The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

Ephesians 6:1-4, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise),
3 SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

“But, that’s the Old Testament!” Ever hear someone say that about a passage they wanted to refute? Well, to clarify everything, let me say that there are no contradictions in the whole of Scripture! There is, to be sure, some “growth” between the Old and New Testaments; yet there are no contradictions! All of the Bible stands together under the Hand of Almighty God.

The Old Testament directive above is addressed to the fathers. It is their responsibility to bring up their children to love and honor the LORD. Further, they are to honor their parents and carry out the responsibilities assigned to them by their parents.

The New Testament directive gives no “wobble room.” Children are to obey their parents (mother and father); and by so doing, they are promised that things “may be well with (them),” and that they “may live long on the Earth.”

The fathers were charged not to irritate their children, but rearing them “in the dicipline and instruction of the LORD.” If the instructions given to parents are obeyed, the children will not only learn to obey the LORD, but will learn to be parents in the process. May God give us truly Christian homes! May we learn to obey Him.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom