OT passages illustrate NT principles, Rom. 15:4»God abhors homosexuality, Gen. 19»Futility of running from God, Jonah»Trust in God come what may, Dan. 3

Deuteronomy 6 illustrates the duty of parentsTo pass on truth to the next generation

»Sacred duty»Affects happiness»One for which we will be judged

Things needed to teach your children,Deut. 6:1-6

»Must know the commands»Must fear the Lord»Must recognize need to pass them on»Must see the good in them»Must believe in the Lord»Must love the Lord»Must love His commands

Teaching your children is a continual process,Deut. 6:7-9

»Diligently»Sit, walk, lie down, rise up»Continually remind yourself»Prominent in home

What we can do to fulfill the spirit of Deut. 6,Eph. 6:4

»Love God & His word»Learn the Bible»Post Scripture around house»Have Bible with you»Study with family

God warned Israel no to turn from Him,Deut. 6:10-16

»Blessings handed to them»Don’t allow good to cause you to forget»Duties, obedience, loyalty»Do not betray God & rouse His anger»Do not tempt God, Ex. 17:1-7

Israel was admonished to be faithful,Deut. 6:17-19

»Keep God’s commands»Blessings abound»Enemies cast out

Our teaching is hindered without faithfulness,Mt. 7:3-5

»Blessing given to us∙Food, clothing, shelter, Acts 14:17∙Measure of health∙Spiritual blessings, Eph. 1:3

Our teaching is hindered without faithfulness,Mt. 7:3-5

»Blessing given to us»Cannot become comfortable & forget God»Duties to fulfill»Dare not rouse His anger»Children will see hypocrisy

Israelite children would ask questions,Deut. 6:20

»Why do we keep the Passover»Why do we offer sacrifices»Why don’t we work on the Sabbath

Children need to know the history & reasoningBehind their beliefs & practices, Deut. 6:21-25

»God is our Liberator»He is the Almighty»He is our Benefactor»For our good»Righteousness for us

Our children need to know why we doWhat we do

»Children are curious∙Why do we have the Lord’s Supper∙Why do we worship on Sunday∙Why do we give money∙Why do we believe the Bible

Our children need to know why we doWhat we do

»“Because” is not good enough»God is good to us

∙Righteousness, 2 Cor. 5:21∙Hope of heaven∙Not wandering aimlessly in life∙Careful to observe His Law

OT passages illustrate NT principles, Rom. 15:4»God abhors homosexuality, Gen. 19»Futility of running from God, Jonah»Trust in God come what may, Dan. 3

Deuteronomy 6 illustrates the duty of parentsTo pass on truth to the next generation

»Sacred duty»Affects happiness»One for which we will be judged