Family #4 Parents train children

Family #4 Parents train children


Well here we are at the final direction of the family in this section of Colossians. Check this verse out:



Colossians 3:21



21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.



The dictionary define provoke as this: to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex. So as Fathers and mothers, we are to train our children in a way that will be encouraging, loving, and caring. But let me say this also, we must be firm. We can not turn from biblical teachings just to tickle the ears of our children. The truth must be told. Sometimes in the truth our children may react in a negative way, love them but do not stray from the truth! Lets look at some other scripture about training our children:



Proverbs 22:6



Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.



Ephesians 6:4 4



And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.



Proverbs 1:8



My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;



Proverbs 3:12



For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.



Proverbs 4:1



Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding;



Proverbs 6:20



My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.



Proverbs 15:5



A fool despises his father’s instruction, But he who receives correction is prudent.



Proverbs 23:22



Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.



Proverbs 29:15



The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.



Deuteronomy 6:6-9



6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.



Do you see how important it is to train your children in the Lord. It is of utmost priority because if you don't train them, the world will train them of their way! So let's get busy! One other point, the church has a small part in training your children through Sunday School, and other programs BUT you are the Pastor in your home....do your job! Train your children!



Tom