Ephesians 6:1-4 — Biblical Parenting

Ephesians 6:1-4 — Biblical Parenting

The abandonment of God's design for marriage and family has fractured the family unit. The first symptom of this is delinquency among children. But our goal as Christian parents is more than to curb delinquency. It is not enough that our children are well-adjusted members of society. We are nurturing those who, by God's grace, will be citizens of heaven and salt and light here on earth.

We are told that children rebel because they struggle for identity, acceptance, attention, control, and freedom. However, for Christian families, the problem is that our children's peers can have a greater influence on them than us if we are not Biblically parenting them. Our job is more than providing structure, guidance, and supervision. Raising our children to obey us and ultimately to obey the Lord is our main objective; this is called redemptive parenting. Our ultimate purpose ought to be more than their physical, emotional, and financial well-being, it is their spiritual health and maturity. We do that through discipleship, namely, "bringing them up in the training and admonition of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4).