Accountability and Obeying the Gospel: Suggestions for Parents

Accountability and Obeying the Gospel: Suggestions for Parents by Ric Keaster is a short study aimed at helping parents navigate the challenging issues involved in helping their children determine when they are ready to obey the gospel. As a retired professor and Bible class teacher, Ric explores some approaches that can be taken with children that will help them make this important decision and evaluate if and when they are ready to make such a commitment.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Understanding Good and Evil

Accountability: Being Responsible for Our Thoughts and Actions

Maturational Variability

Peer Influence

Parental Dilemma

“I Want to Be Baptized”

Some Questions

Minimal Scriptural Understanding

What If I Think They Are Not Ready?

Potential Outcomes of Selected Approaches

Final Points

24 pages