am.” One cannot become a Christian by proxy, and having Christian parents is no guarantee of salvation; but Christian parents must understand their duty to teach their children the truths of the Christian faith, to explain and demonstrate the power of the Gospel, and to raise children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”

Dr. Mohler includes a quote by 19th century theologian Robert Dabney that is pure gold. An excerpt:

“One thing is certain, this young and plastic soul will take impress from somewhere–if not from the appointed and heaven-ordained hand of his parent, then from some other irresponsible hand, of man or evil angel.”

You can read that quotation and the entire post here.

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