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While you're definitely going to be held accountable for how you raise your children and how diligently you teach them the word of G-d, ultimately they will be responsible for their own salvation. G-d doesn't have any grandchildren. Yechezk'el / Ezekiel: {18:20} "The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. As a parent your responsibility ends at leading your children to the right pathway, loving them and providing a safe nurturing home for them to grow up in, beyond these you will not be held accountable. If after you fulfil your responsibilities as a parent and your child turns out bad you will not be to blame, neither will you be able to take the credit if they turn out good. When we raise our children as prescribed by the L-rd, we're merely doing that which G-d expects of us. The ultimate outcome of your child's life and your life as well, will be based on the choices made. We're all responsible for our own choices. Take Adam for instance. He was raised by G-d, yet Adam chose to disobey, does that make G-d a failure? Of course not! Adam like all humans had free will and he used that free will to make the wrong choice, yet G-d still used the choice Adam made to accomplish His will. Take a look at Israel. G-d chose them, loved them, gave them a good home and everything they needed to succeed, yet they chose to reject Him and go their own way. Yeshayahu (Isaiah): {1:2} Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the L-RD has spoken: "I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against Me; {1:3} The ox knows its owner and the donkey its master's crib; but Israel does not know, my people do not consider." What G-d is saying here is, "My children don't listen to me!" Now doesn't that sound familiar? So parents you can enroll in Bill Gothard, you can read volumes of Dr. Dobson, but none of it will guarantee that your child will turn out right. Praise be to G-d however, that most children who are raised with G-d in their home, don't rebel and those who do, may only do so for a season. YYYYYYYYYYYY |
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