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Teaching Children to Resist Temptation

As parents, we want our children to understand the importance of living out their faith in the midst of temptation. This requires teaching them the principles of resisting temptation and developing a strong faith. According to the provided information, one of the characteristics of a child who possesses a real faith is that they understand the why and the how of dealing with temptation. This means that we need to teach our children the biblical principles of resisting temptation, such as the importance of prayer, the power of God's Word, and the need to flee from sin.

To help our children develop a strong faith, we need to model it ourselves. If we are struggling with doubt or unconfessed sin, it can be challenging to pray for our children to be faith-filled. However, we must remember that we are not praying for them to be faith-filled because of our own faith, but because of God's power and sovereignty. We can teach our children the Word of God, which plants faith in them, and we can pray that their faith will grow. By doing so, we can help our children develop a strong faith that will enable them to resist temptation and live out their faith in the midst of challenges.

In addition to teaching our children the principles of resisting temptation, we need to help them develop a personal commitment to purity. This means teaching them to honor God with their bodies and to flee from sin. We can do this by sharing biblical verses with our children, such as "For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind" (2 Timothy 1:7) and "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13). By teaching our children these principles and modeling them ourselves, we can help them develop a strong faith that will enable them to resist temptation and live out their faith in the midst of challenges.