The third part of principle #6 of the CIA of being a man of covenant is that a man of covenant raises his children according to the Word of God.
Ephesians 6:4 tells that as husbands we shouldn't provoke our children to wrath, but rather bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. What does this really mean? What it doesn't mean is that we shouldn't discipline our children or let them do whatever they want to do.
What it does mean is that we should raise our children based kon the Word of God, help them to develop godly and righteous habits in areas such as prayer, giving, honor/respect, good behavior, regular church attendance, etc. And, we should this out of and with love, supporting and encouraging them, letting them know there isn't anything that can't achieve, confessing the blessings and promises of God over there lives.
And when we do have to discipline them, we do so appropriately and out of love, so they understand why they are being disciplined, explaining right from wrong (even if they don't understand it at first); rather than just coming down on them hard all the time, putting them down and never seeming to have a good word or words of encouragement for them (provoking them to wrath).
So man of covenant, raise and train your children in the admonition (reprimand, scold, advise and council) of the Lord (not of the world)!
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