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to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord
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Although these verses are directed at fathers, they certainly do not take away
any responsibility from mothers. But fathers often neglect their responsibility in
parenting.
4. Valuing them as eternal souls, and not just because of their intellectual,
physical, or athletic abilities.
5. Communicating love and appreciation for who they are and not just for what
they can do.
6. Loving them even when they fail so they do not think they have to earn love.
8. Admitting your own mistakes, asking for forgiveness, and making restitution
when necessary.
BRING THEM UP
Because children have a sin nature, they cannot bring themselves up. They
cannot be left on their own to make their own decisions and choices. They need to
be trained (Proverbs 22:6) by teaching them they are sinners and leading them to
Christ as their Saviour and Lord.
This also means not to put them down, but to lift them up.
IN THE NURTURE AND ADMONITION OF THE LORD
Nurture means to discipline, train, correct, instruct, and chasten, while
admonition is to warn, reprove, and rebuke.
But, since it says in the Lord, it is talking about a very specific way of
nurturing and admonishing. It is not referring to the wisdom of the world (I
Corinthians 1-2), what our parents did or did not do, our own thoughts and ideas,
or the philosophies and traditions of men (Colosians 2:8). It is based on the biblical
principles of who Christ is and what He did on the Cross.
That alone can lead to knowing and trusting in Jesus, being His disciple, and
being dependent on Him. Then and only then will their attitudes, patterns of living,
and decisions reflect Jesus.
This is the only way they can know the way they should go and not be able to
get away from the truths they were taught as a child even though they may rebel
against them later (Proverbs 22:6).
This does not mean that children are not responsible for how they react, but it
is emphasizing that parentsand especially fathersare more responsible to God
for not sinning against their children.
Even if a father (or any parent) did not have godly parents, he can pray to his
heavenly Father who will help him to be what He wants him to be.
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