What To Give Our Children
Our Daily Bread - November 5, 1999
We as parents teach our children throughout their lives.
The real question is whether we teach them the right things.
It takes time to Atrain up a child.@
ATeach a child how he should live, and he will remember it all his life.@ Proverbs 22:6
It takes perseverance for a parent to discipline a child.)
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The LORD corrects those he loves, as a father corrects a son of whom he is proud.@ Proverbs 3:12It takes a real effort to teach God
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Be on your guard! Make certain that you do not forget, as long as you live, what you have seen with your own eyes. Tell your children and your grandchildren.@ - Deuteronomy 4:9It takes wisdom to be fair.
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Parents, do not treat your children in such a way as to make them angry. Instead, raise them with Christian discipline and instruction.@ Ephesians 6:4AYou are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.@ Colossians 3:21
It takes diligence to manage a family well.
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A church helper must have only one wife, and be able to manage his children and family well.@ 1 Timothy 3:12