Instructions to Fathers
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Two Commands
Two Commands
Dot Not Provoke
Dot Not Provoke
How do you provoke your kids to anger?
Constant rebuke, but no praise
Leading without relationship
Hypocrisy
Living vicariously through your children
Correction without affection
Inconsistency
Bring them up
Bring them up
Discipline
This word carries with it two things: training and punishment.
Train them by helping them develop as habits the Spiritual Disciplines
Teach them to pray
Teach them to spend time in the Word
Teach them to be faithful to God’s community - the church
Teach them to serve
Teach them to steward their money in a Godly way
Teach them to worship
Lead them to ask the right questions
Discipline them in a Godly way
With the right motive
Their development
Reconciliation as the goal
With the right attitude
Not out of anger
With the right tools of discipline
Reproof
Restriction
Restitution
Spanking - Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
With proper follow-up
Love and affection
Instruction
This word means to warn.
Proper instruction is more than just saying, “Because I said so.”
Why Fathers?
Why Fathers?
Fathers, as the spiritual leaders of the family, have a unique responsibility in seeing their children are reared in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
In some cultures and/or families, men are taught to not show love or emotion.
Men can have a tendency to be consumed with matters outside the house and ignore matters within the house.
Men tend to be more aggressive, which can be very harmful to children.
Practical Application
Practical Application
Modeling is paramount.
Love and affection is foundational.
Consistency is key.