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Teach Your Children Well
The most important job we have is to pass the gospel to our children. This was the cause of the fall of mankind, think about that for a minute. How can I say that, you may wonder.
God gave the word to Adam which was a sentence in Genesis 2:17. We know when we read in verse 18 that Eve was not created yet. Verse 21 &22 says  God caused Adam to have a deep sleep and God took one of Adam’s ribs and created Eve. So Man was created from the dust of the earth and eve was created from a part of Adam just like our children.
We do not know how long Adam was on earth before Eve was created. But we do know one thing. Adam never taught the gospel to Eve. This was Adam’s failure. Look at Genesis 3:2-3. Eve is doing all the talking while Adam is standing there being quiet, being passive. Adam never passed on the gospel to Eve. Adam never taught Eve God’s words. Adam never corrected Eve, he never spoke up.
We see the same problem with Cain and Able. This time it was both of their fault. We see Cain kills Able out of jealousy of God’s love. Cain was never taught to be careful and trust God’s words. Adam and Eve never taught Cain to follow God, no matter where he takes you or what he asks you. They never taught Cain the hard lesson they learned that got them banned from the Garden Of Eden. They never taught Cain what the Garden Of Eden was like. They never taught him how crafty Satan was, how Eve was deceived, how Adam failed to teach Eve the gospel, God’s holy words.
We see all throughout the bible great men and women of God like King David, Jacob, Samuel the prophet, and many others that time and time again do not pass the gospel to their children, do not teach their children how good God is, how to sing from their hearts about God.
Mankind has struggled to pass the gospel to their children. Even Jesus mother Mary appears to have struggled in this endeavor, (See my sermon titled The Brothers and Mother of Jesus).
So passing the gospel to our children is something to be very proud of indeed, for many a great men and women have failed in this skill. |
