BUILD APPRECIATION FOR THE BIBLE'S MORAL STANDARDS

 If your child questions the Bible's moral standards, try to discern any underlying reasons for the questions. Does he really disagree with the Bible's moral standard, or is the problem simply that speaking with others, he does not know how to defend his Christian values? In either case, you can help your child to appreciate the Bible's moral standards by studying the Enjoy Life Forever! book.

Encourage your child to treasure his personal relationship with Jehovah. As you study the Bible with your child, try to draw him out by using the viewpoint questions and illustrations that are found in the Enjoy Life Forever! book. (Proverbs 20:5) For instance, lesson 8 compares Jehovah to a caring friend who give us reminders that can protect and benefit us. After discussing 1 John 5:3, you might ask, "Knowing that Jehovah is such a good Friend, how should we view what he tells us to do?"  That may seem to be a simple question but asking it might help your child to view God's laws as evidence of His love. - ISAIAH 48:17, 18. 

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