I Its The Parents Responsibility

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I Its The Parents Responsibility

• Jg.138
• Parents are responsible and accountable for his
  training
• Getting a child requires parents to feed,
  protect, educate
• But some have one child after another w/o giving
  thought to their spiritual training

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1 Sm. 312-14

• God held Eli responsible
• He did not blame the government
• He did not blame the schools
• He did not blame Mrs. Eli
• Yet, it takes a village??

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II Every Parent Sets Goals

• Lk.252
• 1. Wisdom (mental) Education
• Some make education the end
• Leads to pride, love of world, Lk.1215
• 1 Co.126
• Others use education as a tool

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2. Stature (physical)

• Physical health 1 Tim.58 48
• Some . . .
• misuse body in obsession w. sports, neglect Bible
  classes for games
• display body (cheerleading)
• Others maintain their health in order to serve
  God, Ph.124

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3. Favor with man (social)

• Some misuse social skills crave popularity,
  approval of peers
• Sauls fatherly goal 1 Sm. 2030-34
• Absalom, 2 Sm.15
• Teens What do you most desire in life?
• Most answered to be popular, accepted
• This explains some clothes, speech, and behavior

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Others properly use social skills

• Win people to Christ, edify brethren Ac.247a
  710
• Includes training our children for
• Marriage, 1 Tim. 514
• Parenting skills, 2 Tim.22

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4. Favor with God (spiritual)

• Even this may be misused. 2 Th.3
• Mt.1626, ultimate goal for children
• Education, physical health, and social skills
  cannot compare to this goal
• Mt.1916-22

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Godly parentsgoalschildren

• Gn.1819, a godly father
• (1) knows God's judgments
• (2) teaches them to his children
• What book would Abraham use?
• How would Abraham teach Isaac?
• Oral instruction command
• Parental respect command
• Godly example after him

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Josh. 2415

• True conviction no matter what others did,
  Joshuas family would serve the Lord
• If our children are to succeed in this evil
  world, they must learn to swim against the
  current
• They learn this first by seeing it in us
• Ac.1123, not only taught, but caught

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1 Chr. 289

• Allows us to sit in on Davids instructions to
  his son
• Solomon already mentally knew the God of Israel
  this kindles a relationship based on love and
  service (2 Tim.219)
• Job 15
• In one sense, a parents work does not end when
  children leave home

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Ps.3411, fear of the Lord

• Usually, the earlier they become devoted to him,
  the greater will be their service in future years
  
• David, a famous musician
• David, a famous writer
• David, a famous statesman
• David, a famous soldier
• He did not lie awake nights in fear that his
  children may not learn these things
• His chief concern the fear of the Lord. 2 Sm.
  12 1833

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Ps. 781-8

• Parents who neglect to teach these lessons, rob
  their children
• Criminal neglect
• Mal.215
• One purpose of the marriage relationship raise
  godly seed for eternity

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Ep. 64

• Bring them up, nourish the mind with wholesome
  instruction and discipline, just as the body with
  proper food
• Training, discipline includes all knowledge that
  is proper for children, including elementary
  principles and rules for behavior. 2 Tim.316,
  total training
• Admonition, instruction whatever is necessary to
  purify the passions and stop an improper course
  of conduct

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John Rosemond Three Eternal Rules

• Whether you realize it or not, whether you accept
  it or not, you are completely responsible for the
  choices you make
• If you make bad choices, bad things will happen
  maybe not right away, but sooner or later
• If you make good choices, it is considerably less
  likely that bad things will happen

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Those who neglect parental duties should remember

• 1. They disobey God
• We take care to weed a garden
• Are we not much more accountable for our
  children?
• They are going to teach them
• If they do not teach them truth, others will
  teach them error