1. Marriage, Home and Family The Results of Biblical Parenting

2. Biblical Parenting is Parenting in such a way that both the parent and the child know that the task of the parent is to equip “weapons” for God to use for His glory in His subjugation of the earth. “If the parent taught as God would have him to teach, and if the child would receive as God would have him take it to heart, the result would be a child with a real and growing relationship to God.” Dan Phillips, God’s Wisdom in Proverbs

3. Benefits the children enjoy 1.Fear of God. Proverbs 2.1-5 2.Long life. Proverbs 3.1-2 A.Cf. I Kings 3.14 B.Proverbs 4.10-13 C.Remember, these are Proverbs. They are not promises that undo the effects of the curse. 3.True safety in this life. Proverbs 6.20-23

4. Let’s pause there for a moment Notice that “the commandment” is what – Guides him (6.22) – Keeps him (6.22) – Talks with him (6.22) You can’t replace commandment with “Holy Spirit” in any way that separates the Holy Spirit FROM the Word. Colossians 3.16 – There isn’t “the commandment” in the Bible – Then hunches, feelings, intuitions, and whispers from the Spirit

5. Benefits the parents enjoy 1.Joy and satisfaction. Proverbs 10.1, 15.20, 23.24-25 2.Honor from one’s children A.Proverbs 27.11

6. Miseries the children experience if they fail to heed the instruction 1.Death. Proverbs 14.12 2.Personal disaster. Proverbs 30.17 3.The opposite of the benefits the wise child can expect

7. Miseries the parents of foolish children experience 1.Grief. Proverbs 10.1; 17.21 2.Humiliation. Proverbs 28.7 3.Ruin. Proverbs 19.13