The Bible, Children, and Grandchildren

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The Bible, Children, and Grandchildren

• The Hebrew scriptures required the protection of
  children Lev. 18 21.
• Parents were to train their children Deut. 6
  6-9, Eph. 6 4.
• 1. Teach the purpose of life Eccl. 12 13.

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The Bible, Children, and Grandchildren

• 2. Fathers should teach sons about fatherhood
  and being a husband Eph. 5.
• 3. Fathers should teach sons about sex Matt.
  5 28, I Cor. 7 2ff.
• 4. Fathers should teach about providing I
  Tim. 5 8.
• 5. Teach about manhood and responsibility
  Prov. 1 10ff.
• 6. Mothers teach daughters about being keepers
  at home Tit. 2 5.

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• A Little Fellow Follows Me
• A careful man I want to be A little fellow
  follows me I do not dare to go astray, For
  fear he'll go the self-same way.
• I cannot once escape his eyes, whate'er he sees
  me do, he tries Like me, he says he's going to
  be The little chap who follows me.
• He thinks that I am good and fine, Believes in
  every word of mine The base in me he must not
  see, The little chap who follows me.
• I must remember as I go,Through summer's sun and
  winter's snowI'm building for the years to
  be,That little chap who follows me.
• Written by Claude Wisdom White, Sr. of Tyler,
  Texas.From his book, "A Poem for any Occasion".

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The Bible, Children, and Grandchildren

• 1. Stay in their place Gen. 2 24.
• 2. Do not spoil grandchildren cp. Eph. 6
  1ff.
• 3. Set the proper example.
• A. As a husband/wife Eph. 5 22ff.
• B. As a citizen I Pet. 2 13.

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• C. As a Christian.
• a. Attendance Acts 2 42.
• b. Stand for the truth Jude 3.
• c. Language Eph. 4 29.
• d. Teaching others Heb. 5 11-14.

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The Bible, Children, and Grandchildren

• Lo children are an heritage of the Lord and the
  fruit of the womb is his reward.Childrens
  children are the crown of old men (Ps. 127 3
  Prov. 17 6).