"How to Bring Your Children To Christ...and Keep Them There."
This is a book by Ray Comfort that my wife and I recently finished reading.
Overall, I think it's a good book and recommend it.
To sum up the entire book in one sentence, the answer to the question in the title is, "Give them the Ten Commandments."
The Law? Not the Gospel?
No, you give them both. Ray Comfort makes a good case for and explains the necessity of first teaching your children the ten commandments, God's moral standard, so they can learn just how guilty they are before a holy God. Then when they learn of Christ's mercy and Grace demonstrated through the cross, they will fly to him!
To his credit, the author uses numerous illustrations for doctrines, verses, and in applications for teaching to your children. He also uses numerous quotes from Charles Spurgeon, among others.
It's a simple and short read, but fairly packed with concise teaching on the subject.
Another clear and very much appreciated subject in the book is Ray Comfort's addressing the reality and avoidance of False Conversion.
Through this book, Ray showed an understanding and demonstration for the whole council of God, not just the fluffy parts that modern evangelists use to teach people how to feel good in life.
Having read this, I am now challenged, inspired, and motivated to better know the ten commandments to teach them to my kids and use them in witnessing to others.
One thing I realized years ago, thanks be to God, is that the gospel, the good news, cannot be so good unless it is first preceded by the bad news, that all are (borrowing from Johnathan Edwards' sermon title) sinners in the hands of an angry God.
One of Ray's pointed notes is that quoting to someone Romans 3:23, that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, isn't enough. People need to see the ten commandments to know specifically and personally how they themselves have broken God's law and thus to feel guilty and convicted of sin. The law is the schoolmaster that leads to Christ! Look in Psalm 19 alone to see how good the law of the Lord is!
Finally, this book is really helpful in specifically leading your children to Christ. The author gives examples of how he and others have utilized what he talks about in training up their own kids. He also promotes the advantages of home schooling.
