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Bethancourt, a husband and father to four boys, recalls the time his 7-year-old asked him what it meant to be gay.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2019-01-07.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You and your kids are facing an ongoing struggle against forces trying to move you away from God. We face a struggle against the devil, against our own sinful impulses\/our flesh, and we face a challenge that comes from the culture around us. How do we deal with that as we raise our kids? Here\u2019s Phillip Bethancourt.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Some parents take the approach to the culture: \u201cWe want to give our kids a window to it. We want them to see it all.\u201d They don\u2019t give much instruction or coaching as they experience it, but they just provide that window. On the other hand, one of the common temptations for Christian parents is\u2014instead of creating windows, they build walls to block their kids off from the culture. They insulate them; they protect them. As Proverbs 24 is showing us, the solution to how to equip children to engage the culture, without losing the gospel, is not windows or walls\u2014it\u2019s wisdom.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Monday, January 7<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is Dennis Rainey; I'm Bob Lepine. Raising our children in 2019 is a challenging assignment for us, as parents, and we\u2019re only seven days into the new year. We\u2019ll talk about that today. Stay with us.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. You know, I\u2019ve been thinking, in recent days, how glad I am that I\u2019m not trying to raise children in this culture. And then I\u2019ve been thinking: \u201cWait a second! I\u2019ve got five kids, who are trying to raise grandchildren\u2014my grandchildren\u2014in this culture!\u201d These are really challenging days!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>These are, and they demand the wisdom of Solomon; and they demand the Scriptures. I have to say to parents: \u201cIf you\u2019re not in the Book and the Book is not in you\u201d\u2014and I\u2019m not talking about the book that our guest wrote\u2014[Laughter]\u2014whom we\u2019re about to interview. I\u2019m talking about the Bible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cYou\u2019ve got to get in it, and be saturating your soul in the Scriptures so that you can spot what\u2019s phony in the culture and also know how to respond.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA good friend is back with us on the broadcast. Dr. Phillip Bethancourt joins us, again, on <em>FamilyLife Today. <\/em>Welcome back.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> It\u2019s great to be with you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Phillip is an Executive Vice President for the ERLC. He\u2019s a professor at The Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, and he\u2019s also a pastor. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI wonder what you do in your spare time, because you\u2019ve got four boys. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> That\u2019s right!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And you\u2019ve been married to Cami for 13 years. You\u2019re pretty busy there in Franklin, Tennessee.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> There are a lot of wrestling matches going on at our house.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I would think so!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe, along with Dr. Russell Moore, has authored a book called <em>Christ-Centered Parenting. <\/em>I want you to just comment on Bob\u2019s statement about the culture we\u2019re in and why parents need to know what they believe and know how to apply it in raising their kids.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Well, I grew up an athlete, but I\u2019m not a runner by background. I somehow got talked into running a marathon for the first time last year. I know; you can\u2019t tell by looking at me; but there\u2019s a marathon in this body.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Wow! Look at you!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> I survived the marathon, and it\u2019s the most physical exhaustion I\u2019ve ever experienced. I made it back to my house. I am just waiting to get the kids to bed, and I\u2019m just going to collapse in the bed after them. As we were getting our children ready for bed\u2014they\u2019re getting pajamas on\u2014my seven-year-old looks at me and says, \u201cDad, what does it mean to be gay?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Wow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> He was a second-grader at the time.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You know, it\u2019s amazing, on these conversations, how the kids must get together and say, \u201cHow can we spring these questions?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Exactly! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cat the <em>weakest point<\/em> he\u2019s got!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Exactly!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Children always need to use the restroom or ask important questions at the least convenient times. [Laughter] If you had rated the worst-case scenario for when I would introduce that conversation in our family, I would have probably thought that that would be a lack of an ideal time. What I recognized is: \u201cIf I don\u2019t help my children think through this, who\u2019s going to?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe conviction behind the <em>Christ-Centered Parenting <\/em>curriculum is: \u201cThe culture is not waiting to disciple our children.\u201d We need to be the ones that lead the way in doing that. And when I look at what we do at the ERLC, we just kept noticing a pattern, over and over again, where parents came to us, saying something like this: \u201cI have a hard enough time understanding the complex cultural and ethical issues of the day for myself, much less how to talk about it with my children. Can you all help me think through that?\u201d That was the heart behind what we\u2019re trying to do.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> For our listeners who don\u2019t know, the ERLC is the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission that\u2019s a part of the Southern Baptist Convention. Your purpose, as a ministry, is to help deal with these kinds of ethical issues that are facing us\u2014the cultural issues that are facing us\u2014and to help us think biblically and \u201cChristianly\u201d about these things.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI say \u201cus,\u201d because it\u2019s not just Southern Baptists you\u2019re trying to help; but the broader body of Christ. What did you say to your seven year-old as you were lying, exhausted from a marathon, when he says, \u201cWhat does it mean to be gay?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Well, I wish I could tell you it was something really profound. What I just basically said\u2014I said: \u201cYou understand that, when a mom and a dad get married together, they commit to having that relationship of love. There are some people in the world who believe that two people of the same gender can do that. That\u2019s not what we believe the Bible teaches. We think that the Bible teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman for a lifetime, and that\u2019s the way that God designed it to reflect His glory and to help to make the gospel known. But we live in a culture, around us, that has different views. As you grow up, we\u2019re going to help you understand this in more detail as you go.\u201d That was sufficient for that day. You know, I\u2019m sure he moved on right after that and started hitting his brother again or went back to a wrestling match. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the things I find is that parents often feel a pressure, when a difficult subject comes up, that they\u2019ve got to nail iton the first conversation or they\u2019re going to blow it; and the kid\u2019s life is going to be destroyed without it. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> A lot of it is just a matter of stacking chips over time to help foster that foundation they need.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> One of the things I know you believe, Phillip\u2014and I just want you to speak to it, because it was kind of assumed as you answered the question\u2014you had already come to grips with what you believe about the subject. I think there are a lot of our listeners, who are either on the fence or have both feet firmly planted in mid-air around some of these cultural issues that their kids are facing. So, when their kid asks a question like that, they <em>are <\/em>afraid they\u2019re going to fumble\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014because they don\u2019t truly know what the Bible says, and they\u2019re not convinced that what the Bible says is right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> It\u2019s so true. Our boys love to watch sports. The World Cup happened a few years ago. We\u2019re not a soccer family\u2014we\u2019ve got a rule in our household: \u201cNever let your kids start playing a sport you would not be willing to commit <em>thousands<\/em> of hours to watch it.\u201d [Laughter] Neither of us are soccer fans; we were watching. Normally, they\u2019re asking me questions about how football works\/baseball. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey\u2019re asking me questions about soccer, and I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know why they blew the whistle. I don\u2019t know why they keep faking like they got hurt and flopping on the ground whenever there wasn\u2019t really a penalty.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat I noticed with that is\u2014when they asked me questions, I lacked a confidence in my answers because I was not competent in the rules of the game.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> And the same is true when it comes to discipling our children through different cultural issues. The thing that I notice is that parents often wrestle with this because they either lack competence on the issue or confidence in their answers. As you\u2019re speaking of, the Bible provides that foundation for us. The Bible tells us that God gives us all we need for life and godliness, and that includes His answers to life\u2019s big questions. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I want you to comment on this verse as an illustration of what you\u2019re talking about\u2014Proverbs 24. I don\u2019t think we are paying enough attention to this passage. It simply says: \u201cBy wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cBy knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, explain to our listeners why those concepts of wisdom, knowledge, and understanding are key today, as never before, to raising the next generation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> I notice, when I look at the way that parents raise their kids and engage the culture, they often fall in one of two trajectories. The first one is what I would call\u2014they focus on creating windows to the culture. Think of it like a zoo. You take your kids\u2014or in your case, your grandkids\u2014to the zoo. They\u2019ve got those huge windows, where you get up close and personal\u2014really see and invest in it. Some parents take the approach to the culture: \u201cWe want to give our kids a window to it. We want them to see it all.\u201d They don\u2019t give much instruction or coaching as they experience it, but they just provide that window. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOn the other hand, one of the common temptations for Christian parents is, instead of creating windows, they build walls to block their kids off from the culture. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey insulate them; they protect them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs Proverbs 24 is showing us, the solution to how to equip children to engage the culture, without losing the gospel, is not windows or walls\u2014it\u2019s wisdom. How do we help to create right instincts in our children?\u2014because so much of what the Bible describes as wisdom is applied knowledge. It\u2019s taking biblical foundations and shaping our intuition so that we have gospel-shaped instincts. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo much of our cultural interaction and engagement happens, just naturally reacting to issues that come up; so what we\u2019re trying to do is form in our children instincts that bleed gospel. That\u2019s going to happen over a lifetime of parenting investment. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I want to go back to the question your son asked, not because I want to zero in on that specific question, but just as a template for how we should respond to questions like this. You said to your son: \u201cHere\u2019s what people believe,\u201d and \u201cWe don\u2019t believe that\u2019s what the Bible teaches.\u201d That was kind of the prongs of your argument.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere are a lot of kids\u2014especially in their teen years\u2014that if you go to them and say, \u201cWell, we don\u2019t believe that\u2019s right, and that\u2019s because that\u2019s what the Bible teaches,\u201d that\u2019s an insufficient answer for them\u2014\u201c\u2026because it\u2019s just what the Bible teaches.\u201d They\u2019re hearing from their friends: \u201cWell, that\u2019s your interpretation of what the Bible teaches,\u201d or \u201cDoes the Bible want us to hate people?\u201d or\u2014you know all of the arguments that come against that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I think parents have to recognize, if we\u2019re going to disciple our kids, we have to have more than just \u201cThe Bible says this is wrong, and that settles it\u201d; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> No question; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m sure you remember the first time you rode on an airplane. You climb on there, and you\u2019re kind of looking around\u2014it\u2019s all new to you. When those engines fire up to take off, you\u2019re wondering: \u201cIs everything okay? Is this normal?\u201d Then you get up in the air, and you get used to flying. The descent begins to happen. Everybody knows that moment when that plane hits the ground for the first time on landing. Part of what you\u2019re doing, as you fly for the first time, is looking around the rest of the cabin, trying to figure out if everybody else in there is freaking out in the same way you are. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr is this normal for them? Because if it\u2019s normal for them, you\u2019re not, internally, going to freak out. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the best gifts that parents can do\/can give to their children, when it comes to these complex cultural issues, is the gift of not freaking out when the question comes\u2014of not alarming them about what is going on. So much of that comes back to the question you asked, which is, \u201cIf you can build upon conversation after conversation and not assume: \u2018Okay; I talked about LGBT issues once. I can check that off the list and never have to deal with it again.\u2019\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Then you will see progress over time. I talk to my seven year-old about, \u201cWhat does it mean to be gay?\u201d in a very different way than I would when he\u2019s seventeen. I\u2019m trying to help him think through\u2014not just \u201cThe Bible says this is wrong,\u201d\u2014but: \u201cLet\u2019s think through what this means for how it reflects the gospel or doesn\u2019t. What does it mean for impact on society and the way that God designed things for the common good?\u201d You want to reflect their age in whatever pathways you\u2019re creating for them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Phillip, you continue to talk about how the gospel impacts parenting. I think sometimes, within our community, we can use words that can become slang. We need to unpack them occasionally to make them very simple\u2014and have some traction and some grit to it\u2014so people understand what we\u2019re talking about. How would you explain to a person, who says, \u201cI don\u2019t know what gospel-centered parenting is all about\u201d?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> The way I would describe it is: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEvery family is making a choice on what\u2019s going to be the center of their home. For some people, the culture is the center of their home\u2014they\u2019re going to revolve their family life\/the culture of their home to reflect the culture that\u2019s around them. Other people\u2014and this is probably even more common\u2014have children-centered homes. The whole ecosystem of the house\u2014getting to practices, getting off to school, the conversation, the food that\u2019s served at dinner\u2014all revolves around the child. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf the premise is true that every home is going to revolve around something, what should it be for the Christian home? It should be the gospel\u2014the gospel should be the foundation. What we\u2019re saying is: \u201cIn our marriage and in our parenting, as far as we can do it, we want our marriages and families to reflect the fact that God sent His one and only Son to die on our behalf. He established a kingdom that was ruptured in the Fall; He promised a Messiah who would conquer the grave and create a pathway to be reconciled to God and be brought into His family. What we do in our life is designed to reflect that, especially in our homes.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> So what you\u2019re saying is\u2014as a part of the gospel, it is to get us into heaven and to save us from the judgment of God in hell; but it\u2019s also to put heaven in us and a perspective on life that gives us a foundation to make choices for the rest of our lives until we get to heaven.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Exactly! What we\u2019re trying to show our children is that coming to faith in Christ is the beginning of the story\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014the story that lasts for eternity\u2014the story that is more joyful and glorious than anything we could have asked for or think. That doesn\u2019t start whenever we\u2019re seated at the right hand of the Father with Jesus in heaven. Instead, that\u2019s designed to shape every aspect of our life. We want to show our kids: \u201cWhat does it look like to exhibit the fruit of the Spirit in a culture where that fruit is rarely seen around us?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen I was in college, my brother was newly-married and had a young family. I was living in College Station, going to Texas A&amp;M. He would come up for football games sometimes. There would be a Saturday night evening game; then they would load into their car and drive back until 1:00 a.m. to get home.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFinally, one time, I asked him, \u201cWhy\u2014why are you doing this?\u201d He said: \u201cWell, we\u2019ve got a commitment to be in church; because we\u2019re in a leadership role there. We believe that the gospel is a priority for us.\u201d I remember that gripping me, as a 21-year-old. Then, just this past weekend, I was at a game and drove back until 3:00 a.m. just so that I could set that same example for our children.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat I\u2019m increasingly convicted of is that our children are noticing these subtle decisions that reveal priorities even more than the words, often, that are coming out of our mouth that are supposed to be shaping the priorities in our home.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Talk to the parent, who knows he needs to share his faith\u2014the story of Jesus Christ: His life, death on the cross, burial, and resurrection, and new life that He offers us. How can parents begin to do that? I want you to begin by just telling a story. You\u2019ve got four boys. Undoubtedly, you\u2019ve shared the good news with one of those four boys, and they\u2019ve indicated some agreement with that\u2014with the gospel.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Yes; in a house full of four boys, there is a lot of action; but there\u2019s rarely much drama. There are tensions that flare; but they get resolved very quickly, often through physical altercations. I heard one going on in the next room a few weeks ago. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI walked in there to try to break up the fight. Before I could get there, my six-year-old was talking to the eight-year-old\u2014he said to him, \u201cWhy do you always sin against me?\u201d [Laughter] And the other one\u2014I am, \u201cOkay; what\u2019s he going to say?\u201d The eight year-old said: \u201cBecause sin is in my heart. Even though I want to stop sinning, I can\u2019t.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI was thinking: \u201cWow! We\u2019ve got a budding theologian here!\u201d [Laughter] Then the six-year-old said back to him, \u201cWell, will you at least <em>try <\/em>to stop making bad choices against me?\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Wow! Unbelievable!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Now, granted, let\u2019s tell the rest of the story; which is that five minutes later, they were right back there.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014fighting again. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> \u2014fighting with each other.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Sure; sure!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> But those little glimpses of grace that you see in the life of your home that help you to realize: \u201cIf you just keep being faithful\u2014sowing those seeds over and over again\u2014\u2018The Lord may reap a harvest if we do not give up.\u2019\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> That\u2019s what I would say to parents. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m a parent of young children. I\u2019m sure there are many listening to the broadcast that wrestle with this internal guilt of \u201cAm I doing enough when it comes to sharing the gospel with my children?\u2014modeling it?\u201d What I would encourage you to do\u2014it\u2019s so tempting to think of evangelizing your children as these momentous moments\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019ve got to create the right environment and build up to it!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Instead, the biblical pattern you see, over and over again, is just consistent, faithful, intentional sowing of seeds, and not missing opportunities to plant those; because you never know which one the Lord may use to take harvest.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Have your kids\u2014any of your kids\u2014made a profession of faith?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> They\u2019ve told me they believe in Jesus. They\u2019ve talked about it\u2014the two oldest ones. But in terms of\u2014as Cami and I are navigating: \u201cIs this a credible profession of faith?\u201d or \u201cDo they just know the right language?\u201d\u2014that\u2019s part of what we\u2019re wrestling with. We see some fruit in their lives; so we\u2019re trying to shepherd them through that process to help them figure out: \u201cIs this just an idea that I can parrot back to my parents?\u201d or \u201cIs this something that has taken root in my heart?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So coach a parent, who\u2019s in that same situation, and their kids came and said, \u201cI want to ask Jesus into my heart,\u201d or \u201cI love Jesus,\u201d and the parent is thinking, \u201cThis is the salvation moment.\u201d I hear you saying, \u201cThis might be a work of God in their heart, but it might just be them imitating mom and dad.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Yes; and it\u2019s so hard, because I grew up\u2014and I imagine some of you did, as well, that are listening\u2014with friends who prayed the prayer <em>hundreds<\/em> of times.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Sure.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> And they were just hoping it would work once they knew the right thing to say and they said it. Some of them that did all the right things in their childhood are no longer walking with the Lord. So there is part of me that wants to be a professional fruit inspector\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes; right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> \u2014and have some way to verify that this is legitimate. Yet, on the other hand, there are some parents, who will just be eager: \u201cAs soon as I hear it, let\u2019s take them down to the baptismal next Sunday,\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s be ready to go.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tInstead, what I think we see in the Scriptures is that one of the gifts God gives us in walking so intimately with our family is the ability to make that investment and the ability to try to discern what\u2019s true over time. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s not as if this is the only shot we have to have this conversation with them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tInstead, let\u2019s be patient. Let\u2019s use the wisdom that happens between a wife and a husband talking about their children\u2014bringing in a children\u2019s pastor or a pastor in your church if you\u2019re struggling with discernment\u2014and try to look, not just for, \u201cAre they saying the right things?\u201d but \u201cAre we seeing the fruit that springs from that profession of faith resulting as well?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> When you answered the question, I really admired how you kind of skirted the question; because I was going for a conversion story; okay? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I just wanted to hear a story of how one of your kids had come to faith, but I appreciate the integrity of how you answered it, because I think there are a lot more parents where you are\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014in having heard their kids profess Christ, but they\u2019re really wondering, \u201cDid they really?!\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, yes; it\u2019s the kid who says, \u201cI want to invite Jesus into my heart,\u201d and \u201cWhen I grow up, I want to be a dinosaur!\u201d\u2014[Laughter]\u2014at the same time they say it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And you go, \u201cDo you really understand that you can\u2019t be a dinosaur?\u201d\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014and \u201cDo you really understand what it means to invite Jesus into your heart?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, like our granddaughter\u2014one of our granddaughters\u2014went to the Emergency Room\u2014and broke a bone. They were x-raying it; and while they were x-raying it, my granddaughter turned to the physician and said, \u201cDo you see Jesus in there?\u201d [Laughter] Now, honestly, that kind of simple, child-like faith\u2014Jesus warned us, \u201cDon\u2019t forbid the children to come unto Me\u201d; alright?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Sure! And that\u2019s the thing. As a parent, you might want to see the level of intellectual sophistication you have, or the tangible fruit that you know somebody your age can\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014maturity; right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> Yes; the maturity that\u2019s likely not going to be there with a child.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I love what C.H. Spurgeon said about child conversion\u2014he said, \u201cWhen a child knowingly sins, he can savingly believe.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Phillip:<\/strong> I love it!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> They\u2019re old enough to know they\u2019ve sinned\u2014like the eight-year-old, who said, \u201cI\u2019ve got sin in my heart,\u201d\u2014your son. At that point, there\u2019s conviction. There\u2019s also the need to be able to know: \u201cWhere do I find forgiveness? How can I be able to have a right relationship with God?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just want to encourage parents: \u201cDon\u2019t drop the ball of introducing your children to God.\u201d Conversion is God\u2019s work; it\u2019s not yours. You have to be a faithful <em>messenger<\/em> and present the message, as clearly as you know how, of what Jesus Christ came to do. That assignment is not for your Sunday school teacher, not for the coach, not an educator in the Christian school\u2014it\u2019s <em>your <\/em>assignment as a parent. Now, it doesn\u2019t mean that God wouldn\u2019t use one of those other people in other roles in your child\u2019s life\u2014to God be the glory! But make sure you don\u2019t fumble the baton, as it\u2019s your responsibility to pass it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes; and to execute on that responsibility, as parents, we need other parents to interact with\/to help shape our thinking. We need to be a part of a community that\u2019s working together on raising our kids. That\u2019s why I think to have a video series like <em>Christ-Centered Parenting <\/em>to go through, as parents, can <em>really<\/em> be helpful for moms and dads in this process.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve got copies of the video series that Phillip helped put together in our <em>FamilyLife Today <\/em>Resource Center. Again, the title is <em>Christ-Centered Parenting. <\/em>This is a great follow-up if you\u2019ve been through the<em> Art of Parenting<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup> video series that FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> created; this is a good second study to go through. Or if you want to go through this one first and then back up and do the<em> Art of Parenting<\/em> second, again, these complement one another very well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFind out more when you go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Look for information about the <em>Christ-Centered Parenting<\/em> video series, and look for information about FamilyLife\u2019s <em>Art of Parenting <\/em>video series. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBoth of them are available online, or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY to order\u2014that\u2019s 1-800-358-6329\u20141-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, I know for a lot of us, here at the start of the year, we\u2019re trying to cultivate some good healthy habits as we begin 2019. One of the habits we hope married couples will cultivate is the habit of regular, daily prayer together. To help facilitate that, we\u2019ve put together a seven-day prayer experience for couples\u2014we call it \u201cBetter Together: Seven Days of Praying Together as a Couple.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019d love to send you these daily prayer prompts via email as a way to nudge you and give you something to focus on together as you pray. You can sign up to receive the seven-day \u201cBetter Together\u201d prayer experience for couples. Go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click the link that says \u201cBetter Together,\u201d and then give us your email address; and we\u2019ll send your first email out to you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe hope this is the beginning of what can be a new habit for you, as a couple, in 2019. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we hope you can join us back again tomorrow. Phillip Bethancourt is going to be here again. We\u2019re going to talk about one particular area that is challenging for us, as parents, raising the next generation; and that\u2019s the issue of helping our kids understand what the Bible says about human sexuality\u2014about their sexuality. I hope you can be with us for that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas; a Cru<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Ministry. Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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