Ephesians 6:1-4
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise),
3 "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land."
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
We grow our children by educating them. 6:1-3
a. It is proper. 6:1
b.There is a promise. 6:2-3
A better life 6:3
A longer life 6:3
We grow our children by encouraging them. 6:4
a. We should avoid making them angry.
b.We should be active in giving them advice.
“How to Love Your Children and Let Them Know It”
We love our children by:
1) Incarnational parenting. (note the example of Christ–Phil. 2:5-11)
2) Loving our mate. (Eph. 5:25-33; Titus 2:4)
3) Disciplining them. (Prov. 13:24; 17:10; 29:15)
4) Looking at them. (Prov. 20:12)
5) Touching them. (Eccl. 3:5)
6) Spending time with them. (Deut. 6:7-9)
7) Listening to them. (James 1:19)
8) Blessing them rather than cursing them. (Matt. 7:12)
9) Having fun with them. (Prov. 15:13; 17:22; Eccl. 3:4)
10) Nudging them out of the nest. (Eccl. 3:6)
11) Admitting when you are wrong. (James 5:16)
12) Introducing them to the perfect parent. (John 1:12)
Thanks Daniel!
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