In reply to BluHorseShu
I understand your point on knowing the heart of another. One of the biggest examples from scripture that comes to mind is David (1 Sam 13:14) and his various sons. One one hand you have Amnon and Absalom who were completely rotten and far from God. Then you have Solomon who penned most of Proverbs, inspired by the Spirit.BluHorseShu said:Which begs the question...We're they 'men of God' to begin with? I think you cannot know the heart of another the same way you can't know who is the elect. In both cases you still seek to grow more in Christ every day and persevere until the end.10andBOUNCE said:To be quite frank, thoughts about my son's salvation drive me to be in a position of complete surrender, submission and reverence to the will of God. With that being said, I think regardless of your theology, you as a parent have very little (microscopically small) control over your children's salvation. For those in the free will camp, your kids will choose what they choose (seems more scary to me). The Bible is rich with examples of Godly men who had children that strayed far from God.dermdoc said:
And the stress of not knowing whether my kids were pre ordained to hell would drive me crazy.