On the Way Home

So, on the way home I was listening to some family program and they were talking to a school principal who has written a book about three traps kids who grew up in Christian families fall into. The one they spent the most time on was feeling assured of salvation just because they grew up in Christian homes. What I found most interesting was their encouragement for parents to get their kids to challenge their faith, ask questions about it, and make sure they aren't just being good kids, doing what they know their parents want. I don't think that I've heard Christian radio shows encouraging that before. I was happy to hear them encouraging parents to help their kids really understand and figure out their own faith, rather than just believe what they are told. At the same time, it was challenging to me, both as a child, and as an adult who teaches Sunday school. I want to help kids grow in their relationship with God, and I want to make sure I think about my faith and figure things out too, rather than just taking everything I've been told. It's always been scary for me to challenge things that people tell me as facts. However, in the end, what I know is that Jesus Christ died for my sins and that if I believe only that, and never figure out anything else, I'm still on the right track.