Children, responsibilities to God

The responsibilities of children to their heavenly Father

To honour and obey him in reverent fear

Psalm 34:11 YLT

Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

See also Pr 2:5; Pr 9:10

To seek wisdom

Proverbs 4:5–7 YLT

Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee. The first thing is wisdom—get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

See also Pr 1:1–4; Pr 8:32–33; Pr 10:1

To listen and learn

Proverbs 1:8–9 YLT

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother, For a graceful wreath are they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

See also Pr 4:1–4; Pr 23:22

To praise God

Psalm 8:2 YLT

From the mouths of infants and sucklings Thou hast founded strength, Because of Thine adversaries, To still an enemy and a self-avenger.

See also Mt 21:15–16

To join in worship

Nehemiah 12:43 YLT

and they sacrifice on that day great sacrifices and rejoice, for God hath made them rejoice with great joy, and also, the women and the children have rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem is heard—unto a distance.

See also Jos 8:35

Relationship to Jesus Christ transcends the child-parent relationship

Luke 18:29–30 YLT

and he said to them, ‘Verily I say to you, that there is not one who left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the reign of God, who may not receive back manifold more in this time, and in the coming age, life age-during.’