Christian Actress Speaks Out About Biblically-Based Parenting Principles

Given the general joy and Christian spirit that pervades the Christmas season more than most, it’s one of the better and more efficacious times to speak out about the faith and how one can bring Biblical principles into their life, as it has a bit higher chance of sticking. Such is what Candace Cameron Bure did in a recent interview with the Christian Post, commenting on how she parents with the Bible in mind.

As background, the 47-year-old actress famously left the Hallmark Channel because of her Christian faith and moved to the Great American Family Channel, at which she has been heavily involved in making and promoting faith-based entertainment.

Speaking to the Christian Post about her faith and how it informs her parenting, Bure said that there is an ongoing culture war and one of the best ways for Christians to get involved in trying to win it is to parent in a way that fills kids with the right values and faith.

She said, when making that point, “We’re definitely in a time of a culture war, and I think the best thing that any of us can do as parents is to be consistent and that we actually walk our walk and we show it by example and not just talk the talk.”

Continuing, Bure added that the proper way to do that is to actually live it out, to try to be always be acting in the way that the Bible commands so that your children can watch that behavior and lifestyle and internalize it as the proper way to go about life as a Christian.

She said, “It’s a lot easier said than done because those little eyes are always watching you. Mommy and daddy are the biggest examples in life, so they’re always watching to see what you’re going to do. If you as a parent can walk with consistency and back up your words with your actions, that speaks volumes, and your children will know that; it doesn’t go unnoticed by them ever. That consistency through life will play out, I truly believe that.”

Bure then added that she also used Bible verses and stories to teach biblical values to her children, surrounding them with messages about what is important in life and how Jesus wants us to go about our lives.

Explaining how she did that, Bure said, “I trained my kids up with biblical values, and the Bible is where we started and what we continue to read today. Even when my kids were young, I had the fruit of the Spirit lettered on their walls to remind them of all of the fruit of the Spirit: joy, love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control. We talk about those things. The Bible tells us to ‘train up a child in the way they should go and when they are not old, they won’t depart from it.’ I believe in intentional parenting. We taught out of the Bible, and I’m grateful to see that I have adult children today who are all following that road and that path, loving the Lord.”

Then, speaking about her new book club and what values she is teaching through it, Bure said, “These are values that matter. That’s what we’re teaching, and whether you’re a person of faith or not, I think you’re going to really appreciate these books. There isn’t Scripture in the books, but they’re teaching all biblical principles, and that’s what we love. Maybe you come from a different faith background, or maybe you just don’t teach any kind of faith at home, but you want your kids to know good values. That’s what these books are all about, but if you are a Christian and you know the Bible, you know exactly where the sources from.”