The Bible’s direct instructions for raising children cover four things: teaching them about God, disciplining them, not provoking them, and caring for them. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 carries the first, Proverbs 13:24 and 19:18 the second, and Ephesians 6:4 and Colossians 3:21 the third. Several passages speak to parents by comparison. Jesus reasons from the gifts parents give their children to the gifts God gives (Matthew 7:11), Hebrews 12:9-10 reasons from a father’s discipline to God’s, and Paul describes his care for…
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