Eph 6:1-3 (NIV) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother"-which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth."
NOTE: This is really a lot like a proverb, although it may also have direct spiritual intervention as well. But the reason life goes well for a child who listens to their parent, is that parent has wisdom whereas the child does not. There is always great gain in listening to someone with wisdom. Wise counsel is not found in young friends. And the best counsel is found in those who know God. Those who avoid the counsel of the wise are foolish, and are very likely to make supremely stupid decisions that ultimately could cost them their earthly life. Another interesting aspect of this verse is that the children are told to exercise their will and obey. The parents are not told to make their children obey. Ultimately, all of life is defined by choices that made out of free will. While in general, good parenting is accompanied by good children, there is no guarantee. A bad child can come from good parents as a good child can come from poor parents. A person chooses his course, not a parent, not another person, but him or her alone.
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