Topic
When Children Are Accountable
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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. — read the full passage →
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. — read the full passage →
And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. — read the full passage →
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. — read the full passage →
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. — read the full passage →
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, — read the full passage →
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, — read the full passage →
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. — read the full passage →
And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
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