THE
BIBLICAL ROLE OF CHILDREN
1.
Ephesians 6:1-3
“Children obey your parents in the Lord: for
this is right.”
“Honour thy father and mother.”
“Which is the first commandment with promise: that it may be
well with thee
and thou mayest live long on the earth.”
2.
Colossians 3:20
“Children, obey your parents in all things:
for this is well pleasing unto the
Lord.”
3.
I Timothy 5:4
“Children support parents in need.”
4.
II Timothy 3:15
“That from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures.”
5.
II Timothy 1:5
“Unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy
grandmother Lois,
and they mother Eunice; and I am pursuaded that in thee also.”
6.
Psalm 127:3
“Children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of
the womb is his
reward.”
7.
I Samuel 2:11
1.“And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord
before Eli the priest.”
8.
I Samuel 2:18
“But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child,
girded with a linen
ephod.”
9.
I Samuel 2:21
“The child Samuel grew before the Lord.”
10. I
Samuel 2:26
“And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour
both with the Lord and also
with men.”
11. I
Samuel 3:1
“And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord
before Eli.”
12. Proverbs
4:1
“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father and
attend to know
understanding.”
13. Proverbs
5:7
“Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not
from the words of my
mouth.”
14. Proverbs
8:32
“Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed
are they that keep
my ways.”
15. Proverbs
17: 6
“The glory of children are their fathers.”
16. Proverbs
20:11
“A child is known by his doings, whether his work be
pure, and whether it be
right.”
17. Proverbs 31:28
“Her
children rise up and call her blessed.”
18. Isaiah 11:6
“And
a little child shall lead them.”
19. Mark 10:14-16
“Suffer
the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not:
for of such is
the
kingdom of God.”
“Verily
I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as
a
little
child, he shall not enter therein.”
“And
he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them,
and blessed
them.”
20. Luke 2:40, 51, 52
“And
the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled
with wisdom: and
the grace
of God was upon him.”
“And
he(Jesus) went down with them(parents), and came to Nazareth,
and was subject unto them.”
“And
Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with
God and
man.”
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