7 Bible Verses For Parents To Be

Are you soon to become a parent, or do you know someone who is? If so, you’re going to love today’s post. Check out these amazing Bible verses for parents to be.

A lot of the verses are also applicable to seasoned parents too, and they focus on three main areas: children being a blessing, the importance of disciplining your children, and training in righteousness.

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Also, at the bottom of this post, we’ve shared some practical tips to help teach your children the Gospel.

So let’s get into it.

7 Bible Verses For Parents To Be

1. Start Children On The Way They Should Go

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. – Proverbs 22:6

2. Fathers Do Not Exasperate Your Children

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. – Ephesians 6:4

3. Like Arrows

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth. Psalm 127:4 — *Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth*. Psalm 127:4

4. Discipline Your Children

Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire. Proverbs 29:17

5. Whoever Spares The Rod

Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them. – Proverbs 13:24

6. Teach Your Children

You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. ¹⁹You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. – Deuteronomy 11:18-19

7. Children Walking In Truth

*I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth*. – 3 John 1:4

5 Tips For Teaching Your Kids Gospel Truth

Once you have children, there are many ways you can teach them the Truth from God’s word.

Read simple Bible stories and relate them to the Greater Gospel Narrative
Pray over problems and teach them to rely on God
Cultivate gratitude to God by thanking Him and worshipping Him daily (songs, prayers, conversations)
Ask for forgiveness when you fall short as a mum, repent and move on – accept God’s grace in action
Forgive your children when they fail, and model God’s grace in action

That’s it for today!

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