Evidences of Salvation | When Should Children Be Baptized - Part II

With baptisms coming up on Easter I preached on evidences of salvation. I wanted to help equip families determine whether their children should be baptized, because we are credobaptists who believe they must first be saved. While no parent can know for sure that their child is saved, I do believe these should be helpful. Also, these are good evidences to look for in anyone’s life, child or adult alike. I have looked for these evidences in my life when examining my salvation, and I hope you will do the same.

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00:00 Sermon Lessons for Evidences of Salvation | When Should Children Be Baptized - Part II

05:03 Lesson 1: evidences of salvation to look for in your children:
Note: parts one through three are from Part I.
• (Part 1) godly sorrow (2 Corinthians 7, verse 10).
• (Part 2) spiritual fruit (Matthew 3 verse 8, 7 verse 19, 13 verse 23, Acts 26 verse 20, James 2 verses 17, 20, 26).
• (Part 3) spiritual hunger and thirst (John 4 verses 13-15, 6 verses 35, 66, Luke 6 verses 21, 25, 1 John verses 2:15 and John 3:19).

08:18 • (Part 4) spiritual __________________________ (Matthew 11 verses 25, 13:11, 16:17, 1 Corinthians 2 verses 7-14).

24:09 • (Part 5) perseverance _____________ ____________ (James 1:3, 1 Peter 1:7, Matthew 13:21).

31:22 • (Part 6) not habitually ______________________ (1 John 1:6, 8, 3:6-9).

36:11 • (Part 7) __________________ (1 John 2:3-5, 3:7).

46:17 Lesson 2: focus on ______ ____________ when evidences are lacking.

Family Worship Guide for Evidences of Salvation | When Should Children Be Baptized - Part II

Day 1: Read Matthew 11:25, 13:11, 16:17, 1 Corinthians 2:7-14, James 1:3, 1 Peter 1:7, Matthew 13:21 and discuss: why do some people understand spiritual truths, but others do not? What can we do to strive to better understand spiritual truths? How can we try to determine if our children understand spiritual truths? We don’t like to see our children suffer, but what is one of the benefits of seeing them go through trials?

Day 2: Read 1 John 1:6, 8, 3:6-9, 1 John 2:3-5, 3:7 and discuss: how can it be true that we don’t stop sinning on this side of heaven, but at the same time Scripture says habitually disobedient people are not Christians? Similarly, we don’t perfectly obey on this side of heaven, but at the same time Scripture says that Christians are obedient, so how can this be? In other words, discuss the balance for both of these situations.

Day 3: Read John 4:13-15, 6:35, 66, Luke 6:21, 25, 1 John 2:15, John 3:19 and discuss: what is the temptation for parents when we don’t see evidences of salvation in our children’s lives? What is the wrong approach? What is the right approach? In other words, what is the best way for us to see these evidences in our children’s lives?