The Nurturing Father Ephesians 6 4 The Nurturing

The Nurturing Father Ephesians 6: 4

The Nurturing Father • Does not Provoke children to abiding wrath (Eph. 6: 4, Col. 3: 21, Eph. 4: 26) • Unjust and excessive punishment • Yelling • Verbal putdowns • Constant hypercritical assessments of the child’s behavior • Hypocrisy – demanding a standard for the child which the father ignores in his own life.

The Nurturing Father • “Bring them Up…” (Eph. 5: 29, I Tim 5: 8) – Physically – Mentally, Spiritually

The Nurturing Father • “Bring them Up…” Two – Fold Responsibility: • “Chastening” of the Lord (Eph. 6: 4) – Denotes “training” in general – “Chastening”, “Discipline”, “Nurture”

The Nurturing Father • “Bring them Up…” Two – Fold Responsibility: • “Chastening” of the Lord (Eph. 6: 4) – Denotes “training” in general – “Chastening”, “Discipline”, “Nurture” – Administered in “Love” (Prov. 13: 24, 23: 13 -14)

The Nurturing Father • “Bring them Up…” Two – Fold Responsibility: • “Chastening” of the Lord (Eph. 6: 4) – Denotes “training” in general – “Chastening”, “Discipline”, “Nurture” – Administered in “Love” (Prov. 13: 24, 23: 13 -14) – Administered in “Hope” (Prov. 19: 18)

The Nurturing Father • “Bring them Up…” Two – Fold Responsibility: • “Chastening” of the Lord (Eph. 6: 4) – Denotes “training” in general – “Chastening”, “Discipline”, “Nurture” – Administered in “Love” (Prov. 13: 24, 23: 13 -14) – Administered in “Hope” (Prov. 19: 18) – Training in the way of the Lord – Righteousness (Heb. 12: 11)

The Nurturing Father • “Bring them Up…” Two – Fold Responsibility: • “Chastening” of the Lord • “Admonition” of the Lord (Eph. 6: 4) – Warnings for the mind (I Cor. 10: 11, Titus 3: 10)

The Nurturing Father • “Bring them Up…” Two – Fold Responsibility: • “Chastening” of the Lord • “Admonition” of the Lord (Eph. 6: 4) – Warnings for the mind (I Cor. 10: 11, Titus 3: 10) – Early warnings regarding “lying” (Eph. 4: 25, Jn. 8: 44, I Pet. 1: 22, Rev. 21: 8)

The Nurturing Father • “Bring them Up…” Two – Fold Responsibility: • “Chastening” of the Lord • “Admonition” of the Lord (Eph. 6: 4) – Warnings for the mind (I Cor. 10: 11, Titus 3: 10) – Early warnings regarding “lying” (Eph. 4: 25, Jn. 8: 44, I Pet. 1: 22, Rev. 21: 8) – Early warnings regarding “Respecting Older People” (Lev. 19: 32, Prov. 23: 22, 2 Kings 2: 19, I Pet. 5: 5)

The Nurturing Father • • “Bring them Up…” Two – Fold Responsibility: “Chastening” of the Lord “Admonition” of the Lord “Rod” (chastisement) & “Reproof” (admonition) are both essential to reach godly wisdom (Prov. 29: 15, I Tim. 4: 7 -9, Prov. 22: 15, I Sam. 3: 13)

Nurturing Father needed, not just nurturing tenderness of mother Training by chastening and admonition can be used by nurturing father without provoking child to abiding anger Ephesians 6: 4 Where are the nurturing fathers?