Rules for Children and Their Parents

The New Testament contains written rules for Christian living. Children must obey their parents in the Lord, and parents must raise their children in the Lord. I. The Rule for Children (vv. 1-3). A. "Children" identified. B. The Rule: Obey your parents. C. Because of the rightness of this obedience. D. Because of the Fifth Commandment. E. Because of the promise of blessing. F. All of grace, not of merit. G. Children in the church and home. II. Rules for Parents (v. 4). A. "Fathers" identified. B. First rule: Don't annoy your children. C. Second rule: Raise them with godly discipline and instruction.