The Rules of Child Training
Be exemplary - your actions will teach better than your words.
BE EXEMPLARY. Live a wise and godly life for your children to imitate.
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Ezekiel 16:44 |
Matthew 5:48 Proverbs 17:6 |
Philippians 3:17 Genesis 19:14 |
Galatians 6:7 II Chron 11:21 |
BE AUTHORITATIVE. Establish submission and reverence for your authority.
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Proverbs 30:31 |
Ephesians 6:1-3 Exodus 21:15,17 |
Leviticus 19:3 Deut 27:16 |
1 Samuel 3:13 Proverbs 30:17 |
BE PITIFUL. Consider the nature of children and treat them accordingly.
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Psalm 103:13-14 |
Psalm 78:38-39 I Thess 2:7 |
Matthew 7:2 Jeremiah 31:20 |
Jude 22 Proverbs 28:16 |
BE KNOWLEDGEABLE. Know your children, their problems, and their world
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Proverbs 25:2 |
Proverbs 15:3 Deut 22:15-17 |
Prov 27:23-24 Deut 13:12-15 |
Proverbs 15:28 Deut 19:16-19 |
BE A TEACHER. Instruct your children about God and their duties to Him.
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Ephesians 6:4 |
Psalm 78:1-8 Deut 32:46-47 Exodus 12:26-27 |
Joel 1:2-3 II Timothy 3:15 Proverbs 4:1-4 |
Deut 6:4-9 Psalm 34:11 Hebrews 2:1-3 |
BE REALISTIC. Avoid foolish idealism, extremes, and perspectives of life.
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Philippians 4:5 |
Colossians 3:21 Romans 7:7-24 |
Acts 20:20,27 Psalm 55:4-8 |
Psalm 119:128 II Cor 11:18 |
BE FRIENDLY. Build more than a lord-servant relationship with your child.
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Proverbs 17:17 |
I John 3:1 I Cor 13:4-7 |
Titus 2:4 John 13:23 |
Proverbs 4:3 John 15:15 |
BE CONSISTENT. Their treatment and your conduct should not raise doubts.
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Genesis 19:14 |
Proverbs 11:9 |
Gal 2:11-13 |
Esther 3:15 |
BE SPIRITUAL. Create a family environment very different from the world.
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Psalm 148:11-13 |
Deut 31:12-13 Joel 2:15-17 |
Nehemiah 12:43 Acts 21:5 |
II Chron 20:1 Job 1:5 |
BE LEADING. Assume your position of leader and expect them to follow.
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Joshua 24:15 |
Genesis 18:19 |
Luke 2:41-43 |
1 Thess 2:11 |