Jeff Pollard explains in this video that children may question what their parents believe. Sometimes, this can be a healthy thing. If it arises out of bitterness, that is unhealthy. Parents should strive to take their children's concerns seriously, be open to talking with their children about those questions, and reach out to their elders or others if need be.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."

Once they've begun to really think and begin to ask questions in their own heart, to question what their parents believe, I think that in itself that's healthy. I also think that it ought to be happening. Now if it's simply arising out of bitterness, if there are problems in the home, if there is harsh, overly severe discipline, if there is the kind of insulating the children from the world in the way that you often see and they have absolutely no idea what's going on outside their home and often have no people skills and then they begin to put two and two together. Sometimes they can become very bitter and they question everything not only that their parents have taught them but sometimes even the motives that their parents have in those things. And that's unhealthy and parents need to have a good finger on where their children are.

They need to have good communication with them and at least the best they can to understand where they are, what troubles them, and what their particular sins are. That's going to be different with each child. So if they're thinking and if they're beginning to struggle with what they're being taught and with what their parents believe, It's crucial for their parents to take that seriously, to sit down with them, and to be open books. We're happy to tell you why we believe what we believe. We're happy to entertain your questions.

And when we don't have answers, then we need to go and have some sound discussions with the elders or solid, well-informed, biblically informed men and women in the congregation. So they should welcome the children thinking and questioning what they believe and why, but they really need to be on top of it to see whether that's coming strictly from a point of rebellion or just genuine curiosity. You