Success in Your Home – Part 3
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
“I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake. 13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.”
It is not merely the New Testament that lays these responsibilities upon fathers. The same principle runs throughout the Bible. In every dispensation alike. God has ordained that the spiritual life of His people be centered in their home. Deuteronomy 11:18-21 speaks very directly about this to us parents.
God places upon us, as parents the responsibility to teach His Word and His ways to our children at home. This responsibility cannot be relegated to some religious institution, like church on a Sunday nor can it be delegated to some professional class, priests, preachers or Sunday school teachers. As parents we must instruct our children at home in the words and the ways of God.
This is not a question merely of setting up a family altar or holding family devotions. To be effective, spiritual instruction and discipline must be continuous. It is our business to interweave the teaching of God’s Word with all the daily activities of our home life.
From the September 2016 issue, themed I am a Champion.
