Filhos: herança de Deus, criação e valores na Bíblia
Filhos como herança e bênção de Deus
A Bíblia trata os filhos como uma herança do Senhor e uma bênção concedida à família, nunca como um fardo. Eles representam a continuidade da vida e o fruto da generosidade de Deus com o lar.
Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.(Psalm 127:3-5)
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.
When you eat the fruit of the labor of your hands,
You will be happy and it will go well for you.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
Within your house,
Your children like olive plants
Around your table.
Behold, for so shall a man
Who fears the Lord be blessed.(Psalm 128:1-4)
His descendants will be mighty on the earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.(Psalm 112:2)
When our sons in their youth are like growing plants,
And our daughters like corner pillars fashioned for a palace,(Psalm 144:12)
God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."(Genesis 1:28)
You shall be blessed above all peoples; there will be no sterile male or infertile female among you or among your cattle.(Deuteronomy 7:14)
"Blessed will be the children of your womb, the produce of your ground, and the offspring of your animals: the newborn of your herd and the young of your flock.(Deuteronomy 28:4)
Ensinar o caminho e transmitir a fé
A formação espiritual e moral de uma criança não acontece por acaso: ela exige presença nas tarefas comuns do dia a dia. A Escritura orienta que os pais conversem sobre os mandamentos de Deus dentro de casa e pelo caminho, ensinando antes pelo exemplo do que pelo discurso.
These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. And you shall repeat them diligently to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.(Deuteronomy 6:6,7)
Train up a child in the way he should go,
Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.(Proverbs 22:6)
Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father,
And pay attention so that you may gain understanding,(Proverbs 4:1)
We will not conceal them from their children,
But we will tell the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
And His power and His wondrous works that He has done.(Psalm 78:4)
Corrigir com sabedoria e sem exasperar
A disciplina bíblica tem como objetivo proteger a vida e moldar o caráter, não descarregar irritação. A firmeza necessária na correção anda sempre junta com a moderação: os pais são advertidos a não irritar nem desanimar os filhos na criação.
He who withholds his rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.(Proverbs 13:24)
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.(Proverbs 22:15)
Do not withhold discipline from a child;
Though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.(Proverbs 23:13)
The rod and a rebuke give wisdom,
But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.(Proverbs 29:15)
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.(Ephesians 6:4)
Fathers, do not antagonize your children, so that they will not become discouraged.(Colossians 3:21)
It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.(Hebrews 12:7,8)
O acolhimento e a ternura de Jesus pelas crianças
Jesus deu dignidade e tempo aos pequenos em uma época em que eles costumavam ser postos à margem. Ao repreender os discípulos e abençoar os meninos e meninas, Cristo colocou a simplicidade da infância como padrão para entrar no Reino dos Céus.
But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Allow the children to come to Me; do not forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.(Mark 10:14)
So if you, despite being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!(Matthew 7:11)
And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and people.(Luke 2:52)
Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.(Psalm 103:13)
See how great a love the Father has given us, that we would be called children of God; and in fact we are. For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know Him.(1 John 3:1)
Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world.(John 16:21)
Promessas de cuidado e esperança para as gerações
Deus conhece cada pessoa antes mesmo do nascimento e acompanha o crescimento dos filhos em cada detalhe. A Escritura traz promessas de paz, justiça e renovação que alcançam não apenas o presente, mas as gerações seguintes.
For You created my innermost parts;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from You
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully formed in the depths of the earth;
Your eyes have seen my formless substance;
And in Your book were written
All the days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.(Psalm 139:13-16)
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
And before you were born I consecrated you;
I have appointed you as a prophet to the nations."(Jeremiah 1:5)
The Lord bless you, and keep you;
The Lord cause His face to shine on you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His face to you,
And give you peace.’(Numbers 6:24-26)
‘For I will pour water on the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring,
And My blessing on your descendants;
And they will spring up among the grass
Like poplars by streams of water.’(Isaiah 44:3,4)
"All your sons will be taught by the Lord;
And the well-being of your sons will be great.(Isaiah 54:13)
They shall be My people, and I will be their God; and I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will fear Me always, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.(Jeremiah 32:38,39)
I was cast upon You from birth;
You have been my God from my mother’s womb.(Psalm 22:10)
I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or his descendants begging for bread.
All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.(Psalm 37:25,26)
Now may God give you of the dew of heaven,
And of the fatness of the earth,
And an abundance of grain and new wine;
May peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you;
Be master of your brothers,
And may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be those who curse you,
And blessed be those who bless you."(Genesis 27:28,29)
Moreover, your little ones who, you said, would become plunder, and your sons, who this day have no knowledge of good and evil, shall enter there, and I will give it to them and they shall take possession of it.(Deuteronomy 1:39)
O papel dos filhos: honra, respeito e gratidão
O mandamento de honrar pai e mãe é o primeiro que traz uma promessa explícita de vida longa e paz. A resposta dos filhos à dedicação dos pais se expressa pela obediência na juventude e pelo amparo prático na velhice.
"Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged on the land which the Lord your God gives you.(Exodus 20:12)
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), so that it may turn out well for you, and that you may live long on the earth.(Ephesians 6:1-3)
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.(Colossians 3:20)
The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.(Proverbs 10:1)
Grandchildren are the crown of the old,
And the glory of sons is their fathers.(Proverbs 17:6)
A righteous person who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.(Proverbs 20:7)
but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show proper respect for their own family and to give back compensation to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.(1 Timothy 5:4)
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