I know, scary thought...but I was listening to something the other day and it really caught my attention...Everyone who believes in a "religion" and follows that particular religion REALLY believes they are right. I know we all know this but have you really thought about it?
I was thinking about it today because a friend of my oldest girl's had her 'first communion' today. I am not sure exactly what all of this means to a Catholic family...I don't think my child is ready to accept communion. She knows Jesus died on the cross for her. She knows He has saved her from her sins. But at 8 years old, I am not sure she can REALLY comprehend this information. I wonder what she thinks about all of this...She asked me why we don't have a 'first communion'. Luckily, all I had to say was we weren't Catholic and that was enough for right now. There are many more conversations to be had.
That being said, our friends believe they are doing the right thing by their children. This goes for our mormon friends. They believe they are raising their children in such a way to get them to Heaven. I TOTALLY disagree. I believe they have no other way to get to Heaven than through Jesus the Christ. There is no other way. Not for ANYONE. Does this mean we are raising our children to read the Bible and learn about Jesus the SON OF GOD? ABSOLUTELY! But think about it...REALLY think about it...everyone else believes they are correct also. WOW.
Now, what to do with this information? Prayer. That is one thing I can bank on...Prayer and Faith...how to talk to other 'religions'...I hope to learn how to do this...but I am not ready to throw my 8 year old to the wolves...so we will take this one slowly.
As for tonight, it has been a night of MASSIVE PRAYER...so on that note...I am going to get back to Praying...because I have a Father in Heaven who answers prayer!!!
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AMEN!!! He does answer prayers! I have been thinking about that alot too...we know we are "right" as Christ followers but others believe they are right. And it's one thing for us as adults to struggle with this concept but once our kids are at this age when they ask quetions about their friends and what they believe, it's hard. This is a great post and we as parents really need to be in constant prayer for our children and our knowledge as what to tell them. Keep up the good work!
Does this mean we are raising our children to read the Bible and learn about Jesus the SON OF GOD? ABSOLUTELY! But think about it...REALLY think about it...everyone else believes they are correct also. WOW.
I agree. Wow. And I agree, prayer.
That said, I am catholic. Well, I should clarify and say I was raised Catholic. I am not raising my children that way, my DH is Southern Baptist and raised with fundamentalist belief. We raise our kids with a mixture and it is something that I think about daily. I am not sure the point of this response other than to say I see what you are saying. But I feel like it is important to say I that the I feel Catholicism is misunderstood.
This is a deep thought and something I have pondered many times. Prayer does work. I was raised another religion and due to prayer my eyes were opened and i saw the truth.
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