Our Responsibility 4

PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIPS PART 2

INTRODUCTION: In God's Natural Order there is a definite order in the relationship of children and parents. It is the responsibility of the parent to maintain this order.

(Prov 22:6) Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

TO DISOBEY PARENTS IS TO REBEL AGAINST GOD.

1. Parents are responsible to God for their children.

2. Children must learn that they never get away with doing something wrong- even though their parents may not be there or learn about it. (God is present all the time and He knows all things.)

3. We must teach the children that they are dealing with God and He makes no mistakes.

4. Every human makes mistakes. God will forgive and parents must learn to forgive also. We must express the love of God in the lives of both parents and children.

5. God is patient. Just because children get away with something at the present doesn't mean that they will get away with it completely. Sin sets a trap for all those who are involved in it and it always has it's own built in penalty.

6. When one continues to rebel against their parents or against God, He will eventually deal with the person and sometimes He punishes someone severely.


1. Parents are responsible to God for themselves as well as for their children.

2. Parents have difficulties and weakness also. It is important to let our children know that we are not always right.

3. Anxiety, frustration, worry, fear, and lack of joy accompany rebellion whether it is of the parents or of the children.

4. Children should pray for parents and parents should pray for their children.

5. Parents must prepare children to trust God and to learn to depend on Him when they are no longer around.

CONCLUSION:
We never get to old or outgrow the responsibility to HONOR AND OBEY our Godly parents. Even then we must honor them.


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