Two Views on Teaching Teenagers About Baptism and Communion (Part II)
In order for our students to grow in grace, we have a responsibility to help them understand and enjoy the sacraments more fully.
In order for our students to grow in grace, we have a responsibility to help them understand and enjoy the sacraments more fully.
The theological hope that arises from the spirituals is that King Jesus not only understands our troubles, but has journeyed through them.
Similar to the way the rituals and memories of birthdays and holiday traditions strengthen family bonds, our teenagers’ embrace of the sacraments has deepened the fellowship of our church family.
Satan loves to use the good things we desire to push us beyond our God-given limits and into sin.
The reason for the spiritual’s refrain is none other than Christ himself. Our healing, hope, and “balm” lies within him.
When our children are deeply rooted in Christ, they can engage the world without fear, knowing they are covered in prayer and protected by the Lord.
When there are many different levels of understanding in the room, the struggle to teach with theological depth is real. But I am more prepared for it than I used to be. Here’s how I’m getting there.
It’s when we feel alone and unsure of God being for us that we, in self-defense, turn to self-justification.
Through Christ, God offers full redemption from our sins, and also from our distorted understanding of gender.