Parents should not allow their children to choose which church the family will attend, a Baptist pastor warned. He argued that some children are not yet converted into the Christian faith and thus could be led by “depraved” desires.
Josh Buice, senior pastor of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church in Douglasville, Georgia, wrote on his DeliveredByGrace blog on Tuesday that many times when he talks to families and asks why they join a certain church, they tell him they base their decision on what makes their children happy.
He argued that this strategy does not seem to be working, given the rise of nonreligious people in America, especially among youths.
“Could it be that parents are capitulating on a serious minded approach to the faith and a serious minded approach to the local church because they want to make their children happy? Why is this a dangerous idea? Why should parents refrain from allowing their children to make the decision regarding the family’s church membership?” he posed, before arguing that some children may not be converted.
“An overwhelming percentage of youth who attend church every Sunday are in fact — unconverted. Will you make your…
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