Men: lead and sacrifice with love (continued)A father must lead his children (continued)Fathers are specifically warned about exasperating their children. Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21; Ephesians 4:26; James 3:9Beware of hypocrisy. Matthew 23:3If you don’t want your child to do something, don’t do it yourself.Lead by example. The best way to raise children who are atheists and agnostics is to be a hypocrite.Don’t be preoccupied with money or a career. Luke 12:15-23; 16:13; I Timothy 6:10-11Don’t expect surrogates to fulfill your responsibilities.Fathers must do more than just earn a paycheck. I Timothy 3:4-5Consider the work an elder would be doing. Titus 1:9; Hebrews 13:17; I Peter 5:2-3Women: love your husbands, love your childrenA wife is responsible for subjecting herself to her husband.Genesis 3:16; Ephesians 5:22-33; Titus 2:4-5Submitting to a leader does not mean one is inferior in value.Woman was created to be man’s “helper.” Genesis 2:18-20Who is called a helper in Psalms 115:9-11 and John 14:26?Likewise, man being called her “head” does not mean she is less valuable, either.I Corinthians 11:3; Philippians 2:5-8A wife is of equal value but must fill her role as a helper, letting her husband fill his role as the head.
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