Being an Example
“And he himself believed, and his whole household.” John 4:53.
As the tree, so is the fruit. As the parents, so are the children.
This is not a rule without exceptions, but it is generally the case. We are all members of one another, and we all influence another’s conduct.
It is not always true that good parents always have good children, but it is generally the case. It is not always that bad parents have bad children, but it is exceptional when it is otherwise.
There is a way children always pick up the virtues of their parents, even when they have never seen them. Like father, like son.
The effect of the example of parents on their children, and of teachers on their pupils.
One Sabbath day, Jesus went to Bethesda and healed a man. The man had a sickness for 38 years. He healed him, and told him to take his bed and walk. He did. The Jews were not happy about him. When they asked him why he healed the man, he replied:
“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” John 5:17.
Whatever the son sees the father do, likewise he does.
The argument of the Jews — -that it was a Sabbath, holds nothing. But the argument of Jesus is heavy. It’s…
