How to Bring Your Children to Christ..& Keep Them There: Avoiding the Tragedy of False Conversion

What brought me to Ray Comfort was his no-compromise walk, his passion for the lost, and faithfulness. I also couldn't help but notice he had three grown children who did not seem to rebel against their upbringing. That brought me to this book. I had already consumed a few popular parenting books, among them "Shepherding a Child's Heart", "First Time Mom", James Dobson. Yet, this book would be my choice if I had to narrow it down to one. I was pretty discouraged at the time I found this book. I was beginning to buy our post-modern lie that teaching God's fear and judgment was legalism, that my kids would grow to resentment me, therefore resenting my faith. Ray lays out simple and practical methods to instill "The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom", to "train up a child in the way they should go." If your goal is to raise children that will be in heaven- this is one of the best tools to have in your tool belt!

What a powerful message put together in such a readable manner! Easy to read with vivid imagery!!! Excellent work brother Ray! You are sincerely appreciated!

First, for the theologians out there, Ray Comfort, addresses the subtitle of the book "and Keep Them There", (as in how to keep your children saved once they've been saved). He basically says that's not theologically possible for a parent to do, but the subtitle gets your attention and is a much better substitute for the paragraph-long biblically-correct alternative title, which he does share with you in the book. I appreciated that matter being dealt with first. This addresses an issue that few Americans realize exists: the fact that there is such a thing as false conversion. In my own experience that looks something like this: "Billy" was "saved" at a youth gathering when he was 9 years old. When he became a teen, he rebelled and lived like any unbelieving person might live. There was never any evidence of his salvation. Billy's parents say, "That boy is getting into trouble with the law, doing drugs, drinking, and watches porn online...thank goodness he was saved when he was 9." Comfort teaches that this results because sin is not really taught much anymore, but rather a powerless, false, easy-believism-fire-insurance type salvation is taught. Comfort teaches you how to use the 10 Commandments (God's moral law) to teach about sin and one's need for forgiveness. While Comfort does not preach salvation by works, he clearly shows biblical proof that evidence of a righteous life is the result of true biblical salvation. The book is very practical for parents. He offers ways to impart biblical truth to your children in child-friendly ways, such as a fun, family bible time that leaves children wanting more. The message for parents is that faith that leads to salvation is straight from God, but parents can cultivate rich soil in their children by consistently investing time in the spiritual nurture of their children, realizing the difference between true and false conversion, and using God's moral law to help them grasp their need for the Savior, Jesus Christ.

I've lurked around the web site Way of the Master a few times, watching videos about how Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron evangelize, and I found their personalities upbeat and engaging but was put off by the approach Comfort has used many times in their videos. It seemed as though he did the same thing time after time. At the same time, I have wanted to learn to tell people about how to come to Christ, and couldn't figure it out. So I put off getting this book, while wondering if it might help. Finally I took the plunge and ordered it. I'm only maybe a third of the way into it, and find it explaining what I want to know. Ray Comfort in writing about evangelism is much more complex than the Ray Comfort I saw in the videos. In fact, so far his is the best explanation of how to go about evangelism that I have read. At the same time, his writing is so simple and fun to read. He uses lots of humor and down-to-earth illustrations, and practical ideas from his experience as a parent. The subject I appreciate most so far is his explanations regarding false conversion vs. true conversion. Here's a tip I really appreciated: "To check your child's understanding of salvation, ask if he thinks he is a good person. He will almost certainly say that he is, if he has no knowledge of sin...." Comfort then explains how to use the Law to speak to the conscience of the person rather than addressing their intellect right off the bat, though both parts of us need "food". (I guess that this would be addressing a person's spirit rather than their mind.) Now I see more in what Comfort is doing in the videos I have watched at Way of the Master. I'm really looking forward to finishing the book and seeing whether I can try out some of these things. More and more I see what Jesus said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." My heart is full of happiness and gratefulness to God that Mr. Comfort has written this down.

A wonderful book for Christian parents and it brings up an extremely important concern. Many people remember that as children, they walked a church aisle, were baptized or sprinkled or raised their hand in a meeting to say they "invited Jesus into their heart". Unfortunately, they were sometimes too young to understand the commitment they were making. They may not have had further training in understanding that the genuine experience of "being born again" involves totally turning our will over to God's will. Christianity simply isn't a matter of 'believing all the truths about Jesus being the Son of God who died for our sins', The Bible says that "the demons believe and tremble". I'm not talking about a 'works' salvation where one must 'earn' his or her salvation. However, this book is consistent with Scripture when it reminds parents that the true Salvation experience involves more than just saying, "I believe & I invite Jesus into my heart". I highly recommend this book.

Ray removes the sugar coating from today’s often preached prosperity Gospel and tells it like it is…..straight from the Bible. Hell is a real place your children and you will go if you don’t repent and trust Christ as your savior.

If you are not sure your children are right with God and going to see Jesus one day and are free "from a devil's hell"; don't buy them something, don't do anything to win their favor (YET). Read/study/pray through (and fast) this book and hopefully they have the "fear of the LORD in them" and follow the 10 commandments which Jesus fulfilled (did not abolish according to Galatians). Yes, it is your responsibility to do all that is in your power to do to win your children, small or full grown adult to the loving Lord that we have and must give an accounting do on judgment day (yes, we will all be judged eventually for the deeds "done in the body". Ray C. is one of the better speakers (along with Kirk Cameron) on winning men and women to Jesus Christ for eternity. Also see the "Way of the Master" on youtube.com and get the $1,000,000 gospel tracts which a guy at my church handed out 150 in about 1 1/2 hours downtown. they look real.

Connect excellent book written by ray and his team.I love the The statistical data and the examples that were given as well as all of the history given alongside anecdotes.