Matthew 22:36-39 – The two greatest commandments: love the Lord your God and love your neighbor.

Luke 6:46

James 1:26 – If we love God, we must bridle our tongues.

I John 1:6-7; 2:3-6; 4:7-8, 20-21; 5:1-3 – Loving God means keeping His commandments. It’s more than just saying we love God.

Read the Bible!

II Timothy 3:16-17 – The Bible is from God!

Read daily. Start today!

Oneida Community (1848-1879)

They believed that Jesus returned in 70 AD and that heavenly laws should be followed on earth.

No traditional marriage. All women married to all men. Children were raised by the community.

This is an example of wrong idea about the family.

Squash selfishness!

Matthew 20:20-28

II Corinthians 5:14-15

I Corinthians 13:5 – Love does not seek its own.

Luke 9:23

Luke 14:11

Luke 17:10

Survey: The New Moral Code

Studies show that students today have higher intellectual confidence than in 1962, but are actually less capable.

Philippians 2:3-8 – Regard others above yourself.

Take action as a parent!

Deuteronomy 6:1-13

Talk about God with your children!

Proverbs 1:8-9

Ephesians 6:1-4 – Children, obey your parents! Fathers, bring up your children in the Lord!

Colossians 3:20-21

Titus 2:4 – Women, love your husbands and children.

Hebrews 12:7-11

Baumrind’s Parenting Styles

Warm love vs. disciplinary love

Neglectful (little warm love, little discipline) – Proverbs 13:24

Permissive (much warm love, little discipline) – Proverbs 29:13

Authoritarian (little warm love, much discipline) – Colossians 3:21

Authoritative (much warm love, much discipline) – Ephesians 6:4

Children from authoritative parents did the best across the board. Authoritative parents demand a lot, but also give a lot of warm love.

These are the same parenting styles God talks about in the Bible!

If we trust what God has told us, our families will thrive.

Acts 17:30-31