Teaching A Girl Responsibility Part 1Children are children, and they are not accountable for their actions in terms of God's law until a certain age. For boys, the age of accountability starts between the age of 12 and 13. For girls, it starts at the age of 12. The Jewish Bat Mizwah reflects this fact to this day. In the bible, we see Jesus teaching in the synagogue in Jerusalem at the Passover when he was 12 years old (Lk 2:41-52). This basically means that, as parents, we have 12 years time to teach our daughters and sons what God has in mind, so to speak, for His people, and to equip them with all good knowledge to help them live up to God's standard. We have 12 years time to teach them right from wrong according to God's word, to teach them the Law and how it applies to every area of life, and to teach them the reason why we are down here, in our respective place and role within the family, working together to build His kingdom. Once they have reached the age of accountability, the teaching doesn't stop, of course, but takes a slightly different turn, since our children have to learn now how to reflect on their own behavior and decisions in the light of Scripture, and how to live what they have been taught as they grow older and take more and more responsibility within the multi-generational family. It is common knowledge that, if you are responsible for something that other people need and value, the work you do will be rewarding for yourself as well as beneficial for the whole family. This is true for small and big chores a family member is responsible for as well as for attitude and conduct. So in order to teach children how to act responsibly before God even before they are accountable before Him, a good training ground is the family with all its chores and activities that keep the whole house running like a well oiled and neat machine, and with all the godly guidelines for conduct and attitude that the family lives and teaches to the children. Read on here: |
