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Are Parents to Blame for Prodigals?

Ask Pastor John

Desiring God

John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Does Proverbs 22:6 promise that children raised by godly parents will become Christians? Pastor John explains the proverb and points parents to their ultimate hope.

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0:00.0

Welcome to a new week on the podcast. This week in our Navigator's Bible

0:07.4

reading plan together. We start our May readings. Month number five is upon

0:11.8

us and that means that we begin the new month in the first

0:14.8

four chapters of First Samuel reading the story of a dad named Eli and his

0:20.6

worthless sons.

0:23.1

That's the Bible's language in 1st Samuel 212.

0:25.7

It says now the sons of Eli were worthless men.

0:30.4

Brutal, brutal assessment.

0:32.4

Right from the start of the story, one that continues in 1st

0:35.3

Samuel 212 to verse 36 and then picks up in chapter 4 verses 12 to 22. With such a heavy story on the docket we start this week talking about parenting

0:46.1

because clearly there's a link between our parenting and our children, right?

0:51.8

failed child, failed parent.

0:54.6

Well such a link never tells the whole story of parenting as we're going to hear today

0:58.8

as we look at the parenting assurances that we read about in the book of Proverbs.

1:04.0

All this came up in a 2015 APJ I want to re-share with you today

1:08.0

and the question was from a new mom named Brenda.

1:10.0

She asked this, quote,

1:11.0

Pastor John, I have a 22 month old daughter and I am already teaching her about Jesus and sharing my faith with her.

1:18.0

However, recently I've heard about many adult children who grew up in a strong Christian home, some who even

1:24.3

had parents who were leaders in the church, who eventually left the faith as adults.

1:29.0

This has become my biggest fear for my own daughter.

1:31.6

Can you explain the verse Proverbs 22-6 and give me some practical ways

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