@article{0379c48f-6324-4b82-8f1d-517feef3b02d,
author = {Janusz Janowiak},
title = {The Educational Role of a Father According to Eph 6:4 },
journal = {Labor et Educatio},
volume = {2015},
number = {3 (2015)},
year = {2017},
issn = {2353-4745},
pages = {51-65},keywords = {upbringing; education; teaching; discipline; self-control},
abstract = {This article is aimed at the analysis of the crisis of fatherhood that can be observed nowadays. Many books and articles have been written about various methods, means and their proper usage in the process of upbringing and education of children by their fathers. In spite of this serious research, it seems that it is still necessary to consult other sources that would include some educational instructions directed to the fathers. The Holy Bible, which offers many texts where these issues are treated in great depths, can be seen as such a source. One of these texts is found in Eph 6:4 and this article is devoted to the analysis of this passage. Eph 6:4 emphasizes that fathers are particularly obliged to find appropriate means that are needed in the process of upbringing and education of their children. The author of this text suggests that teaching and discipline can be considered as such methods. By teaching their children, fathers can help them understand what God expects from them and how they should live fruitfully. Discipline, on the other hand, will certainly help them develop self-control, which will protect them from many obstacles. According to the author of Eph 6:4 fathers should avoid making their children angry because they do not know how to deal with this issue. These methods should be recommended to contemporary fathersbecause they emphasize their responsibilities for the care, upbringing and education of their children and in doing so they make this process more effective.},
doi = {},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/labor-et-educatio/article/rola-wychowawcza-ojca-wedlug-ef-6-4}
}