Filhos
Os filhos são herança do Senhor — bênção e responsabilidade sagrada. A Bíblia orienta sobre a criação dos filhos com amor, disciplina e instrução nos caminhos de Deus.
Herança do Senhor
Os filhos são herança do Senhor e o fruto do ventre é seu galardão. Bem-aventurado o homem que enche deles a sua aljava.
Instruir e disciplinar
Instrui a criança no caminho em que deve andar, e quando envelhecer não se desviará dele. Disciplina é amor em ação.
O amor de Deus por crianças
Deixai vir a mim as crianças. Jesus acolheu, abençoou e honrou as crianças como modelo de fé e humildade.
14 But Jesus seeing it was much displeased and said to them, Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
11 If ye then 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 them that ask him?
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the Sons of God; therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Bênção e promessa
O Senhor te abençoe e te guarde. Os filhos dos justos serão abençoados e suas gerações caminharão na retidão.
Criação e obediência
Pais, criai vossos filhos na disciplina e instrução do Senhor. Filhos, obedecei a vossos pais — isto é justo e agradável a Deus.
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord; for this is right. Honour2 thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise) That it may be well with thee,3 and thou mayst live long upon the earth.
4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the instruction and discipline of the Lord.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
7 If ye endure chastning, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he, whom his father chastneth not?8 But if ye are without chastning, of which all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons.
4 and to requite their parents; for this is good and acceptable before God.
21 A woman when she is in travel, hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she is delivered of the child, she no longer remembreth the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.