The Influence Of A Godly Mother

through faith which is in Christ Jesus

Deut 4:9, reminds us of our responsibility to TEACH our children the

truths of Scripture,

Teach them to your children, and to their children

after them

This teaching was to be DELIBERATE. The Hebrew word translated teach,

suggests, repeating, or telling over and over again. This is the task of

the home, not some institution.

Solomon states in Proverbs 6:20;

My Son keep your Father's commands and do

not forsake your Mother's teaching

And again, Proverbs 22:6;

Train a child in the way he should go, and

when he is old he will not turn from it

Amplify:

Moses is a good example of a man who was deeply impacted by the truths His

mother taught him.

B. They Sensed their responsibility in DEMONSTRATING the TRUTH Practically

Lois and Eunice, not only COMMUNICATED the TRUTH, but they DEMONSTRATED

the TRUTH, in practical and convincing manner.

• They DEMONSTRATED the TRUTH in a DIFFICULT Inviroment

Acts 16:1, reminds us of the DIFFICULTY of their home situation, His

Mother (Eunice) was a Jewess and a believer, but

whose Father was a Greek

The FIRST DIFFICULTY they faced was that this marriage was a MIXED

MARRIAGE, Timothy's father, we are told was a Greek. In 1 Cor 1:23;

but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to

Jews and follishness to Gentiles

The Greek, we are told, were not interested in eternal truth, to believe

and follow. They were only interested in hearing and arguing about new

ideas.

Acts 17:21 states that they,

Spent all their time doing nothing but talking about

and listening to the latest ideas

In addition to this, they also believed that all matter was evil, and

that everything spiritual was good. The incarnation of Christ was utter

foolishness to them. It was unthinkable that God would become a man, and

therefore be crucified to secure our salvation.

The SECOND DIFFICULTY they faced was, that the Greek translation of Acts

16:1, suggests that Timothy's Greek father was dead. In spite of the

apparent difficulties that Eunice and Lois faced, they faithfully

DEMONSTRATED the REALITY of their genuine faith, which PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED

the life of Timothy.

• They DEMONSTRATED the TRUTH in a DOMESTIC Inviroment

It is highly probable that Lois and Eunice, came to faith in Christ,

through the ministry of the Apostle Paul and Barnabas, during Paul's 1st

Missionary Journey, which took Paul through Timothy's home area of Galatia

(See Acts 13:13-14:21).

As a result, it is very possible that Paul stayed with them in their home,

and saw the reality of their faith being lived out and displayed in their

home.

Someone has said,

A Christian mother's most vital task is passing the faith on, not only by

what she SAYS, but by what she ISHoward Hendricks once said,

If your Christianity doesn't work at home, it doesn't work!

The Apostle Peter underscores this TRUTH in 1 Peter 3:1-4;

Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of

them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the

behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your