Lack of godly male leadership brings about the disastrous consequences of rebellion, delinquency, and sexual promiscuity. The most important cause of divorce in America is the lack of proper, godly leadership by the father and husband. It is also the most frequent cause of children s feelings of rejection, behavioral problems, and anxieties. The word wrath means a strong desire to avenge. By not bringing him up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Nurture means training with structure.
Most fathers have no desire for the Word of God and they are raising angry vengeful children because they are not committed to training their children in spiritual principles as God commands. Of course, they cannot train the child if they are ignorant of God s principles themselves. That is a picture of the American father. David Blankenhorn in his 1995 book, Fatherless America, says the culture change from a stable, two parent home to the father s abandonment of his responsibilities of marriage and parenting is America s most urgent social problem. The father s absence is the main reason for unhappy homes, many current social problems, and is a national crisis of our time.