In the first 4 verses of chapter 6, Ephesians; "Children,
obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy
father and mother; which is the first commandment with pro-
mise; That it may be well with thee,and thou mayest live long
on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to
wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of
the Lord. (See Exodus 20: 12 and find verse 2-3 of Eph. 6,
as part of the Ten Commandments.)
Every time I read the promise in Exodus 20 or in Ephesians
6, it occurs to me the way in which that promise is humanly
accessed. It can only be that a parent, who has the best inte-
rest in a child will give sage advice and counsel, so the child
will grow up strong with a good practical, moral lifestyle.
That will lead to a well adjusted and healthy adulthood. By
virtue of this wisdom he will lead a long, and blessed life.
In my personal experience; only the child who listens and
obeys the admonitions will be the beneficiary of that counsel.
The parents do their part, according to the Word, and as the
offspring does his part he will be blessed. (A masculine pro-
noun is used, but the information applies to either of the two
genders. The Scriptural view is; there are only two genders.)
If you have a differing view of this, you have only to show it
to me in Scripture, our only authoritative source of accurate
information on the subject. The idea of multiple genders, or
more than two, has never been scientifically established.
(Today's Scripture is from KJV)
donporter,sr 9.11.17
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