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In Ephesians 6:4, Paul writes, “...fathers,
provoke not your children to wrath: but
bring them up in the nurture and
admonition of the Lord.”
To “provoke not your children to wrath”
suggests a repeated, ongoing pattern of
treatment that gradually builds up a deep-
seated anger and resentment that boils
over in outward hostility.
Such treatment is usually not intended to
provoke anger. Here are eight ways in
which parents can provoke their children
to anger:
1) Well–meaning overprotection is a
common cause of resentment in children.
Parents who smother their children,
overly restrict where they can go and
what they can do, never trust them to do
things on their own, and continually
question their judgment build a barrier
between themselves and their children—
usually under the delusion that they are
building a closer relationship. Children
need careful guidance and certain
restrictions, but they are individual
human beings in their own right and must
learn to make decisions on their own,
commensurate with their age and
maturity. Their wills can be guided but
they cannot be controlled.
2) Another common cause of provoking
children to anger is favoritism. Isaac
favored Esau over Jacob and Rebekah
preferred Jacob over Esau. That dual and
conflicting favoritism not only caused
great trouble for the immediate family
but has continued to have repercussions
in the conflicts between the descendants
of Jacob and Esau until our present day!
For parents to compare their children
with each other, especially in the
children’s presence, can be devastating to
Ways Parents Provoke
—By John MacArthur
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