Topical Bible: Children: should Attend to Parental Teaching

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The Bible places significant emphasis on the role of parents in the spiritual and moral education of their children. This responsibility is underscored throughout Scripture, highlighting the importance of children attending to parental teaching as a means of honoring God and fostering a righteous life.

Biblical Foundation

The book of Proverbs, known for its wisdom literature, frequently addresses the relationship between parents and children. Proverbs 1:8-9 states, "Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck." This passage illustrates the value and beauty of adhering to parental guidance, likening it to adornments that enhance one's life.

Similarly, Proverbs 6:20-22 advises, "My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you." Here, the teachings of parents are portrayed as a constant source of guidance and protection, emphasizing their enduring influence.

The Role of Parents

Parents are entrusted with the duty of imparting wisdom and knowledge to their children, as seen in Deuteronomy 6:6-7 : "These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." This passage underscores the continuous and diligent nature of parental teaching, integrating it into daily life.

Ephesians 6:4 further instructs, "Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." This verse highlights the balance required in parental teaching, advocating for nurturing guidance rooted in the principles of the Lord.

The Responsibility of Children

Children are called to heed the instruction of their parents as an act of obedience and respect. Ephesians 6:1-3 commands, "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 'Honor your father and mother' (which is the first commandment with a promise), 'that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.'" This passage connects the act of honoring and obeying parents with the promise of well-being and longevity, reflecting the blessings that come from adhering to godly instruction.

Colossians 3:20 reiterates this principle: "Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord." The obedience of children is not only a familial duty but also an act of worship and reverence toward God.

Conclusion

The biblical mandate for children to attend to parental teaching is clear and profound. Through the wisdom of Proverbs, the commands of the Law, and the teachings of the New Testament, Scripture consistently affirms the importance of this relationship. By adhering to the guidance of their parents, children align themselves with God's design for family and society, fostering a life of wisdom, protection, and divine favor.

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Proverbs 1:8,9
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother:
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Parental Control.
... or to school, but your influence may attend his every ... Do not be discouraged should
you hear him use a slang ... can fill your place in the hearts of your children. ...
/.../byrum/the value of a praying mother/chapter x parental control.htm

The Upbringing of Jewish Children
... parent in Palestine was legally bound to attend to the ... up a child in the way he should
go, and ... this New Testament application: "Bring up (your children) in the ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 7 the upbringing of.htm

The Domestic Relation.
... robbed the father and mother of parental love ... Also be very zealous in teaching your
children ... Children should attend to the faithful instruction of their parents ...
/.../orr/the gospel day /chapter xiii the domestic relation.htm

Trials to be Met.
... often with none at all, and obliged to attend to many ... am in no wise unwilling that
you should count the ... requires all parents to train up their children in that ...
/.../dibble/thoughts on missions/chapter viii trials to be.htm

Consecration.
... than ever the value of confidence between children and parents ... see and hear many
things that you should allow no ... come to board with the family and attend school ...
/.../byrum/the value of a praying mother/chapter v consecration.htm

Family Prayer.
... Some attend to it only occasionally; some only in times of ... Are you ashamed of your
children? ... Then you are unworthy of a family, and should not profess to act ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/philips/the christian home/chapter xv family prayer.htm

Infancy.
... for the body and mind of their children seems to ... thought of the deep curse that will
attend your neglect of ... revered as mother, than that you should nourish it ...
//christianbookshelf.org/philips/the christian home/chapter ix infancy.htm

The Teen Age Teacher
... to the parents through the boy himself to attend a week ... and yet it is natural that
the boy should look with ... and the fight for life, that the children who are ...
/.../alexander/the boy and the sunday school/xix the teen age teacher.htm

Jewish Homes
... or religious,"while low, muttered curses attend the stealthy ... proper outward marks
of respect should be shown ... mutual duties of parents and children, it will ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 6 jewish homes.htm

Sunday after Ascension Day
... The churches should establish common treasuries for the purpose ... and preachers, or
to their children, into whose ... own occupation, each is to attend faithfully to ...
/.../luther/epistle sermons vol ii/sunday after ascension day.htm