Love is the key to a child’s heart, but the love that leads parents to indulge their children in unlawful desires is not a love that will work for their good. The earnest affection which springs from love to Jesus will enable parents to exercise judicious authority and to require prompt obedience.
The reason that children do not become godly is because they allowed too much freedom. Their will and inclination is indulged. Many prodigal sons become such because of indulgence in the home, because their parents have not been doers of the word.
