Pais e filhos
A relação entre pais e filhos é uma das mais preciosas na Bíblia. Deus estabeleceu a família como escola de fé, amor e formação de caráter.
Honrar pai e mãe
Honrar os pais é o primeiro mandamento com promessa. Os filhos são chamados a obedecer, respeitar e cuidar de seus pais.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing to the Lord.
22 Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
20 Whoever curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. lamp: or, candle
4 But if any widow hath children or nephews, let them learn first to show piety at home, and to repay their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. piety: or, kindness
Instruir os filhos
Os pais devem instruir os filhos no caminho certo. A educação começa cedo, com disciplina amorosa e ensino constante da Palavra.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Train…: or, Catechisein…: Heb. in his way
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently to thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. teach: Heb. whet, or, sharpen
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:9 For they shall be an ornament of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck. an…: Heb. an adding
4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him early.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
Filhos como bênção
Os filhos são herança do Senhor. A coroa dos velhos são os filhos dos filhos, e a glória dos filhos são seus pais.
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. his…: Heb. filled his quiver with themspeak…: or, subdue, or, destroy
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.
24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he shall ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? offer: Gr. give13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
8 But if any provideth not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. house: or, kindred
15 And if it seemeth evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.