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The 1st Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

What is the Amendment really saying?

• The 1st Amendment                                     to allow the government to establish or support religion through political process.

• The 1st Amendment provides for the religious freedom of                               .

• The 1st Amendment provides                                     the right to control the religious upbringing of children.

• The 1st Amendment                                      confer on parents the right to physically abuse or neglect children in the practice of religion.

•                                                     government to provide for the civil needs of his creation.
  Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
  Romans 13:1

  What Is A Parent's Biblical Responsibility?

  1. Make faith part of                                          life
  These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
  Deuteronomy 6:6-9

  2. Pass it on - from one                                                    to the next
  We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.
  Psalm 78:4-7

  3. Provide a                                               example of faith for your children
  Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
  Ephesians 6:4

  What is a Child's Biblical Responsibility?

                       your parents in the Lord
  Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother"--which is the first commandment with a promise-"that it may go well with you and that you many enjoy long life on the earth."
  Ephesians 6:1-3

  PM's Family Faith Ideas For Parents

  1. Don't                           your child to believe -                      them to Christ

  2.                      the Bible and faith-based stories to your children - start young

  3.                                your children in faith discussions along the way

  4. Pray                      your children, not just                 them

  5. Be Godly                                         : acknowledge sin, be quick to forgive

  6.                                                    the "push back" of the teenage years

  7. Have                           family rules and reasons regarding church participation

  8. Pray                          

  9. Never, never give up on your children

   

  "There are no amendments to God's laws."    Beth Simmons