Ten Commandments for Christian Parenting
While doing some reading this past week, I ran across an article entitled Ten Proposed Commandments for Christian Parenting and thought it would be worth sharing since we are hosting our Family Conference this weekend (Aug 23–24, you can still register) and focusing this next ministry year on Building Godly Families. You can read more about these commandments at the link above.
Thou shall not worship thy children or their future.
Thou shall not expect or portray thyself as a perfect Christian family.
Thou shall not exchange the Christian faith for mere moralism in thy children.
Thou shall not be impatient with thy sons and daughters (or even their teenage friends).
Thou shall lead thy children in regular family worship and journey to the house of the Lord weekly.
Thou shall enjoy thy children and be demonstrative in showing affectionate love to them.
Thou shall nurture thy marriage for the good of thy children.
Thou shall seek the Lord with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength knowing it is the foundation of Christian parenting.
Thou shall not depend upon thy own strength, but that of Christ’s in parenting.
Thou shall ultimately entrust thy children to the care of thy Heavenly Father.
These are some great foundational reminders for parents and all members of the family to be aware of as you support the building of godly families in our decaying culture.
Pastor Jeff
“The best we can hope for in this life is a knothole peek at the shining realities ahead. Yet a glimpse is enough. It’s enough to convince our hearts that whatever sufferings and sorrow currently assail us aren’t worthy of comparison to that which waits over the horizon.”