Perfect moral guidance for youth (2)
This article by Arie den Hartog continues a series on moral guidance for youth, grounding biblical instruction in Psalm 119:9 and emphasizing the reality of human sinfulness and the need for God's Word as a guide against temptation. The author addresses how covenant youth, despite their vulnerability to sin and the devil's attacks, must learn from godly parents, faithful preaching, and catechism instruction to understand their desperate need for divine guidance in daily Christian living.
Previous article in this series: December 15, 2018, p. 137. In the last article we considered the above-mentioned subject from the viewpoint of a question proposed by the inspired psalmist in Psalm 119: "How shall a young man cleanse his way?" This question was answered without hesitation: "By taking heed thereto according to thy word" (Ps. 119: 9). The question implies that the young man (and by implication the young woman) mentioned knew the awful reality of his own sinful nature. He also...
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