set a standard,

live by that standard, and correct to that standard.

That's it.

And he'll give you comfort.

In your old age, he'll support you.

He'll love you.

Call you blessed and delight your soul. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

The word terrifying is probably not the first word that comes to mind when you think of a little baby.

Yet without godly parents to know... that life is in a that comes to mind when you think of a little baby.

Yet without godly parents to nurture that little one

and address his or her sinful nature,

that life is in a position to cause intense sorrow

to wreak havoc on the home.

What can you do, whether you're a mom or a dad or even a grandparent, what can you do to guide,

protect, and instruct your children as they grow.

John MacArthur has some practical biblical insight today on Grace to you,

showing you what to do and what not to do if you're a parent.

John's message is titled Shade for Our Children.

And here he is now with a lesson.

Open your Bible, if you will, to Ephesians chapter 6.

Ephesians chapter 6, verse 4.

The verse says, and fathers, or better parents, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the

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