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Re: Fathers
One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters. --George Herbert
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually
has a son who thinks he's wrong. --Charles Wadsworth
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly
stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was
astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. --Mark Twain
Our culture needs to replace the idea of the superfluous father with a
more compelling understanding of the critical role fathers play in the
lives of their children, not just as 'paychecks' but as disciplinarians,
teachers and moral guides. And fathers must be physically present in the
home. They can't simply show up on the weekends or for pre-arranged 'quality time' --Dr. Wade Horn, National Fatherhood Initiative
And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and admonition of the Lord. (Eph6:4)
Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? (Heb12:9)
As a father has compassion on his children, so Jehovah has compassion on those who fear Him. (Ps103:13)
My son, hear the instruction of your father... (Pr1:8a)
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