• Train children to respect and obey authority (continued):
  • Consider the following views (continued):
    • “I love my child too much to discipline him/her”
      • Hebrews 12:7-8
      • Proverbs 13:24
    • “Wait till your father gets home!” or “Wait till your mother gets home!”
      • Proverbs 1:8
      • Proverbs 19:26
      • Ephesians 6:1-3
• (Grand)parenting applications: training children to respect and obey authority

Specific Goal

Passage(s) to discuss & guide

Ways (grand)parents can exemplify and teach

Temptations and hindrances

Behaviors to correct

Reject the entitlement mentality

Luke 17:7-10; Philippians 4:11-12; II Thessalonians 3:10

Work hard; don’t expect bosses to give you special handouts

Culture of low expectations and little work ethic; lazy parents

“Gimme gimme gimme!”

Listen well

II Kings 17:13-14; Proverbs 2:1ff; 12:15; 18:13, 17

Model active listening; have them explain what you just said.

Distracted, disinterested, planning what to say

Interrupting

Be respectful and considerate in a disagreement

Acts 18:4; 26:24-25

Let kids observe you settling disputes properly; don’t jump in and settle every conflict for them.

Impatience, selfishness

Tendency not to share, negotiate, compromise

• I Corinthians 16:1-24
• I Corinthians 16:1-2 – Paul directs the Christians to set aside and save as each prospers. This is specifically talking about some kind of pooled treasury because otherwise it would defeat Paul’s stated purpose at the end of verse 2: “so that there be no collections when I come.”
  • Some argue that this collection was not to preach the gospel, which is true. These funds in this case were specifically earmarked for benevolence. Other scriptures tell us the treasury can be used for other needs, but this is the only passage that tells us how to get the money into the treasury.
• I Corinthians 16:8-9 – Paul had found great opportunities for teaching in Ephesus. See Acts 19.
• I Corinthians 16:23-24 – This is the best that we can wish for Christians anywhere.

• Luke 1:26-39; 2:10-20
• Her purity of life. Luke 1:27
  • Hebrews 13:4
  • Isaiah 7:14 – Prophecy of Jesus’ virgin birth.
• Her faith
  • Faith is conviction that is produced by testimony.
• Her submissiveness
  • Luke 1:38 – Mary accepted the responsibility of motherhood based on the angel’s testimony.
• Her spirituality
  • Luke 1:46-50
  • A worldly-minded woman would not be suitable to bring Jesus into the world.
• Her humility
  • Luke 2:19

• Hebrews 10:1-10
• God’s love through the ages
  • Laws for patriarchs (Genesis 1)
    • Genesis 3:3
    • Genesis 6 – Noah
    • Genesis 12 – Abram
  • Law of Moses for Israel (Old Covenant) (Exodus 20)
    • Deuteronomy 5:1-4
    • Jeremiah 31:31 – The Old Covenant was only for a certain period of time.
    • Matthew 5:17-18 – Jesus fulfilled the Old Law.
    • Galatians 3:16, 19, 24
  • Laws for Gentiles
    • The Bible records many instances of God sending prophets to Gentile nations.
    • Gentiles were under these laws until the Gospel was taught to Gentiles in Acts 10.
  • Law of Christ for all (New Covenant) (Jews: Acts 2; Gentiles: Acts 10)
    • Hebrews 1:1-2
    • Hebrews 8:6-13
    • John 1:17
    • John 12:48
    • Galatians 3:28 – Law of Christ is for all – both Jews and Gentiles.
• Using the Old Testament
  • Discover the history of the world
  • Examine its information for inspiration
  • Prepare for the love and justice of God
    • I Corinthians 10:11
  • Learn how the Holy Spirit communicates
  • Appreciate the superiority of Jesus
    • Jeremiah 6:13
    • Hebrews 8:6
  • Apply timeless truths
    • II Timothy 3:14-15
    • Isaiah 59:2 – Sin separates us from God.
    • Ezekiel 18 – Sin is not inherited.

• Train children to respect and obey authority
  • Preparing for God
    • II Corinthians 5:10
    • Our job as parents is to teach God’s standards – not our standards.
    • Matthew 25:41, 46
    • Romans 1:30 – disobedience to parents is listed as a sin! See also II Timothy 3:2; Titus 2:11-12; 3:1-3
    • Where is a child supposed to learn about authority? At home!
    • I Timothy 3:4 – One piece of evidence that a man is a good father is that he keeps his children under control with all dignity.
  • Spanking – proven bad by science?
    • Robert Larzelere, Oklahoma State University
      • Optimal type of discipline: conditional spanking
    • Consider the following views:
      • “Our family believes in love, negotiation, and cooperation – not tyranny. We talk to our kids instead of punishing them.”
        • Hebrews 12:7-11
        • This is a false dichotomy!
      • “Kids should shut up and stay out of the way, or else!”
        • Ephesians 6:4; II Timothy 3:14