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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

True or False: The Bible is Not Enough

 

false

4. List three scripture references that tell of the total sufficiency of Scripture.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. II Timothy 3:16-7

 

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. By them is your servant warned; and keeping them there is great reward. Psalm 19:7-11

 

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition in the basic principles of this world rather than Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given forms in Christ, is the head over every power and authority. Colossians 2:8-10