Written by Pastor Jack Wellman16 Wonderful Quotes about Parents and Children
God designed the family structure of parents and children to reflect His role as Father to us, His children. Whether you have children or not, I believe everyone can learn from these quotes and verses about what it means to be a parent, and what it means to be a child of God.
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When we let our children fly as arrows, we understand that we have been chosen by God to be the bow in their lives and point them in the right direction as we lead them to Jesus.
- Crystal McDowell
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The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
- Romans 8:16
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Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 18:4
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The happiest and holiest children in the world are the children whose fathers succeed in winning both their tender affection and their reverential and loving fear. And they are the children who will come to understand most easily the mystery of the fatherhood of God.
- John Piper
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We know the excitement of getting a present - we love to unwrap it to see what is inside. So it is with our children they are gifts we unwrap for years as we discover the unique characters God has made them.
- Cornelius Plantinga
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We will never bring in the Kingdom by simply seeking to save an adult generation. We must give God a chance at the children or the cause of righteousness is going to be defeated. But if we will save the child, we will surely save the world.
- Clovis G. Chappell
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A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.
- Billy Graham
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A man must talk to God about his children before he talks to his children about God.
- Ed Cole
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I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.
- Psalm 37:25
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To train a boy in the way he should go you must go that way yourself.
- Billy Sunday
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But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
- John 1:12
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Every one of our children will be brought into the ark, if we pray and work earnestly for them.
- Dwight L. Moody
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Children take more notice of what their parents do, than what they say. Actions speak louder than words.
- William Tiptaft
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Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
- Chuck Swindoll
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The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
- Henry Ward Beecher
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Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Proverbs 22:6
I pray these quotes have blessed you, and give you a deeper love for your own parents, your children, and your Father in Heaven!
