I'm 15 and i got saved and started going to church when i was 13. my parents or any of my siblings have never been to church with me. i've asked them to go but they are either too busy (parents, but i don't consider that an excuse considering they have 12 kids), or don't want too (my younger sibs, I'm the oldest). so i figured i might be able to take my 2 yo sister. i asked my mom and she didn't care. but is 2 years too young? i would be in the adult service, and she would be in the nursery (it's a medium sized pentecostal church and i know practically everybody) on Sundays, then on Wednesdays i would be with the youth group and she would still be in the nursery. my mom's ok with it. but i don't know if she is too young to understand anything. what do you think?
2007-07-05 06:46:11 · 16 answers · asked by Me, Myself, and I 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
hey!!! that's cool Joel, i go to an Assemblies of god church too. i think it's awsome, and Suzanne. WOAH Pally, slow down, i'm not making decisions for my whole family. if anybody did that it would be my dad. you're the one judging, not me.
2007-07-05 06:59:14 · update #1
It is never too early, and do not let the atheist haters tell you otherwise. I am a pastor's kid...eldest of 5, I know that doesn't compare to your 12. I spent alot of my childhood in the church. And I am not talking about just Sunday's and Wednesdays but everyday. And I don't have any regrets. I belong to the Assemblies of God, which is also Pentecostal. So I hope that you can get as many siblings to church as possible. I will be praying for you. God bless.
In Jesus Name
2007-07-05 06:55:35 · answer #1 · answered by Joel 2 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Of course it's too young. Someone should not be attending a church until they're old enough to make an independent, objective decision about religion. Young children believe virtually everything they're told. This is necessary because generally they're told a lot of important things by their parents and if they tested each piece of advice they'd almost certainly end up dead. A child cannot afford to ignore or test advice like "don't stick that in the power outlet", "don't put that over your face" or, if you go back a hundred thousand years, "don't run off or you'll be eaten by a sabre-toothed cat". It is this extreme susceptibility to suggestion that allows children to believe in faeries, monsters, Santa, etc. And, if taken to church, a young child is likely to just assume that what it's being told is correct, without considering the evidence. It's called indoctrination, and as much as you might want your sister to share your beliefs, you must respect that to take her to church when she's so young is a clear violation of her freedom of religion.
2007-07-05 14:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think she's too young. I've been going to church since like before I was 1. And if she doesn't like it or doesn't want to go(like after she's gone once) then you'll probably be able to tell. I think it's great you're trying to get your family involved. If your family doesn't want to go right now maybe they'll see a change in people around them that do go and they'll want to go too. Just give them time and keep encouraging people to go(this doesn't mean bugging them to death LoL) And as far as the understanding thing she may not understand alot now but it will help her understand more as she gets older!
2007-07-05 14:21:13 · answer #3 · answered by Hayleybelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We should be all learning about Jesus from the day that we are born. You should take as many of your family with you as you can. It is never too young to go to church. We are both physical and spiritual in nature. We need to feed our bodies to survive physically and we need to feed our spirits to survive spiritually. Our spiritual food comes from personal prayer, scripture study and church attendance, along with serving those around us. My only concern is your toddler sister not having any family around to be with her and make her feel more comfortable. You may need to stay with her for a few weeks until she becomes comfortable, and then you will be able to leave her with the nursery group.
Best wishes.
2007-07-05 14:01:18 · answer #4 · answered by rac 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's a good ideal. Even if she doesn't understand she can still be in a christian environment. Also many people form life long friends at church. I think if nothing else she would have fun being able to play with kids her age
2007-07-05 13:56:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If she is only going to be in the nursery, what would be the point?
It's basically just a babysitting service. Why don't you wait until she is at least 4, and then she would be in the Sunday School, and actually learning something.
2007-07-05 13:51:33 · answer #6 · answered by Sapere Aude 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, she won't understand anything at all. But, I'm sure your mom would like it, considering it get's a 2 year old out of her hair for a few hours a week, considering she has 12 KIDS! Jeez, that's a lotta family (nothing personal, I'm sure you're all wonderful people and I wish you the best). Take her, your parents will appreciate it even if she can't.
2007-07-05 13:53:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
You can never be too young to go to Church.
2007-07-05 14:52:02 · answer #8 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How will a child ever learn to sit still and listen in Church if they don't go? I personally like the sounds of children in our church service. It tells me that families are worshiping together.
2007-07-05 13:54:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I already answered your question in the other category but I just wanted to say, I'm AG too! Woot! :)
2007-07-05 14:53:35 · answer #10 · answered by queenbee0889 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋