Our Plain and Simple Life: What does the Bible say about caring for our old parents=?UTF-8?B?Pw==?=

Monday, November 28, 2011

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A Family Home Plan

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~~Devise a regular routine of living in our lives:

daily family & personal devotions

daily schooling

daily snack & meal time

daily chore assignments

~~Develop consistent & proper study habits

~~Teach proper table manners:

Eat and drink at table, seated properly

Wait for meal blessing quietly

~~Respect for other's property

~~Unfailing courtesy, esp. with siblings

~~You receive nothing you cry or whine for

~~Praises always for obedience and acts of respect

~~Respect the Sabbath/Lord's Day

~~Teach purity of language -- no slang terms

~~Recognize and accept differences in ability & personality

~~Accept that problems and interruptions will occur

~~Assign regular & consistent family chores

~~Maintain proper priority of work & study

~~Accept responsibility for the education of children at home

~~Conquer the Will of your children, not their Spirit

~~Maintain consistent discipline:

encourage open confession & forgiveness of wrongs

praise all acts of obedience

allow no sinful act to go unpunished

never bring up past offenses

accept intention over perfect performance sometimes

maintain priorities

No indulgences of self will can be trivial, no denial unprofitable; Heaven or Hell depends on this alone. A parent who studies to subdue it in his child works together with God in the renewing and saving of their soul. The parent who indulges it does the devil's work, makes religion impractical, salvation unattainable, and does all that in him lies to damn his child, soul and body, forever.

Susanna Wesley