Psalm 127:4. Another characteristic of a father is that he be a strong leader that trains and guides his children. Through a fathers training and guidance, his children become obedient and fruitful to do the Lord's will. Well brought up children make a father stronger by their obedience and their fruitfulness in the Lord.

1 Timothy 5:8. God has given father's wisdom and ability to be providers for their families. All that fathers need to do is diligently seek god's will and do what is right in the Lord. A father should do everything legally possible to provide for their family.

Bible Summary. Adam was the first earthly father, but the Bible does not depict him as a good father. Job was a good father because he was of God and kept his children in prayer. Abraham was a good father because he set the example of being a man that had total faith in God. A good father fears God and delights in God's commandments.

Romans 4:16. Abraham was a good father because he set the example of being a man that had total faith in God. He set the example for his descendants as well as all of mankind. Abraham's godly example teaches us that only through faith in God can we in the eyes of God be a good man and good father.

Bible Summary. The Bible tells us that a father's authority comes from God. Honor is key in a father-child relationship. When a father is dishonored it is a sign that the family is far from God. We must balance honoring our parents with not using them as an excuse to do wrong in the sight of God. See below for Biblical commentary and advice concerning a father's authority.

Jeremiah 31:29. Most of us are deeply influenced by our parents. This can be in a good or bad way. The Bible tells us to honor our mother and father, and we should respect their authority. At the same time, we cannot use our parents or our past as an excuse to do wrong in the sight of God.

Malachi 1:6. Honor is key in a father-child relationship. If a child dishonors his father, the father-child relationship for all practical purposes is broken. The Bible is clear that a child must honor their father's authority. Malachi 1:6 says “A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour?”.

Matthew 15:4. The Bible tells us that a father's authority comes from God. Matthew 15:4 says, “For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.” A father's authority consist of his children respecting him, submitting to him, and supporting him.

Bible Summary. A Christian father can bring great peace to a child. A Christian father must always get God's truth across to his children and he will not be disappointed. A father-child relationship at it's best is very much like the personal relationship that God offers to all of mankind. See Biblical commentary and advise below concerning father-child relationships.

Luke 11:13. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is central to the Christian experience. The filling of the Holy Spirit is an experience that you must seek and ask for. It starts with you first realizing that you have a relationship with God, and that this relationship is important to you. This is when a desire, a thirst, for God enters into your heart.

Luke 15:28. Jealousy and self-righteousness are not good causes for anger. The story of the prodigal son provides a great example of someone getting angry because of jealousy and self-righteousness. In this case, the prodigal son's brother was extremely angry when his father gave a great welcoming party for the prodigal son's return.

The illustration of Mother and the son with AIDs provides us an example of unconditional love. In the story, the son tells the story of how his mother gave him unconditional love even though he had AIDs and was a homosexual. This is the same unconditional love God offers us no matter what we have done in the past. Enjoy the story below concerning a mother's unconditional love.

Summary: Mothers are inseparable from their children. Without children, a mother is not a mother. A mother's love is a selfless love where a mother is prepared to sacrifice everything for their children. At the same time a mother’s love includes discipline and should not just accept anything that a son or daughter does as OK.

John 8:44. Spiritual warfare is a battle of our mind and the only weapon the devil has against us is lies and trickery. In Greek the definition of the devil (diabolos) is “adversary, slanderer, accuser”. The Bible tells us that the devil is the father of lies (John 8:44, "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.