Bible tells believers to raise their children in the ways of the Lord, regardless of whether they are chosen to be believers themselves. --- - Deuteronomy 6:4-9 requires diligent teaching of God’s commands to children at all times. - Ephesians 6:4 directs fathers to bring children up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. - Proverbs 22:6 commands training a child in the way he should go. - Proverbs 13:24, 22:15, 23:13-14, 29:15, and 29:17 establish the rod and correction to drive out folly and impart wisdom. - Psalm 78:4-7 and 2 Timothy 3:14-15 show declaring God’s works and Scriptures to the next generation from childhood. - Genesis 18:19 and Joshua 24:15 affirm the father’s duty to command his household to keep the way of the Lord. - Hebrews 12:5-11 presents divine discipline as the pattern for fatherly correction that yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.