Always Remember
The triune God’s sovereign, electing grace is always the primary cause of our children’s conversion, which God is pleased to work out through the secondary causes of the means of grace. The same Holy Spirit, who convicts us of our sin and leads us to Christ and into the pathways of holiness, is also faithful to comfort us, teach us, and lead us in evangelizing our children, making it fruitful.
Depending on the Holy Spirit will help us become more sensitive to the spiritual needs of our children and our impossibilities. He will provide us with greater wisdom and patience than if we try to convert our children in our own strength.
Excerpt from the booklet Bringing the Gospel to Covenant Children: In Dependency on the Spirit by Joel R. Beeke.
Tags: Christianity, Joel R. Beeke Posted in Christianity, Train Up a Child
