• Deuteronomy 6:4-9
    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 'And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
     
  • Proverbs 22:6
    Train up a child in the way he should go,
    And when he is old he will not depart from it.

     
  • Genesis 18:19
    For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, that the LORD may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.'
     
  • Ephesians 6:1-4
    Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise: "that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.
     
  • Proverbs 22:15
    Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
    The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

     
  • Deuteronomy 4:9-10
    Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren, especially concerning the day you stood before the LORD your God in Horeb, when the LORD said to me, "Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children."
     
  • Proverbs 29:15
    The rod and rebuke give wisdom,
    But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Children, Teaching


Resources

Teaching Our Children

Commentary by Ryan McClure

Children often ask questions about the holidays they see around them, wondering why some are kept and others are not, and whether others know the truth. These moments provide opportunities for parents to teach their children the truth about worshipping God. If parents fail to instruct their children, the proper worship of God …


Teaching Children

Sermonette by John W. Ritenbaugh

The teaching of children must be evaluated in light of seeking first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. Programs like Y.E.S. and Y.O.U., while producing some good fruit, largely failed to have a positive impact on the church's children, as they inverted the biblical priority of parental responsibility. The responsibility …


You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

Sermonette by Mike Ford

Because we lean towards resting on our laurels and coasting, learning as we get older tends to slow down, but it does not have to be that way.


Are We Losing Our Children?

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The demands of life leave most adults gasping for breath and struggling to shoulder the load. But what effect is this pace having on the next generation?


Teaching By Example

Sermonette by Ted E. Bowling

Good skills and habits learned as children will ensure success in later life. Our characteristics (good or bad) we find reflected in our children.


For the Children

Sermon by David C. Grabbe

For too many youths, God's way of life is not real because their parents are not fully convicted, but merely express a lukewarm preference for God's truth.


Children in the Era of AI (Part Two)

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

As AI toys befriend children, parents should be alarmed about the values these virtual assistants are teaching them. AI has officially become a religion.


The Importance of Parenting

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God is most interested in how a parent affects the spiritual outcome of a child's life and less concerned with how a parent shapes the child's material success.



For more resources, please see the library topic for Children, Teaching