Sobre ter filhos
Filhos são uma dádiva do Senhor, uma herança que Deus confia aos pais. A Bíblia celebra a maternidade e a paternidade como vocações sagradas e fontes de bênção.
Filhos: herança do Senhor
A Escritura declara que os filhos são bênção de Deus. Cada criança é um presente precioso confiado aos pais para ser cuidado com amor.
Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a real blessing.
The sons a man has when he is young
are like arrows in a soldier’s hand.
Happy is the man who has many such arrows.
He will never be defeated
when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in your home,
and your children will be like young olive trees around your table.
He honors the childless wife in her home;
he makes her happy by giving her children.
Praise the Lord!
blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals.
Instruir nos caminhos de Deus
A Bíblia orienta os pais a instruir seus filhos nos caminhos do Senhor desde cedo, com dedicação, disciplina e exemplo.
Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their life.
"Remember these commands and cherish them. Tie them on your arms and wear them on your foreheads as a reminder. Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you are resting and when you are working.
Parents, do not irritate your children, or they will become discouraged.
Discipline your children and you can always be proud of them. They will never give you reason to be ashamed.
Cada vida é preciosa
Deus conhece e forma cada criança no ventre. Antes de nascer, Ele já nos separou e preparou um propósito para cada vida.
"I chose you before I gave you life, and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations."
You created every part of me;
you put me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because you are to be feared;
all you do is strange and wonderful.
I know it with all my heart.
When my bones were being formed,
carefully put together in my mother’s womb,
when I was growing there in secret,
you knew that I was there—
it is sung by children and babies.
You are safe and secure from all your enemies;
you stop anyone who opposes you.
Jesus said, "Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."