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True or False: I Can’t Help It

false

30. List at least twenty specific biblical steps a person should take to overcome a life-dominating sin.

  1. Consider thoroughly the issue of your salvation
  2. Remember that God has promised to care for you and has broken Satan’s power through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
  3. Confess all sinful thoughts to God and ask for His help in overcoming the sinful pattern
  4. Rejoice and give thanks in every situation, knowing that endurance in trials conforms you to the image of Christ
  5. Use the forgiveness of God as the springboard from which you forgive others
  6. Realize that your love for others demonstrates the love you have for God
  7. Focus your thoughts on glorifying and pleasing God and on being a blessing to others in all situations
  8. Say and sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs
  9. Think of ways to consider and encourage others
  10. Do not: speak about past accomplishments, sorrows, or defeats; sins of others, worries about the future, comparison to others, boastful promises, slander, gossip, argue, use pointless humor, speak foolishly, accuse, speak vengefully, etc., but rather edify others with God’s truth about His goodness, loving kindness, mercy, and grace
  11. Identify all danger signals (e.g., situations, places, times, and personal contacts that bring temptation) and take immediate steps to eliminate, flee, or resist temptation
  12. Fill all voids created by putting off old ways with a vigorous plan of living righteously, putting on the new ways
  13. Spend much time with other believers and wholeheartedly put on the full armor of God in order to stand firm against the devil
  14. Memorize Scripture verses and study Scripture passages specifically related to facing and dealing with the problem by taking advantage of the overcoming power that is yours in Christ Jesus
  15. Pray always with thanksgiving
  16. Seek reconciliation with those you have offended (go beyond confession)
  17. Correct deficiencies in your life that exist because of a lack of discipline or neglect
  18. If you need help, ask Christian friends to hold you accountable
  19. Ask God for help if you fail
  20. Review memorized Scripture and others
  21. Immediately seek God’s perspective again by returning to His Word, allowing the Spirit to convict you, shunning the evil, and reestablish a disciplined, Godly lifestyle again

True or False: Discipline Should Be Minimal

depends how you define “discipline”; it should be consistent in whatever loving form it takes

What is the purpose of discipline? When is it necessary to discipline a child?

  • Poverty and shame, in one form or another, is the result of a lack of discipline.

    • Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects discipline, But he who regards reproof will be honored. – Proverbs 13:18

  • Righteousness and peace result from biblical discipline.

    • Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. – Hebrews 12:7-11

  • Discipline is applied when disobedience occurs

    • Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish them with the rod, they will not die. Punish them with the rod and save them from death. – Proverbs 23:13-14

      Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them. – Proverbs 13:24

      When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong. – Ecclesiastes 8:11

      Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away. – Proverbs 22:15

      Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. – Ephesians 6:1

      …the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. – Proverbs 3:12

      …we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world. – 1 Corinthians 11:32

True or False: There’s no One Right Way to Raise Kids

depends what you mean by “right way”…

25. What are important biblical guidelines for Christian parents to follow in training up their children?

  • Live a godly example.

    • As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. – Ephesians 4:1-3

  • Be a diligent instructor

    • Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. – Deuteronomy 6:5-9

  • Provide consistent discipline

    • Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death. – Proverbs 19:18

  • Do not exasperate them, but rather train them in God’s wisdom

    • Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. – Ephesians 6:4