Wednesday, March 25, 2015

From The Bible, briefly tell me what Proverbs 22:6 please.Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not not depart...

It is important to remember that the Book of Proverbs is a
book that contains a number of very short, pity, earthy sayings that reflect truth and
also point towards the way that we should live our life in a number of different areas.
The proverb that you have picked out clearly relates to the topic of how to be parent
and raise your child. What the proverb recommends, is that we work hard as parents to
train a child up "in the way he should go," making sure he knows right from wrong and
the kind of values and principles that should govern his or her life. If we do a good
job as parents in this, then that child will have that solid basis of values and
principals for the rest of their life. If you like, the proverb uses a kind of metaphor
to describe this process. If we show a child a safe path to follow and teach them just
to remain on that path rather than go anywhere else, then when they are an adult they
will remain on that path too, and not seek to find another path. This proverb thus talks
about the responsibility of parents and how they should raise their children to form
godly adults.

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