You fathers are responsible to God for raising your children with a special, ‘hands on’ love and affection—never cold or distant… God wants fathers to bring their children up in the; Ø ‘Training of the Lord’ {paideia} a word that means: government, nurturing, instruction, and discipline… TRAINING our children in the Lord means that we do everything we possibly can—to promote their physical, emotional, moral, and spiritual wellbeing—always pointing them to Christ… Ø ‘Admonition of the Lord’ { nouthesia} lit. – to put in mind… ADMONITION is the verbal activity of reminding our children of what God wants them to do… Sometimes, this word is translated warning… (1 Cor 4:14) ‘I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I WARN you.’