The concept of discipline may often be seen in a negative light, but we have an opportunity to discipline our young children out of love, following the pattern of our heavenly Father where in Hebrews 12:6 we read that God “disciplines every child He loves.”
If we love our child and have their…
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We are well aware of the principle that God is our Father, but from Scripture we can gain insight into the template for transition of responsibility as we bring up our children. When your children are younger, we are like God to them in that we are the arbiters of right and wrong; we communi…
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Scripture encourages us to speak positively: “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver,” is one well known passage. Our heavenly Father is characterised by positive encouragement and affirmation: “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure …
We have discussed that our motivation as parents is to show God’s character and love, and to follow the example of the Lord Jesus Christ who laid down his life for his bride. What about motivation for our children? The answer to this, as well as the glue that bonds a family together, is fa…
We considered the principle of obedience in our last article, where we were encouraged to be godly parents who show God to our children when we teach them how to obey.
We can set up a list of arbitrary rules and expect blind obedience to them, but Paul calls this parenting “after the fles…
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Teaching our children obedience is one of the most explicit parenting instructions in the Bible. Paul in both Ephesians 6:1 and Colossians 3:20 commands children to obey their parents.
This same command from God is also embedded in the 10 commandments, stamped with God’s name and incorpor…
Motherhood is one of the most highly praised roles in the Bible. It is designated even more highly than any role a husband might aspire to.
For instance, in Timothy, Paul says that aspiring to be a “bishop” is a “good thing” (1 Tim 3:1) but in the previous chapter he describ…
In a family that is built on the pattern of a loving heavenly Father, with loving communication as a priority principle, the role of the husband is one which is incredibly lofty and an exceptionally high calling.
Mothers are typically understood as having a loving disposition, however in …
The incredible thing about godly parenting is how well it forms part of our spiritual development, and how it develops our understanding of our heavenly Father. It allows us to work together with Him and directly contributes to the furthering of His purpose. So whilst God’s purpose is that…
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