Homilist Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. There are many qualifications necessary for carrying out this important duty. I. SANCTIFIED LOVE. This is not mere instinctive fondness which is common to man and animals, but — 1. A perception of the true beauty of childhood. 2. A realisation of the purity of childhood. 3. A consciousness of the guileless simplicity of childhood. II. FELT RESPONSIBILTY. 1. Children are not our own. 2. Children are the future inhabitants of the world. Hence the world will be, to a certain extent, what we make the children. 3. Children have immortal souls. III. INDIRECT INFLUENCE. To obtain this we must — 1. Subdue our own passion. No passionate parent can possibly influence his child for good. 2. Set a godly example. 3. Cultivate confidence and win affection. IV. PATIENT WAITING AND EARNEST PRAYER. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.WEB: Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. |
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