Many of the Laws in England and most other countries involve some of the 10 Commandments, “You must not kill.” That argues for the statement because if you disobey certain commandments you will be punished so it is a good idea to teach your children this. The 10 Commandments are basic understanding of how to be friendly and noble to each other, most of them teach you that you should be a good person.
Christian teachings say that they should encourage the faith not force them, but does this actually happen? A child is born into their belief, because from a young age they are taken to church, they are taught stories from the Bible, they are taught that it is right before they know any better, before they can make a decision for themselves so is it actually encouraging them? “Teach children how they should live and they will remember it all their lives.” Or do the parents just believe that because their parents taught them that Christianity is right that it is right and that you should agree with them “Honouring your mother and father.”
‘Treat others as you would want to be treated’ I know I would rather make my own mind up about a religion also whether I should follow their ways of life. Some parents may think that they are doing the best for their children if they let their children find their faith when they are ready and want to. They think that they are doing the best, by letting them be independent, let it all come down to free will.
But by bringing your children up in the Christian belief can it have the opposite effect? You could describe children as quite selfish, wanting their own way a lot of the time. “Fathers do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” So the harder you push the religion on them it could just have the opposite effect. You should let them make their own mind up, most people like to feel accepted, by friends and family, if you go to church and just let them make their own mind up, most of the time children will accept the religion to be accepted to make them feel as if they are part of the family, to feel accepted.
I believe that if you are a Christian parent, and you believe in the faith 100%, and your life is definitely a Christian life, you should encourage your child to be a Christian, because you know that it is a good way to live, but you should never force your child. The Christian religion is does teach the right things but you should let them explore their own life, and let them make their own decisions, otherwise they will never be independent, they will never be free.
