How to Be a Father and God's Example in the Bible

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How to Be a Father and God's Example in the Bible

Being a father is one of the greatest things a man can do. Not every man has what it takes to be a father. God has only granted certain men with this very important job. In a perfect world a man becomes a father when his wife gives birth to a child, but in today's society it is not necessarily a MAN's wife that may give birth to his child but a girlfriend. No matter how it happens it all starts out the same way. A man and a woman have sex and then if her egg is fertilized by the man's sperm she becomes impregnated. Taking into account that there are no problems with her pregnancy a woman will have a baby in roughly nine months. The woman becomes a mother and the man becomes a father, this does not mean that he necessarily knows what to do but over time he will acquire the knowledge it takes to be a father. God designed for men to become fathers not at an early age but at a later age so they would be knowledgeable and mature enough to be a father.

God's Example in the Bible

Throughout the Bible there is a pattern of men being the head of the family. This was God's design and he wanted to make sure it was followed. It all started with Adam. God first made a man not a woman. This is because it was his plan to make man the head. This pattern continued throughout the whole Bible when God wanted something done he went to men. Such as when he wanted to destroy the earth by water he chose Noah as his man.

"13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it with...

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...r. God has called men to take up the role of fatherhood and be good Christian examples to his children. God gives many instructions on how to be a father and hopefully all men heed to these instructions. Without God none of this would be possible so it is through him all credit is given. A fathers most important task in life is making sure his children are following God. If this is true then the father has done his job.

Bibliography:

Anderson, Christopher P. Father: The Figure and the Force. New York: Warner Books Inc., 1983.

Dobson, James, PhD. Dr. Dobson Answers Your Questions. n.p.: Living Books, 1982.

Farrar, Steve. Point Man. Portland: Multnomah Press, 1990.

God. Holy Bible: King James Version. Colorado Springs: International Bible Society, 1987.

Weber, Stu. Tender Warrior. Portland: Multnomah Books, 1993.

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