Parents' primary duty.
As parents and Christians, it is our responsibility to show children the right direction in life. They must be carefully, rationally, and carefully led to the path of service following the example of Christ. We have made a sacred agreement with God to raise our children for his ministry. Therefore, our first duty is to surround you with such influence that it will help you choose a life of service and provide you with the necessary training for it.
"God loved him so much. . . that he gave "; he" gave his only begotten Son "so that we would not perish, but have everlasting life." Christ loved us and betrayed himself for us "(John 3, 16. Eph. 5, 2).
If we love, we will also give. The great lesson that we must learn and teach others are the words: "Not to come to be served, but to serve" (Matthew 20, 28).
Let young people understand that they do not belong to themselves. They belong to Christ. They are bought for their blood; With his love, he claims them. They live because he sustains them with his power. His time, strengths, and abilities belong to him and must be developed, directed, and used for him.
People created in the image of God are, after the Angels, the noblest of their creations. God wants them to accomplish all that He has planned for them and to do everything possible through His power.
Life is mysterious and sacred. God Himself appears in him as the source of all life. All opportunities provided to us are valuable and must be diligently improved. Missed opportunities are lost forever.
God presented us to eternity with his real values; It gives us an understanding of the eternal and undeveloped truths. He reveals valuable soul-raising truths, so that we may follow the safe and true path in pursuit of what is worthy of the most diligent use of all our abilities.
When looking at a small seed created by Him, God sees a beautiful flower hidden in it, a bush or a tall and extended tree. He also sees in each person all the possibilities hidden in him. We live for a certain purpose. God has outlined a plan for our lives and wants us to reach the highest level of development.
He wants us to constantly grow in holiness, happiness, and profit. Each person has abilities and should be taught to regard them as a sacred possession, accept them as a gift from the Lord, and apply them correctly. God wants young people to develop all their powers, so that all their abilities can be used. He wants them to enjoy everything useful and valuable in life, to be kind and to do good to others, thus collecting a treasure for a future life.
They must have the desire to achieve perfection in everything exalted, selfless, noble. Point them to Christ as a model, whose example they should develop. They must value the sacred desire manifested in their life: the desire to make the world a better place with their lives. This is the job to which you are called.
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Young people only belong to Christ if they've accepted him as Lord and Savior. Many young people pretend to be followers for the sake of their parents but then abandon it all once they leave home.