Starting my day with a hot cup of Door County German Chocolate Coffee.
Child training? The Bible has much to say about the subject. One particular verse that I like to look at with young parents comes from the book of Proverbs.
Proverbs 22:6
New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it.
And when he is old he will not depart from it.
Most people would interpret this verse in this way.
Child training works! A properly trained child will fear God and live a wise and righteous life as an adult. An untrained child will not fear God or live a wise and righteous life as an adult. Only a miracle of grace can undo poor child training. God is faithful. His Word is true. Do not question this promise. Exceptions do not alter the rule. Believe it! Do it!
Or this way.
Solomon said, "Train." He did not say raise. We raise vegetables, but we train children. Feeding a child nutritious meals, providing warm clothing, giving him his own bedroom, and kissing him good night is not training. Most every species of animals does these things for their young. Training a child is calculated instruction and discipline to form long-term character and wisdom in the fear of the Lord and knowledge of Scripture.
Now I actually agree with both stances on this view. But I would like to add a third.
Train up a child in the way he should go! I argue that both stands above are correct. But doing that takes time. In spending that time and we should, we can learn how our child is wired. By doing that we can learn and see where their passions are. We then can determine where they want to go in life and how we can assist them in getting there. If we train them up to live a righteous life they will be righteous in anything they do. It is what they do, that they need us to assist them, help them and teach them so they are prepared to be what God wired them to be.
Spend time with your child. Learn how God wired them and then direct them in God's ways to be what He wired them to be.
God bless,
Marty
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