Session 8 To 12 Verses Scriptural Home Study

SESSION 8 – Communication

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Proverbs 13:3 3

Those who control their tongue will have a long life; a quick retort can ruin everything.1

Proverbs 27:17 17 As iron sharpens iron, a friend sharpens a friend.2 Proverbs. 28:23 23 In the end, people appreciate frankness more than flattery.3 Proverbs 25:28 28 A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls Proverbs 18:13, 17 13 What a shame, what folly, to give advice before listening to the facts!4 17 Any story sounds true until someone sets the record straight.5 (Pg. 33) Ephesians 4:26 26 And “don’t sin by letting anger gain control over you.”* Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,6 Isaiah 53:6 6 All of us have strayed away like sheep. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the guilt and sins of us all.7 Jeremiah 17:9 9 “The human heart is most deceitful and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? 8

John 3:19, 20 1Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 13:2-3). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 2Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 27:16-17). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 3Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 28:22-23). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 4Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 18:12-13). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 5Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 18:16-17). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 6Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Eph 4:25-26). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 7Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Is 53:5-6). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 8Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Je 17:8-9). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

Their judgment is based on this fact: The light from heaven came into the world, but they loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. 20 They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness. They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished.9 Proverbs 13:10 10 Pride leads to arguments; those who take advice are wise.10 Proverbs 10:19 19 Don’t talk too much, for it fosters sin. Be sensible and turn off the flow!11 (Pg. 34) Luke 6:31 31 Do for others as you would like them to do for you.12 John 8 John 4

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learned that the Pharisees had heard, “Jesus is baptizing and making more disciples than John” 2 (though Jesus himself didn’t baptize them—his disciples did). 3 So he left Judea to return to Galilee. 4 He had to go through Samaria on the way. 5 Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. 7 Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” 8 He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food. 9 The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?” 10 Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who I am, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” 11 “But sir, you don’t have a rope or a bucket,” she said, “and this is a very deep well. Where would you get this living water? 12 And besides, are you greater than our ancestor Jacob who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his cattle enjoyed?” 13 Jesus replied, “People soon become thirsty again after drinking this water. 14 But the water I give them takes away thirst altogether. It becomes a perpetual spring within them, giving them eternal life.” 15 “Please, sir,” the woman said, “give me some of that water! Then I’ll never be thirsty again, and I won’t have to come here to haul water.” 16 “Go and get your husband,” Jesus told her. 9Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Jn 3:19-20). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 10Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 13:9-10). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 11Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 10:18-19). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 12Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Lk 6:30-31). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

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“I don’t have a husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband—18 for you have had five husbands, and you aren’t even married to the man you’re living with now.” 19 “Sir,” the woman said, “you must be a prophet. 20 So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim,* where our ancestors worshiped?” 21 Jesus replied, “Believe me, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father here or in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans know so little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews. 23 But the time is coming and is already here when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for anyone who will worship him that way. 24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.” 25 The woman said, “I know the Messiah will come—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” 26 Then Jesus told her, “I am the Messiah!”* 27 Just then his disciples arrived. They were astonished to find him talking to a woman, but none of them asked him why he was doing it or what they had been discussing. 28 The woman left her water jar beside the well and went back to the village and told everyone, 29 “Come and meet a man who told me everything I ever did! Can this be the Messiah?” 30 So the people came streaming from the village to see him. 31 Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus to eat. 32 “No,” he said, “I have food you don’t know about.” 33 “Who brought it to him?” the disciples asked each other. 34 Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work. 35 Do you think the work of harvesting will not begin until the summer ends four months from now? Look around you! Vast fields are ripening all around us and are ready now for the harvest. 36 The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! 37 You know the saying, ‘One person plants and someone else harvests.’ And it’s true. 38 I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and you will gather the harvest.” Session 9 – The Home as the Center of Worship and Ministry

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Psalms 143:10 10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. 2 Peter 3:18 18 But grow in the special favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be all glory and honor, both now and forevermore. Amen.

Deut.6:20-25 20 “In the future your children will ask you, ‘What is the meaning of these stipulations, laws, and regulations that the LORD our God has given us?’ 21 Then you must tell them, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with amazing power. 22 Before our eyes the LORD did miraculous signs and wonders, dealing terrifying blows against Egypt and Pharaoh and all his people. 23 He brought us out of Egypt so he could give us this land he had solemnly promised to give our ancestors. 24 And the LORD our God commanded us to obey all these laws and to fear him for our own prosperity and well-being, as is now the case. 25 For we are righteous when we obey all the commands the LORD our God has given us.’ Ps. 78:5-7 5 For he issued his decree to Jacob; he gave his law to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, 6 so the next generation might know them— even the children not yet born— that they in turn might teach their children. 7 So each generation can set its hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands. 1 Tim. 3:14-15 14 I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, 15 so that if I can’t come for a while, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and support of the truth.13 1 Tim. 4:5-8, 11-16 5 For we know it is made holy by the word of God and prayer. A Good Servant of Christ Jesus 6 If you explain this to the brothers and sisters,* you will be doing your duty as a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is fed by the message of faith and the true teaching you have followed. 7 Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Spend your time and energy in training yourself for spiritual fitness. 8 Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next. 11 Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them. 12 Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you teach, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. 13 Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching them. 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecies spoken to you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you. 15 Give your complete attention to 13Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (1 Ti 3:13-15). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress. 16 Keep a close watch on yourself and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right, and God will save you and those who hear you. 14

(pg. 38) 2 Tim. 2:15 Work hard so God can approve you. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth. 15 2 Tim. 3:14-17 14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. 15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. 17 It is God’s way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do. 16

Jer. 9:23-24 23 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man gloat in his wisdom, or the mighty man in his might, or the rich man in his riches. 24 Let them boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD who is just and righteous, whose love is unfailing, and that I delight in these things. I, the LORD, have spoken!17 Mark 7:25-30 25 Right away a woman came to him whose little girl was possessed by an evil spirit. She had heard about Jesus, and now she came and fell at his feet. 26 She begged him to release her child from the demon’s control. Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia, 27 Jesus told her, “First I should help my own family, the Jews.* It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.” 28 She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are given some crumbs from the children’s plates.” 29 “Good answer!” he said. “And because you have answered so well, I have healed your daughter.” 30 And when she arrived home, her little girl was lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone. 14Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (1 Ti 4:10-5:1). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 15Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (2 Ti 2:15). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 16Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (2 Ti 3:13-4:1). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 17Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Je 9:22-24). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

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Rev.4:11 11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created.” Luke 19:8-9 8 Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have overcharged people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!” 9 Jesus responded, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a son of Abraham. 10 And I, the Son of Man, have come to seek and save those like him who are lost. Session 10 – The Home as the Center of Worship and Ministry

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Psalms 35:28 28 Then I will tell everyone of your justice and goodness, and I will praise you all day long. 19

Hebrews 13:15 15 With Jesus’ help, let us continually offer our sacrifice of praise to God by proclaiming the glory of his name. 20 (pg. 40) Rev.4:11 11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created.” Matthew 4:10 10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God; serve only him.’* ” 18Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Mk 7:24-30). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 19Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Ps 35:27-36:1). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 20Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Heb 13:14-15). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

Ps. 78:7 7 So each generation can set its hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands. Romans 15:13 13 So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.21 John 4:23 23 But the time is coming and is already here when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for anyone who will worship him that way.22 Acts 22: 8-10 8 “ ‘Who are you, sir?’ I asked. And he replied, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’ 9 The people with me saw the light but didn’t hear the voice. 10 “I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that you are to do.’ Deut. 6:6-7 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands I am giving you today. 7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away on a journey, when you are lying down and when you are getting up again. 23 Ephesians 4:25 25 So put away all falsehood and “tell your neighbor the truth”* because we belong to each other. 24 Ephesians 4:15 15 Instead, we will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more in every way like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 25 Col. 3:16

21Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Ro 15:12-13). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 22Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Jn 4:22-23). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 23Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Dt 6:6-7). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 24Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Eph 4:24-25). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 25Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Eph 4:14-15). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

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Let the words of Christ, in all their richness, live in your hearts and make you wise. Use his words to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 26 (Pg. 41) Prov. 18:15 15 Intelligent people are always open to new ideas. In fact, they look for them.27 Eph. 4:32 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. 28

Eph. 4:2-3 2 Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Always keep yourselves united in the Holy Spirit, and bind yourselves together with peace.29 (Pg. 42) John 8 John 13:34-35 34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”30 Gal. 5:22-23 22 But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.31 Is. 14:27

26Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Col 3:15-16). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 27Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 18:14-15). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 28Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Eph 4:31-5:1). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 29Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Eph 4:1-3). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 30Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Jn 13:33-35). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 31Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Ga 5:21-23). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

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The LORD Almighty has spoken—who can change his plans? When his hand moves, who can stop him?”32 PARENT – CHILDREN RELATIONSHIP

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Eph. 6:1-4

6 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first of the Ten Commandments that ends with a promise. 3 And this is the promise: If you honor your father and mother, “you will live a long life, full of blessing.”* 4 And now a word to you fathers. Don’t make your children angry by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction approved by the Lord. Col. 3:20-21 20 You children must always obey your parents, for this is what pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, don’t aggravate your children. If you do, they will become discouraged and quit trying. SESSION 11 PARENT – CHILDREN RELATIONSHIP

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Gen. 33:5 5

Then Esau looked at the women and children and asked, “Who are these people with you?”“These are the children God has graciously given to me,” Jacob replied. 33

Ps. 127:3 3

Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. 34

Ps. 78:7 7

So each generation can set its hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands. 35

32Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Is 14:26-27). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 33Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Ge 33:4-5). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 34Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Ps 127:2-3). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 35Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Ps 78:6-7). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

Ps. 71:5 5

O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O LORD, from childhood. 36

Ps. 146:5 5

But happy are those who have the God of Israel* as their helper, whose hope is in the LORD their God. Acts 4:12 12

There is salvation in no one else! There is no other name in all of heaven for people to call on to save them.”37 Col. 2:9-10 9

For in Christ the fullness of God lives in a human body,* 10 and you are complete through your union with Christ. He is the Lord over every ruler and authority in the universe.38 Numbers 23:19 9

God is not a man, that he should lie. He is not a human, that he should change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through 39

2 Tim. 3:16 16

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. 40

John 13:34-35

36Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Ps 71:4-5). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 37Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Ac 4:11-12). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 38Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Col 2:8-10). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 39Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Nu 23:18-19). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 40Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (2 Ti 3:15-16). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

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So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”41 Eph. 4:15

. 15 Instead, we will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more in every way like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 142 1 Cor. 13

If I could speak in any language in heaven or on earth* but didn’t love others, I would only be making meaningless noise like a loud gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I knew all the mysteries of the future and knew everything about everything, but didn’t love others, what good would I be? And if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move, without love I would be no good to anybody. 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it;* but if I didn’t love others, I would be of no value whatsoever. 4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. 6 It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 8 Love will last forever, but prophecy and speaking in unknown languages* and special knowledge will all disappear. 9 Now we know only a little, and even the gift of prophecy reveals little! 10 But when the end comes, these special gifts will all disappear. 11 It’s like this: When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child does. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. 12 Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.* All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God knows me now. 13 There are three things that will endure—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. 43

1 Cor. 12:18

41Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Jn 13:33-35). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 42Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Eph 4:14-15). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 43Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (1 Co 13:1-14:1). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

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But God made our bodies with many parts, and he has put each part just where he wants it. 44 (pg.47) Eph. 6:1-2

Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first of the Ten Commandments that ends with a promise.45 Ps. 78:6-7 6

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so the next generation might know them— even the children not yet born— that they in turn might teach their children. So each generation can set its hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.

Eph. 6:4 4

And now a word to you fathers. Don’t make your children angry by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction approved by the Lord.46 Eph. 4:2-3 2

Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Always keep yourselves united in the Holy Spirit, and bind yourselves together with peace.47 1 Cor. 13:4-7 4

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. 6 It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.48 44Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (1 Co 12:17-18). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 45Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Eph 6:1-2). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 46Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Eph 6:3-4). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 47Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Eph 4:1-3). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 48Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (1 Co 13:3-7). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

SESSION 12 PARENT – CHILDREN RELATIONSHIP

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1 Cor. 12:18 18

But God made our bodies with many parts, and he has put each part just where he wants it. 19 What a strange thing a body would be if it had only one part! 249 Prov. 13:24 24

If you refuse to discipline your children, it proves you don’t love them; if you love your children, you will be prompt to discipline them.50 Prov. 19:18 18

Discipline your children while there is hope. If you don’t, you will ruin their lives.51

Prov. 22:15 15

A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness, but discipline will drive it away.52

(pg. 50) Ecc. 8:11 11

When a crime is not punished, people feel it is safe to do wrong. 53

(pg.51) Prov.13:24 24

If you refuse to discipline your children, it proves you don’t love them; if you love your children, you will be prompt to discipline them.54 49Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (1 Co 12:17-19). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 50Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 13:23-24). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 51Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 19:17-18). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 52Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 22:14-15). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 53Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Ec 8:10-11). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

Prov. 23:13

Don’t fail to correct your children. They won’t die if you spank them. 155 Ps. 32:4 4

Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.

Job 19:21 21

“Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy, for the hand of God has struck me.56

Ps. 15:4 4

Those who despise persistent sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the LORD and keep their promises even when it hurts. Prov. 25:28 28

A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls.

Gen. 5:22-23 22

After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived another 300 years in close fellowship with God, and he had other sons and daughters. 23 Enoch lived 365 years in all. 57 (pg. 52) Prov. 14:26 26

Those who fear the LORD are secure; he will be a place of refuge for their children.58

54Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 13:23-24). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 55Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 23:12-13). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 56Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Job 19:20-21). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 57Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Ge 5:21-23). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill. 58Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Pr 14:25-26). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.

Ps. 78:5-7 5

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For he issued his decree to Jacob; he gave his law to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, so the next generation might know them— even the children not yet born— that they in turn might teach their children. So each generation can set its hope anew on God, remembering his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.

Phil. 1:6 6

And I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus comes back again.59

59Holy Bible : New Living Translation. 1997 (Php 1:5-6). Tyndale House: Wheaton, Ill.