Train Up a Child Prov.22:6

Prov.22:1-7 1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. 6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

"In the matter of training children, am I doing what I am supposed to do?“ ‘Some Parents will have the eyesight of an eagle in detecting mistakes everywhere else, and yet be blind as bats to the fatal errors which are daily going on in their own homes.’

1. If you want to train your children correctly, train them in the way they should go, and not in the way that they want to go. What is the most important thing about a child that Is yours? His soul!. Train with this thought continually before your eyes—that the soul of your child is the first thing to be considered. When do you need to train him? You will have the child about 18 years, normally. What will you do that will reflect Wisdom in ‘training your children right?

In a home like Timothy’s, A mother and Grandmother Were two very important people in training him. 2 Tim. 3:14-17 Train your child to have a knowledge of the Bible Psalm 119:104-105 Psalm 119:11 2 Tim. 2:15

Train them to have a habit of prayer. You pray and teach them to pray. I Thess. 5:17; Acts 2:42 Daniel 6:10 “If I could hear my Mother,pray again!” Train them to have a joy in going to worship. “I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord” Psalm 122:1

2. Train your child with all tenderness, affection, and patience. Don’t be harsh ,cruel and abusive with your child. Tell them you love them, then show it! Give them a part of you!. Daddy, I want you!!! Train them, remembering continually, the influence of your own example. Eph. 6:4 Fathers and mothers, do not forget that children learn more by the eye than they do by the ear!! Matt. 5:16 I Pet. 2:21

3. . Train them to have a habit of always speaking the truth. The best way to do that, is that you always speak the truth to them. Don’t lie! Rev. 21:8; Jno. 8:32; John 17:17;

4. As you train your children, continually remember how God trains His children.

Prov. 13:24 “He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.” Prov. 19:18 “Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.” Prov. 22:15 “Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.” Prov. 23:13-14 “Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die. Punish him with the rod and save his soul from death.” Prov. 29:15, 17 “The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.” 17 “Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.”

Deuteronomy 6:4-7 “Hear O’ Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart. And thou shalt teach diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” (All the time!)

Ephesians 6:1-4 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise; That is may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” (Train up a child!) Col. 3:21 “Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.”

Now, based upon these scriptures, we learn that we should train up our children in the way of the Lord so they can grow up to be Christians . Yes, sometimes our children will stray away from the Christian principles that are taught to them, but just like the prodigal son who strayed away from his father’s love and later came back home when he repented, if our children are taught the way of the Lord, even though they may stray away for a time, in God’s own time, they will come back to living the Christian principles that they were taught.

H … Holiness…We must teach and train our children to C .. Christ Jesus - John 14:6 H … Holiness…We must teach and train our children to be holy because I Peter 1:15-16 says, “But as he which hath called you is holy; so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, “Be ye holy, for I am holy.” I….. Instructions = 2nd Timothy 2:15-17 L…. Love - I John 4:8 D… Discipline - Proverbs 13:24 says, He that spare his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. .

Proverbs 13:24 says, He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth his betimes. Proverbs 19:18 says, “Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.” Proverbs 22:15 says, “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.” Proverbs 23:13 says, “Withhold not correction from the child; for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.”

Some of you have told me about your children Playing church.

Train up a child. We will train them whether we realize it or not Train up a child. We will train them whether we realize it or not. They will learn things from mom and dad and other people. They are little copycats. They will copy something that they see and hear in us, good or bad.ILL.- Someone said, “Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.” ILL.- That’s like the young student of child behavior who frequently delivered a lecture called “Ten Commandments for Parents.” He married and became a father. The title of the lecture was altered to “Ten Hints for Parents.” Another child arrived. The lecture became “Some Suggestions for Parents.” A third child was born. The lecturer stopped lecturing. Prov. 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” What about this verse of scripture? On the surface, it sounds pretty good and many parents put their faith in exactly what it says. They hope and pray that their straying children will someday come back to the faith they once knew as a child or as they were taught as a child. I, too, tend to believe this verse as it is. I want to believe that what we have taught our children about Christ when they were little will always stay with them or come back to them at some point in their lives

Tell them you love them, then show it!

18 Years is so short. That’s about all the time you have . Do you remember every single birthday party of Your children’s life.?

Conclusion: You be a Christian and let your children See what a joy it is to be a follower Of Jesus Christ!. I Pet.2:21 Hear. Rom. 10:17 Believe. John 8:24 Repent. Acts 17:30-31 Confess. Mtt. 10:32,33 Be Baptized. I Pet. 3:21 Be faithful. Rev. 2:10; I Cor. 15:58