Our forgotten (?) wayward children
Prof. Barry Gritters addresses the pastoral concern of covenant children who depart from the faith and the church's responsibility toward them. The article calls congregations to remember and pray for those who have left, challenging the assumption that such wayward members are forgotten after their dismissal from the church rolls.
How many? How many covenant sons have turned away from the church and now wander in the misery of unbelief? How many daughters of Zion have rejected the faith of their father and mother and instead run in the cold and cruel world of darkness? They were taught the truth as it is in Jesus, shown the cross where is forgiveness and hope, and by word and example pointed in the way of righteousness. But at some point, known only to God, their heart turned away from their parents, their church,...
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