Faith & Reason Nexus

1. The Truth About God
   • It is essential for parents to teach their children the nature of God, His power, and His sovereignty over creation.
   • John 4:24: “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
2. The Truth About Christ
   • Children should learn about the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
   • John 8:32: “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
3. The Truth About the Bible
   • Parents must instill in their children a respect for the Bible as God’s inspired Word and the source of truth for all of life.
   • John 17:17: “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”
4. The Truth About the Church
   • Teaching children the importance of the church as the body of Christ, where believers gather to worship, learn, and serve.
   • Ephesians 1:22-23: “And He put all things under His feet and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.”
5. The Truth About Marriage
   • Parents should teach children God’s design for marriage, emphasizing its sanctity, commitment, and its role in the family.
   • Genesis 2:24: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
6. The Truth About Morality
   • Children should be taught right from wrong based on biblical principles, helping them understand God’s standards for righteous living.
   • Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
7. The Opposite of Truth is Error
   • It is important for parents to warn their children against false teachings and error that can lead them astray from God’s truth.
   • 2 Timothy 4:3-4: “For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.”

By teaching children the truth about these key areas, parents help lay a foundation for their faith and moral compass, guiding them toward a life rooted in the principles of God’s Word.