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God has Spoken on
Parenting
A great responsibility, which
cannot rightly be neglected, is placed upon parents to nurture their
children and lead them to be God-fearing and obedient adults.
When an Altar is Hard to
Build
I thought of other men and
women of faith who built altars when it was hard; who worshipped when
they hurt. Abraham's life was characterized by altars and tents (Gen.
12:6-8; 13:3,4,18). His tent demonstrated that he knew he was just
passing through this world. His altar demonstrated his loyalty and
devotion to his Father in heaven. But the day came when he had to build
the hardest altar ever. It was the one on which God asked him to offer
his son.
Reading
the Bible
To change us from the inside out and to
slowly transform us into the image of His Son. Take time to read a
portion of God's Word each day.
Meanest Mother in the
World
I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for
breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast. When others had cokes
and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my
supper was different than the other kids also.
What's Happening to Our Young People?
One doesn't have to read statistics from a
professionally conducted census to know that many young people who are
"raised in the church" are being lost to the cause of Christ. What's
happening to them?
Appreciating Husbands
Most problems a couple faces can be traced
to her failure to submit, or his failure to love (Col. 3:16-19).
The success of the home depends on both partners respecting God’s
instructions. Respect, time, love, forgiveness, communication, and
appreciation are all crucial parts of a successful marriage. Are you
working on yours?
In Defense of the "Biblical Family"
The family in our culture has undergone
much change in the last few decades. "Once upon a time" the traditional
family was commonplace. The husband/father supported his family while
the wife/mother stayed at home to manage the house and care for the
children. This was God's idea when He designed the family.
Rearing a Second Family
Young couples must learn to fulfill the
needs of children that they have brought into this world and we as
grandparents should not encourage them to do otherwise by always being
there to basically rear their children for them. Let the preachers of
the land be more forceful in their teaching on these responsibilities of
young couples to care for their own children.
Controlling Behavior
It is obvious to most rational people that
an abusive husband's efforts to control every aspect of his spouse's
life through intimidation, emotional abuse and violence are just plain
wrong. The Christian understands that such behavior is sinful (see Ephesians 5:25,28; 1
Peter 3:7; Colossians 3:19).
As is
the Mother, so is Her Daughter
The moral problems of today may not be so
much the failure of youth as they are the degeneration of parents. And I
suspect that may have always been true. Society is full of
self-indulgent, unrestrained, greedy, dishonest, immoral, drug-addicted,
lust-driven, irreligious, irresponsible parents who are wringing their
hands and wondering aloud "What's the matter with today's kids?" The day
fathers and mothers control their own urges and set godly, examples
before their children, that day the problems of youth will be severely
reduced.
The Vanishing Family
God's word teaches that fathers and
mothers are to raise their own children (Eph. 6:4; Titus 2:4-5).
These children are to grow, marry, and have a family of their own
(Gen. 2:24). There are circumstances that require one parent to
raise the children alone, such as the death of one of the parents. In
this case, it is better for the widow to remarry and continue to live as
God's word teaches (1 Tim. 5:14).
Attitudes that
Sweeten Marriage
This unfaithfulness to the marriage
bed shows that many marriages are not what God intended them to be. God
never intended that marriage be an unhappy state, but for it to be one
of the happiest relationships that man would have on this earth (Prov.
5:18-19). When a marriage is in trouble and the companions are unhappy,
someone is breaking the laws of God.
God's Plan for the Home
What does God want in the home? He
wants commitment from the husband and wife, father and mother, and
children. Until all are committed to God and his ways in regard to the
home, our homes and lives will not be pleasing to God.
How to be a Lousy Parent
Parents who are Christians
Parents who are Christians have responsibilities which extend far beyond
temporal provisions. There is an area of spiritual care, training,
growth, and development that demands special attention.
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