In the beginning (3/4)

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up… Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4 law family children
I will instruct you
and guide you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you
and keep my eyes upon you.
Psalm 32:8 encouragement understanding learning

They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, and so too will your household.”
Acts 16:31 faith salvation family
Rather, grow in the grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To him be glory both now and for all eternity. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18 grace worship understanding
Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
3 John 1:4 joy truth children
Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stand in the way of sinners,
nor sit in the company of scoffers.
Psalm 1:1 sin righteousness blessing
Only goodness and kindness will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever and ever.
Psalm 23:6 grace life nearness
The time of fulfillment has arrived, and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.
Mark 1:15 kingdom conversion repentance
And whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:17 speaking gratitude following
As for you, my child, take strength from the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:1 grace strength Jesus
I rejoice in following your statutes
more than I would rejoice in endless riches.
Psalm 119:14 law money joy
I write these things to you
who believe in the name of the Son of God
so that you may know
that you have eternal life.
1 John 5:13 eternal life faith Jesus
Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not treat them harshly.
Colossians 3:18-19 humility marriage relationships
I have made your name known to them,
and I will make it known,
so that the love with which you loved me
may be in them, and I in them.
John 17:26 love Jesus prayer
In all of your prayers and entreaties, pray always in the Spirit. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints.
Ephesians 6:18 prayer Spirit
However, if we live in the light
as he himself is in the light,
then we have fellowship with one another,
and the blood of Jesus his Son
purifies us from all sin.
1 John 1:7 purification sacrifice community
As we proceed in the path of your judgments,
we wait for you, O Lord;
your name and your renown
are all that our heart desires.
Isaiah 26:8 law righteousness desires
Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops.
Luke 12:3 sin speaking listening
For everything that is in the world—
the concupiscence of the flesh,
the concupiscence of the eyes,
and the pride of life—
comes not from the Father
but from the world.
1 John 2:16 desires addiction pride
O Lord, at daybreak you hear my voice;
at daybreak I bring my petition before you
and await your reply.
Psalm 5:4 prayer patience listening
Blessed be the God,
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.
Ephesians 1:3 praise blessing heaven
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life;
whoever does not believe in the Son will not see life,
but the wrath of God rests upon him.
John 3:36 eternal life faith obedience
You who abide in the shelter of the Most High,
who rest in the shadow of the Almighty,
say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress,
my God in whom I place my trust.”
Psalm 91:1-2 trust safety rest
In the same way, faith by itself is dead if it does not have works.
James 2:17 faith life following
Honor your father and your mother so that your days may be lengthened in the land that the Lord your God, will give you.
Exodus 20:12 God blessing family

If anyone would boast, let him boast in the Lord. For it is not the one who commends himself who is really approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.