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children, duties of

children, duties of The Fourth Commandment God obliges us to honor our parents. This honor embraces respect, love, and obedience. Respect consists in manifesting heartfelt esteem, outwardly, by word and deed; love, in kind feelings and kind actons toward them in return for their love and for the benefits received from them; obedience in fulfilling … Continue reading “children, duties of”

Children

CHILDREN A numerous offspring was regarded as a signal blessing, Psa 127:3-5, and childless wives sought various means to escape the reproach of barrenness, which was deprecated in the blessing given to a newly married couple, Rth 4:11 . The pangs of childbirth, in their suddenness and sharpness, are often alluded to in Scripture. The … Continue reading “Children”

Childhood

Childhood CHILDHOOD. [Note: For the Greek terms relating to the period of childhood, see following article.] i. The Childhood of Jesus.In the Lukan narratives of the Infancy and Childhood our Lord is described both as in His earliest years (Luk 2:27; Luk 2:40 : so also in Matthew 2 throughout), and as when twelve years … Continue reading “Childhood”