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Perfecting Our Parenting
A Biblical Philosophy of
Family
Malachi 2:15
An Experiential Exegesis of the
Parenting Pilgrimage1. Most people start off
their parenting pilgrimage as dummies
An Experiential Exegesis of the
Parenting Pilgrimage1. Most people start off
their parenting pilgrimage as dummies
2. For many men, when they have kids, they are a dummy about to become a daddy
An Experiential Exegesis of the
Parenting Pilgrimage3. Boys do not spend their
childhood practicing to be fathers
An Experiential Exegesis of the
Parenting Pilgrimage3. Boys do not spend their
childhood practicing to be fathers
4. Many women are unprepared and most men are incompetent when it comes to parenting
Thesis:
but fortunately
parenting is a skill you can
perfect.
•No one is naturally pre-wired to be a biblical parent
Reasons People Become Parents
•The most common
purpose is to increase our joy
through relationship
Point 1.
•Parenting is like any other aspect of life: you need to know how God’s handbook on humanity says to run it.
Definition:
Proverbs 29:18Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law,
happy is he.
•Happiness is defined in Proverbs 29:18 as setting a goal to see Bible principles applied in your life.
Point 2.
• Children do not go where you say, because they
cannot cognitively process things that way;
children go where you show, because their little life is based on imitation.
Four Goals of Biblical Parenting
Goal 1.Goal 1.Establish them in a safe
and secure environment
Four Goals of Biblical Parenting
Goal 1.Goal 1.Establish them in a safe
and secure environment
Task 1.Task 1.Have constant, consistent and
courageous communication about life issues from a biblical frame of reference.
Point 3.
•The thing that most often causes rebellion in children is hypocrisy in the parents.
Four Goals of Biblical Parenting
Goal 2.Goal 2.Establish them in good
citizenship
Definition:
•Good citizenship is tied to acting like God in the community.
Four Goals of Biblical Parenting
Goal 2.Goal 2.Establish them in good
citizenship
Task 2.Task 2.You get to this goal by
teaching them to submit to authority.
Four Goals of Biblical Parenting
Goal 3.Goal 3.Establish them in biblical
understanding
Four Goals of Biblical Parenting
Goal 3.Goal 3.Establish them in biblical
understandingTask 3.Task 3.Educate them in what it takes
to be pleasing to God by first making right decisions, then developing discipline to get it done.
Point 4.
•Some people are so busy being their child’s friend that they have not been their parent.
Four Goals of Biblical Parenting
Goal 4:Goal 4:Establish them in
godliness
Point 5.Point 5.•The
only way our city will get better
is for parents to be godly so their children can be good.
Point 6.
•The fourth goal, even though it is the highest level, is the foundation of the other three.
The Process of Biblical Parenting
1. Start with the heart
The Process of Biblical Parenting
1. Start with the heart2. Stick to the scriptures
Point 7.
•While you are teaching your child and training them in the word, it is also cutting you.
The Process of Biblical Parenting
1. Start with the heart2. Stick to the scriptures3. Seek the Spirit to help
you live what you lip
• The target you are pointed at
is the one your children will hit.
Point 8.Point 8.
The Process of Biblical Parenting
1. Start with the heart2. Stick to the scriptures3. Seek the Spirit to help
you live what you lip4. Strive for biblical
success
So Why Bother?A. You don’t know the end
at the beginning, only God does
B. Parenting is part of what God uses to make you more godly, not just your child
