Peter exhorts us with these words: “As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.” — 1 Peter 1:14 Take careful note of what Peter says. He doesn’t command them to strive to become obedient, as if obedience were a trait to be achieved by their own […]
KEY VERSE: “But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.“ (Matthew 26:29, NKJV) Like Joshua and Samuel, Elisha was also called to a great purpose. He was born to be one […]
KEY VERSE :“The villages ceased in Israel, they ceased, until I, Deborah, arose; until I arose, a mother in Israel.“ (Judges 5:7, Darby) Although the primary role of teaching within the family belongs to the father, the mother also assumes a significant part of it. (Proverbs 1:8; 6:22; 13:1). The Bible states: “Listen, my son, […]
KEY VERSE: “Let Reuben live, and not die, and let his men be numerous!” (Deuteronomy 33:6 KJV) We have already seen the effects that broken homes have on young girls, but now let’s examine the challenges faced by young boys when homes are broken. Boys raised in broken homes are more likely to be aggressive […]
We often use these two words interchangeably but they do not mean exactly the same thing. I want you to understand that discipline as we are discussing here is different from punishment. While you cannot instill discipline without punishment in some cases, it is possible to punish a child without Biblical Principles of Parenting instilling […]
“A wise son heeds (and is the fruit of) his father’s instruction and correction, but a scoffer listens not to rebuke.” Proverbs 13:1 (Amplified) “Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.” Proverbs 23:13 Every child is the product of parental instruction and correction. Thus, […]
God’s intention is for us to be responsible. You first have to be responsible to produce responsible children. Remember, you are to live by example. In what ways are you showing your children what responsibility is? In raising them according to Biblical principles you cannot ignore teaching them to be responsible. The greatest lessons in […]
A wise man said that when you stop learning you start dying. Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at eighty or at eight. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. One of the greatest things in life is to keep your mind young and fresh and this comes through education. To get your children mentally […]
Teach your children sex education. Many children today are sexually harassed and abused because they lack knowledge and have no good understanding of what to do; they were not properly educated in this area. This could be because of the parents nonchalant attitude or passivity, Give them adequate information about sex, partial information leads to […]
The first five years of a child’s life are the most formative. This is therefore the best time for parents to present Jesus and the Gospel to them in a living way. This can be done very simply, by talking about the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Surprisingly, when they are very young, we […]
