Duties as Parents
Results of Godly Parenting
- To love them (Titus 2:4)
- To bring them to Christ (Matthew 19:13,14)
- To train them up for God (Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4)
- To instruct them in God's word (Deuteronomy 4:9; 11:19; Isaiah 38:19)
- To tell them of God's judgments (Joel 1:3)
- To tell them of the miraculous works of God (Exodus 10:2; Psalms 78:4)
- To command them to obey God (Deuteronomy 32:46; 1 Chronicles 28:9)
- To bless them (Genesis 48:15; Hebrews 11:20)
- To pity them (Psalms 103:13)
- To provide for them (Job 42:15; 2 Corinthians 12:14; 1 Timothy 5:8)
- To rule them (1 Timothy 3:4,12)
- To correct them (Proverbs 13:24; 19:18; 23:13; 29:17; Hebrews 12:7)
- Not to provoke them (Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21)
- Pray for them (Lamentations 2:19)
Results of Godly Parenting
- They will not bring their parents shame. (Proverbs 29:15)
- They will not depart from Christian teaching when they are older. (Proverbs 22:6)
- They will have great peace. (Isaiah 54:13)
- They will bring us joy. (Proverbs 15:20)
- They will give us peace and delight to our soul. (Proverbs 29:17)
- They will rise up and call us blessed. (Proverbs 31:28)
- Keeping God's commands will help prolong their lives, bring them prosperity, and win them favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. (Proverbs 3:1,2,4)
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