Raising Children

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Proverbs 4:1-4

"Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching. For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother. Then he taught me, and he said to me, Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live."

A father passes on what he himself received, modeling generational discipleship. Instruction is personal, heartfelt, and aimed at life. This pattern encourages parents to keep teaching even when children seem unresponsive, knowing they stand in a long line of those who received and then transmitted wisdom.