Parenting (Part 8)
Parenting (Part 8)
a. Fathers must not exasperate by being harsh. b. Fathers must not exasperate by being unreasonable. c. Fathers must not exasperate by fault-finding. d. Fathers must not exasperate through inconsistency. e. Fathers must not exasperate through neglect. f. Fathers must instruct their children about the Lord. g. Fathers must discipline their children.
Biblical Points on Being a Godly Parent
Biblical Points on Being a Godly Parent
1. Children are a great blessing, Psa 127.5, 128.4 2. Children are not always a blessing, 1 Kg 1.6 3. The child's self-will must be broken, Pro 29:15 4. Reprove firmly; mean what you say, 1 Sam 2:23, 3.13; and more points.
Make Sure You Enjoy the Lord
Make Sure You Enjoy the Lord
And all of that is very true, very imminent, very urgent, very real, but here is a side note, and that is make sure you enjoy the Lord.
Points on Parenting
Points on Parenting
Parents can give away their authority. Never say no if you don’t mean it. Don’t give a command, even a little one, if you are not willing to back it up. And parents can give a command in such a tone that the child senses there are options.
Children Obey and Honor Your Parents
Children Obey and Honor Your Parents
Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Teaching Your Children to Be Considerate
Teaching Your Children to Be Considerate
Walking in, and teaching our children, to be considerate of others. Philippians 2:3-5
3 Positions on Divorce & Remarriage
3 Positions on Divorce & Remarriage
Tim talks about the permanence, semi-permanence, permissive views on divorce and remarriage, and explains which one of these he holds to and why.
Men, Be a Gentle Leader
Men, Be a Gentle Leader
Silence, anger, and harshness are among three things that men can be prone to fail in when leading in the family and in the church.
Patriarchy vs. Single Women in the Bible
Patriarchy vs. Single Women in the Bible
Take note of these examples of single women who were on their own, working outside of the home, and supporting themselves and others.
Strong Families Function in a Local Church
Strong Families Function in a Local Church
Strong families are those that are functioning in the local church...
Some Plain Words on Marriage, Sex & Judgment
Some Plain Words on Marriage, Sex & Judgment
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Complementarianism and Egalitarianism
Complementarianism and Egalitarianism
Complementarianism and egalitarianism deal with whether or not men and women are equal in their God given roles.
The Love of Christ in Every Marriage
The Love of Christ in Every Marriage
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
My Wife is Giving Money to People Who Ask
My Wife is Giving Money to People Who Ask
Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back.
God’s Will vs. Your Will
God’s Will vs. Your Will
If in your heart you're not truly sold out to God's will, you are going to misinterpret your will as if it's God's will.
Does Sex Equal Marriage in God’s Eyes?
Does Sex Equal Marriage in God’s Eyes?
Someone asked, "Are only virgin marriages legitimate? I was told by a group that I am in adultery because I was not a virgin when I got married... according to this group sex is marriage."
Thoughts on Marriage for Newlyweds
Thoughts on Marriage for Newlyweds
The secret of a lasting marriage and a happy marriage is in perpetually, continually, habitually giving God the number one position, purpose and passion in your lives and marriage.
Wait For My Boyfriend to Get Saved Again?
Wait For My Boyfriend to Get Saved Again?
This Ask Pastor Tim deals with the question, "If I broke up with my boyfriend because he stopped being a Christian, is it OK to wait for him...
Lord! Save Our Children!
Lord! Save Our Children!
A subject of grave concern to all of us today is how we are to go about saving our children. How shall we deliver them from the corrupting influence...
Parents: Train Your Children at Home
Parents: Train Your Children at Home
Parents must consistently train their children at home in order for them to behave properly during a church service. Having family devotionals is an excellent time for that training to take place...
Encouragement for Pastors’ Wives
Encouragement for Pastors’ Wives
Pastors' wives have unique challenges and blessings. Ruby shares about four things that have been helpful to her over the years: humility, helper, heaven, and holiness.
Three Exhortations to the Newly Married
Three Exhortations to the Newly Married
Appreciate Your Spouse: You Got the Better End of the Deal | Necessity of Communication in Marriage | As for God His Way is Perfect
Our Marriage to Christ is Most Important
Our Marriage to Christ is Most Important
Marriage is indeed important and defining in the believer's life, but it is not the most important thing to be said of the Christian's life.
Is It Sinful for a Married Couple to Not Have Children?
Is It Sinful for a Married Couple to Not Have Children?
Is it sinful for a married Christian couple to not have children if they can? Is it defrauding God's design to be married and enjoy sex, but not have children?
Always Trusting in the Lord
Always Trusting in the Lord
So, how much of your life are you to be acknowledging the Lord in? The verse says, "In all your ways acknowledge Him." That covers quite a bit of territory.
Emotions: Their Origination, Disruption and Restoration
Emotions: Their Origination, Disruption and Restoration
Emotions are an essential element of how God has created us. However, with the fall and sin entering the world, emotions...
Protecting or Overprotecting Our Children?
Protecting or Overprotecting Our Children?
What should Christian parents do when their children could possibly be put in situations that expose them to sin? How should parents protect them from that...
Biblically Approaching Marriage Struggles
Biblically Approaching Marriage Struggles
In order to overcome marriage struggles We must stay gospel-centered in our marriages. The more the husband grows in the revelation of God's...
Marriage Advice: Keep Dating Your Wife
Marriage Advice: Keep Dating Your Wife
As a husband, you need to keep dating your wife; that is intentionally spending quality time together in order to maintain the freshness of the marriage.
Important to Walk in Purity Before Marriage?
Important to Walk in Purity Before Marriage?
How open should single people be about their sexual purity to a potential spouse that they are interested in?
Should I Divorce My Husband For Adultery?
Should I Divorce My Husband For Adultery?
What should a woman do who is inwardly torn apart from her husband having lived in adultery with another woman? Can she biblically divorce him?
Marriage Advice for Christians
Marriage Advice for Christians
What marriage advice can you give to those who are married? What are the strongest encouragements or strongest points of exhortation...
Don’t Look for Perfection in a Spouse
Don’t Look for Perfection in a Spouse
Single Christians who want to be married should not be expecting perfection in a potential spouse and setting unreasonable standards.
Options for Finding a Spouse
Options for Finding a Spouse
What options for finding a spouse should a single person consider? More so than considering the options, what type of heart attitude...
Remarrying Someone You Had Previously Married?
Remarrying Someone You Had Previously Married?
If a man and woman get divorced, the woman gets saved, and neither of them has remarried, would it be ok if they got married again?
Better to Marry Than to Burn With Passion?
Better to Marry Than to Burn With Passion?
What does the Bible mean when it says that it is better to marry than to burn? Does mean that marriage is the cure for sexual impurity?
Obeying God by Disobeying My Husband?
Obeying God by Disobeying My Husband?
The Bible clearly commands wives to submit to their husbands. But is there a time when wives should disobey? Is it possible to disobey their husbands graciously and respectfully?
Married With a Lost Spouse: What to Do?
Married With a Lost Spouse: What to Do?
What should a newly saved Christian husband and father do who has a lost and contentious wife? Tim first considers how the believer must think correctly...
Should I Only Marry a Virgin?
Should I Only Marry a Virgin?
Is it an unreasonable standard to want to marry someone only if they are a virgin? Should their immoral past be more important than their present godliness?
Men: Do You Get Angry at Your Wives?
Men: Do You Get Angry at Your Wives?
Married men: don't pretend to have a glowing testimony in the church when you have wicked outbursts of anger against your wife. Don't try to hide it or justify it, but rather confess it and put it to death.
- Colossians 3:21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
- Proverbs 13:24 Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
- Proverbs 22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Proverbs 23:13-14 Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.
With countless parenting books out there, here are a few we have found most helpful: