Ghanaian Actor, Majid Michel has advised parents to "teach our children what God's righteousness is".
In an instagram post, the actor said in as much as parents will train their children to be respectful, cultured and so on, "outside of Christ, it is possible that our children may fall into any crime in the book"
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"Let me give a word of advice to parents. Raising your children to conform to the rules and regulations of a particular society is not enough. You may raise them to be disciplined, cultured, refined, and respectful. You may give them the latest shoes, gadgets and introduce them to the latest movies. You may teach them when to enter a room, how to sit down, when to rise, how to be seated at a dinner table without slouching and keeping their back straight and elbows off the table etc. you may instruct them on how to pick the children from the bone without touching it with their fingers, and all of the other rules and regulations of the community to which you belong. Teach them to say good afternoon after they return from school and not to litter the compound etc. but the Bible calls this your (own human) righteousness. The Apostle Paul said it this way…I know that no good thing dwells in me, that is in my body (Romans 7). We need to teach our children what God’s righteousness is, and that it is found only in Jesus Christ. Outside of Christ, it is possible that our children may fall into any crime in the book".
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Train up a child in the way he should go so when he grows, he will not depart from it. Christ's righteousness is the best and that is the kind of training God wants every parent to give his child. Then when the child grows it will be easier for him to accept Jesus Christ as his personal saviour and Lord. If you just limit righteousness to just doing what is right, society can have a practice and culture but not according to God's word. For example, the younger generations are being told sodomy is 'good', even backed by law in some countries. So when he practices it, it is accepted as a 'doing right'. But is that the case? Righteousness is what the word of God says. Any moral law that goes contrary to the word of God is unacceptable.
You got it all wrong. The bible says our own righteousness or trying to do what is right in our eyes is like filthy rag (Isaiah 6: 4). The only righteousness, which is divine can only be found in Jesus Christ. We as human beings cannot establish our own righteousness unless we embrace the righteousness brought to us by Jesus. God bless you.
Are you saying without Christ there is no morality or righteousness? That is your belief and you are entitled to it. Paul was not a prophet, he said a whole lot but most of the things he said was his own thinking which he makes by saying I Paul say to you. God did not make us robots. No matter the good things you instill in your child, it will finally come to your child's personal decision of deciding on his/her own path. Righteousness is doing what is right.
advise well taken.God bless you.