Bible Study: Teaching the Family

When God says something twice, we should probably pay attention.  One of those things is:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:4)

God says it again in Colossians:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. (Colossians 3:21 [KJV])

It is easy to focus on the negative: provoking our children to anger.  We shouldn’t hinder their growth, especially in the Lord.  But, in following the cross references, God gives another pattern of repetitive instructions on the positive side to teach our children:

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