Duty:

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Duty 1. that which a person is bound, by any
moral or legal obligation, to pay, do, or
perform conduct owed to ones parents, older
people, etc. 2. the moral or legal obligation to
follow a certain line of conduct, or to do a
certain thing as, the struggle between duty and
desire. (Websters New Universal Unabridged
Dictionary, p. 566)
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THE DUTIES OF PARENTS
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THE DUTIES OF PARENTS
I. PARENTAL DUTIES ARE OF THE LORD, Eph. 64
For of him, and through him, and unto him, are
all things. To him be the glory for ever. Amen
(Rom. 1136)

• Children are gifts from God, Gen. 335 Ps.
  1273
• It is Gods desire that children learn of and
  serve him, Deut. 66-7 Eph. 64
• Children will one day stand before God at the
  judgment, 2 Cor. 510 -- Lk. 646 Acts 231 1
  Jno. 215 Prov. 423 Acts 915-16 Eph. 61-2
  Acts 2032 1423

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THE DUTIES OF PARENTS
I. PARENTAL DUTIES ARE OF THE LORD, Eph. 64
II. DUTIES GOD HAS GIVEN TO PARENTS, Eph. 64
A. Negatively Provoke not your children to
wrath.

• Things that can provoke a child
• Inconsistent punishment
• Embarrassing them
• Injustice
• Overburdening
• Never being satisfied with accomplishments
• Neglect
• Constant faultfinding
• Abusive language

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THE DUTIES OF PARENTS
I. PARENTAL DUTIES ARE OF THE LORD, Eph. 64
II. DUTIES GOD HAS GIVEN TO PARENTS, Eph. 64
A. Negatively Provoke not your children to
wrath.
B. Positively Nurture them in the chastening
and admonition of the Lord.
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Nurture them in the chastening and admonition of
the Lord
Nurture To nourish up to maturity, to nurture,
to bring up (Thayer, p. 200) Chastening The
whole training and education of children (which
relates to the cultivation of mind and morals,
and em- ploys for this purpose now commands and
admonition, now reproof and punishment) (p.
473) Admonition Admonition, exhortation (p.
429)
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THE DUTIES OF PARENTS
I. PARENTAL DUTIES ARE OF THE LORD, Eph. 64
II. DUTIES GOD HAS GIVEN TO PARENTS, Eph. 64
A. Negatively Provoke not your children to
wrath.
B. Positively Nurture them in the chastening
and admonition of the Lord.

• Provision of place and environment for raising
  children, 1 Tim. 58
• Teach/train in the ways of the Lord, Eccl.
  1213, 11 2 Tim. 315

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Qualifications for Elders (Titus 15-9) 1.
"blameless" (KJV, ASV), "...not open to censure,
irreproachable" (Thayer)2. "the husband of one
wife" (KJV, ASV) lit. in Greek "of one wife a
husband" 3. "having faithful children" (KJV)
"having children that believe" (ASV) 4. "not
self-willed" (KJV, ASV), "self-willed, stub-
born, arrogant" (AG., p. 120) 5. "not soon
angry" (KJV, ASV), "inclined to anger,
quick-tempered" (AG, p. 579) 6. "not given to
wine" (KJV) "no brawler" (ASV), Given to wine
"drunken, addicted to wine" (AG., p. 629)
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Qualifications for Elders (Titus 15-9) 7. "no
striker" (KJV, ASV), Striker "bruiser, ready
with a blow a pugnacious, contentious, quarrel-
some person" (Thayer, p. 516) 8. "not given to
filthy lucre" (KJV) "not greedy of filthy lucre"
(ASV), "fond of dishonest gain, greedy for
money" (AG, p. 25) 9. "lover of hospitality"
(KJV) "given to hospitality" (ASV),
"hospitable, generous to guests" (Thayer, p.
654) 10. "lover of good men" (KJV) "lover of
good" (ASV) 11. "sober" (KJV) "sober-minded"
(ASV), "prudent, thoughtful, self-controlled"
(AG, p. 802) 12. "just" (KJV, ASV), "of men
upright, just, righteous" (AG, p. 195)
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Qualifications for Elders (Titus 15-9) 13.
"holy" (KJV, ASV), "devoutness, piety, holiness
of life" (AG, p. 585) 14. "temperate" (KJV)
"self-controlled" (ASV), "self-controlled,
disciplined" (AG, p. 216) 15. holding to the
faithful word (v. 9)
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Qualifications for widows being taken into care
of the church (1 Tim. 510) 1. Well reported of
for good works 2. Has brought up children 3.
Has used hospitality to strangers 4. Has
washed the saints' feet 5. Has relieved the
afflicted
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THE DUTIES OF PARENTS
I. PARENTAL DUTIES ARE OF THE LORD, Eph. 64
II. DUTIES GOD HAS GIVEN TO PARENTS, Eph. 64
A. Negatively Provoke not your children to
wrath.
B. Positively Nurture them in the chastening
and admonition of the Lord.

• Provision of place and environment for raising
  children, 1 Tim. 58
• Teach/train in the ways of the Lord, Eccl.
  1213, 11 2 Tim. 315

• Admonition, exhortation
• Reproof, punishment, Prov. 2215 2215 2915

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Parent - Child God - Man Teacher - Pupil Elder -
Church member Master - Servant Employer -
Employee Ruler - Citizen
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Hebrews 12 9 Furthermore, we had the fathers
of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them
reverence shall we not much rather be in
subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as
seemed good to them but he for our profit, that
we may be partakers of his holiness. 11 All
chastening seemeth for the present to be not
joyous but grievous yet afterward it yieldeth
peaceable fruit unto them that have been
exercised thereby, even the fruit of
righteousness.
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THE DUTIES OF PARENTS
I. PARENTAL DUTIES ARE OF THE LORD, Eph. 64
For of him, and through him, and unto him, are
all things. To him be the glory for ever. Amen
(Rom. 1136)

• Children are gifts from God, Gen. 335 Ps.
  1273
• It is Gods desire that children learn of and
  serve him, Deut. 66-7 Eph. 64
• Children will one day stand before God at the
  judgment, 2 Cor. 510 -- Lk. 646 Acts 231 1
  Jno. 215 Prov. 423 Acts 915-16 Eph. 61-2
  Acts 2032 1423

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THE DUTIES OF PARENTS
I. PARENTAL DUTIES ARE OF THE LORD, Eph. 64
II. DUTIES GOD HAS GIVEN TO PARENTS, Eph. 64
A. Negatively Provoke not your children to
wrath.
B. Positively Nurture them in the chastening
and admonition of the Lord.

• Provision of place and environment for raising
  children, 1 Tim. 58
• Teach/train in the ways of the Lord, Eccl.
  1213, 11 2 Tim. 315

• Admonition, exhortation
• Reproof, punishment, Prov. 2215 2215 2915