Parents and Children
Wm. Braden. Ephesians 6:1-4 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.… I. Try to estimate the WORTH of children. They are budding men and women. II. Try to understand their INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERS. Careful study is needed for this. A family is a little world: each member of it has a personality of his or her own. III. Try to appreciate the POWER OF YOUR INFLUENCE. This can hardly be exaggerated, especially in the formative years of childhood. They are always learning from us, and being influenced by us. We can do nothing and say nothing but what leaves some kind of impression upon their young characters. We are their books, and they study US with keenest eyes, and reproduce us with a ludicrous accuracy. IV. Try to recognize the LIMITS OF YOUR AUTHORITY. 1. It is bounded by the will of God. 2. It is limited by time. (Wm. Braden.) Parallel Verses KJV: Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. WEB: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.