2 Timothy 1:5 I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.
Timothy's genuine faith was due, in no small measure, to his godly upbringing and the influence of his grandmother and mother. As parents, we play a vital role to lead our children to Jesus or grounded them in the faith! God wants to use us, parents and grandparents to pass on an eternal legacy to our children and grandchildren!
The following passage from Psalm 78 is the old testament's directive especially addressed to the fathers. The fathers have an important role to play in shaping the children's future before God.
4 We will not hide them from their children;
we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD,
his power, and the wonders he has done.
5 He decreed statutes for Jacob
and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our forefathers
to teach their children,
6 so the next generation would know them,
even the children yet to be born,
and they in turn would tell their children.
7 Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget his deeds
but would keep his commands.
8 They would not be like their forefathers—
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to him.
Fathers role in their children is to foster faith through modelling, teaching and sharing.
Timothy's genuine faith was due, in no small measure, to his godly upbringing and the influence of his grandmother and mother. As parents, we play a vital role to lead our children to Jesus or grounded them in the faith! God wants to use us, parents and grandparents to pass on an eternal legacy to our children and grandchildren!
The following passage from Psalm 78 is the old testament's directive especially addressed to the fathers. The fathers have an important role to play in shaping the children's future before God.
4 We will not hide them from their children;
we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD,
his power, and the wonders he has done.
5 He decreed statutes for Jacob
and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our forefathers
to teach their children,
6 so the next generation would know them,
even the children yet to be born,
and they in turn would tell their children.
7 Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget his deeds
but would keep his commands.
8 They would not be like their forefathers—
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to him.
Fathers role in their children is to foster faith through modelling, teaching and sharing.
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