The Lord knows ourselves better than we do.
The Fall of Adam and Eve resulted in the totality of mankind to be spiritually entrenched in sin. Consequently, anyone born of the flesh must be spiritually reborn to be reconciled with God. Needless to say, the process is triggered by the Holy Spirit’s timing. When a person’s spirit becomes born again, the Holy Spirit first inspires a Godly sorrow. From there, they would be led to Lord Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. Then, they supernaturally realize that their sins were paid by the blood of the Christ. So, they spiritually rejoice for His Resurrection upon their rebirth.
That is the only path to salvation as validated in the Bible, “Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit…The wind blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So, it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit” (John 3:3-7).
However, that doesn’t stop religious parents from taking matters into their own hands. They attempt to usurp power from the Holy Spirit through rituals like baptism. However, the truth is simple. Through God’s grace, salvation comes from the Holy Spirit’s revelation. Babies might be born sinners, however, that doesn’t mean they are not one of the saved.
Religious parents still attempt to strike salvation into their children in vain. Often, their strategies involve capitalizing on the fear of Hell. Other times, they passively lead their babies into receiving half-hearted baptisms or making their children speak an impartial creed. However, these supposedly helpful rites of passage often triggers spiritual hindrance by the child becoming frightened about committing sin, augmenting judgmental behavior, and fretting loved ones’ salvation.
Since a true conversion of the Lord can only be led by the Holy Spirit, these religious parents often lead their children into a man-made, false conversion. Once a false conversion takes place, intricate work must usually be done to undo the façade before their true conversion takes places. Consequently, religious parents trying to force their faith onto their youth results in more harm than good. Out of fright or malice, they throw their metaphorical baby birds off the cliff without knowing if they are truly ready to fly. Hence, there is an importance of understanding that the all-knowing Holy Spirit must lead the salvation process. He is the only one who knows when a person is truly prepared for conversion.
Many religious parents fail to understand that salvation is not for a human to seek themselves. Rather, a person must focus to avoid the alluring influences of the occult and the false doctrines of the church-system. Hence, a parent’s responsibility to their child isn’t to enact their salvation but to clear the path for an easy spiritual rebirth process. That way, the child’s spirit might be easier for the Holy Spirit to rebirth without receiving spiritual lies.
The possibility begins to diminish for a quick deliverance when parents attempt to teach ‘spiritual truths’ that might actually be fallacies. Keep in mind, the Holy Spirit knows everyone’s rebirthday. So, no one is going to get left behind that wasn’t supposed to. It is not the fallen nature of the human spirit to revive itself. That would be like thirsty flowers trying to water themselves. If a parent is actively still concerned, they may teach their children the basics of the Gospel, but they must leave out the urgency for repentance. Babies may be born sinners, but they can still be led to the light in time.
These days, everyone wonders why the suicide-rate is so high among children. The answer is the increasing number of non-benevolent caretakers. Most parents think they know best, but they still hold the responsibility to examine the fruit of their parental-style. If their son or daughter is acting out or having mental issues, parents must look to themselves to change their strategy. Sadly, often parents are too stubborn to change. So, everyone pays the price once the parent’s child consequently snaps and finally takes things into their own hands.
Indeed, there is a balance between planting seeds of faith in a child’s spirit and screeching religiosity into a child’s ear. It is not a parent’s job to force their children to want God. While the Enemy might charm the child’s sinful nature, a faithful parent must trust that the Holy Spirit will guide them out of their vices. All in all, salvation is out of everyone’s hands. Instead, it lies in the Spirit of the Lord. At first, babies are born sinners, but they just might be saved by the wind of the Holy Ghost on His time.
At Resurrection Solutions, there is a fellowship group offered on Facebook for people willing to detox from religion.
Based on the topic, members have written:
“The love of God is grace and control is counterproductive to grace. As a parent I try to be careful not to be controlling and to allow my children to make their own mistakes and try to help them learn from it.”
“[I had] a mother who used religion to control me. I remember feeling suicidal as a child because I felt unloved and misunderstood. People are sincere but being controlling is not love. Thank God, I grew out of how I was feeling at the time.”
If you’re like-minded and would like to join our Facebook page, the link is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rescue/.
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