NO FEAR IN LOVE | 6. Bringing Up Our Children For God | Zac Poonen | Tamil
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Summary
The central message emphasizes that parents, especially fathers, have the primary responsibility to diligently teach their children the principles of God's word throughout their daily lives. This teaching must be constant, covering all times—waking, sleeping, walking, and sitting—to ensure the children value God's word. Neglecting this duty allows the devil to sow bad seeds, leading to a poor harvest in the children's lives.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Passing down God's word from generation to generationWhile the Old Testament placed less emphasis on the husband-wife relationship, it heavily emphasized teaching children about God's statutes, such as the Passover.Exodus 12:25–26
Diligent instruction throughout the entire dayDeuteronomy commands parents to love God and diligently talk about His word when sitting at home, walking outside, lying down, and rising up.
The comprehensive testimony of the Christian homeThe New Testament places even greater emphasis on how family members treat one another, warning that neglecting this testimony causes us to fail God in our generation.
Whose responsibility is it to bring up the children?Scripture places the responsibility of instruction and discipline upon the father rather than simply addressing parents in general or delegating the duty solely to Sunday school.
Providing spiritual food just as we provide physical foodGovernment school meals or Sunday school are helpful additions, but they do not replace the fundamental duty of parents to feed and teach their children at home.
Teaching children to honor their parents so it goes well with themGod's promise in Ephesians states that children who honor their parents will experience a good life, whereas modern culture has bred a lack of respect for older people.
Fathers as the primary teachers, or mothers as spiritual widowsIf a father is spiritually dead or uninvolved, the mother is left like a spiritual widow forced to carry the burden of teaching the children.
What happens when children are left like empty ground?If fathers fail to sow God's word daily, the devil will use school environments and peers to sow bad habits and weeds in the hearts of children.
Moving beyond bible stories to practical obedienceKnowing stories of Joseph, Daniel, or David is not enough if children still cheat on exams, steal, or fail to respect their parents and older individuals.
Showing respect to everyone, even the poor and elderlyChildren must learn to speak respectfully to everyone, including beggars, aligning with the speaker's own life testimony of experiencing God's blessing through respect.
Taking lying and parental disrespect seriouslyLying and disrespect are grave sins that must be addressed immediately so they do not compound into crime later in life, requiring parents to model absolute honesty themselves.
Teaching children reverence for God in meetings and prayerIn addition to honesty and respect, children should be taught to sit quietly in gatherings, revere God, and kneel down to pray to Jesus.
