Aug 20
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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION AT HOME OR IN GOSPEL COMMUNITY GROUPS
Sermon manuscript available at emmausrbc.org
- Why did Paul address Fathers specifically? Did he not think that mothers have a role to play in the raising of children?
- Is a child’s anger always the parents fault? Should parents avoid angering their child always and at all costs (i.e., not asking them to take out the trash out of fear that it might anger the child)? What then is Paul forbidding when he says do not provoke to anger? What are some ways that a father (or mother) might unjustly provoke their children to anger?
- What does the phrase “bring them up” mean? What does it mean to discipline? What does it mean to instruct in the Lord?
- In a sense, parents are to honor and respect their children. Discuss.
- What is the common denominator that binds all of Paul’s teaching concerning these relationships in the home which involve authority and submission together?
