Zac Poonen - Fathers, Bring Up Your Children Aright

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Fathers, Bring Up Your Children Aright Date: 03/07/2021 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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The central message is that fathers have the primary responsibility to raise their children in the ways of God, which involves discipline and instruction in the Word of God. The speaker contrasts the standards of the Old and New Covenants, emphasizing that in the New Covenant, the standard is higher, requiring fathers to actively teach their children at home rather than leaving it solely to church programs. He points to scripture to support the father's role in setting the pattern for the household.

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Why family upbringing matters in the New CovenantThe New Covenant places a great emphasis on how we raise our children, a principle illustrated by God's judgment on Eli for failing to properly rebuke his sons.1 Samuel 3:10

Representing the kindness and severity of GodGod is the perfect example of a father who balances kindness and severity, and fathers are called to represent that same standard to their children.

Family qualifications for church eldersPaul instructs Timothy that an overseer must manage his own family well and keep his children under control, because a man who cannot manage his own home cannot care for the church.

Fathers and children in EphesiansA careful examination of the family instructions in Ephesians shows that God addresses fathers directly regarding the upbringing of children, placing the primary responsibility on them.

Teaching the Word of God at homeParents must not outsource the spiritual instruction of their children to the church Sunday school, but must personally read and explain the scriptures to them at home.

Teaching respect for authority and truthfulnessChildren must be taught to speak respectfully to their parents and never tell a lie, learning early submission to authority to save them from the root sin of rebellion.

The testimony of a well-ordered homeThe behavior of a Christian's children serves as a crucial witness to outsiders, and inconsistent child-training is a parental failure rather than an unavoidable trait.

The contract and promise of Proverbs 22:6God gives a clear command and a guaranteed promise that if parents train up a child in the way he should go from a very young age, when he is old he will not depart from it.

Examples of single mothers and the generational burdenWhile single mothers like Timothy's and Moses's mothers can do a tremendous job when fathers are absent, godly generations depend on parents taking up the burden to raise children who will stand for God.

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Representing the kindness and severity of GodGod is the perfect example of a father who balances kindness and severity, and fathers are called to represent that same standard to their children.

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