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"Then the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman, and said to her, ‘Behold now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son. Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing." (Judges 13:3-4)"And it came about that when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. And she cried out with a loud voice, and said, ‘Blessed among women are you, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy." (Luke 1:41-44)
All parental training centers around habit patterns. Let us look at one of the basic habits to be developed. The Bible tells us in Deuteronomy 6:5-9:"And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your sons ("children" in some translations) and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. And you shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates."
Parents, as well as all Christ’s followers, are warned against following the ways of the world: "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ." (Colossians 2:8)Ephesians 6:4b is clear in its instruction:"…but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." The results of proper training will be evidenced in the children. "It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself if his conduct is pure and right." (Proverbs 20:11)When parents' hearts are focused on following God's plan for their children they will also seek to know where the training begins. The next link will attempt to give some answers. |
Recent studies are proving the principles of Scripture to be true. What
a mother eats or drinks or how she responds emotionally, affects
the child she is carrying. We have two Biblical examples to confirm this
fact. The first one is concerning the mother of Samson who was instructed
on what she should not eat or drink. The second shows the emotional
response of the baby when the mother of John the Baptist was overjoyed!
When we know that the habits of the mother and father are transferred
to the child, we can understand why training begins in the womb. It should
then continue faithfully from birth until grown. Naturally, different
methods are used at different stages of growth.
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