Would you be willing to sit down and analyze the following for your children: training objectives, list of your child’s strengths and weaknesses, short-term and long-term goals, and strategies for parenting?

Application Questions for Chapter 4

1. What do you think is the nature of your authority as a parent? How does this square with a biblical view?

2. How frequently does your correction of your children boil down to an interpersonal contest rather than an underscoring of God’s authority over your children?

3. What are some things you can do to keep your discipline focused on turning your children to the paths of life?

4. How do you present your authority to your children? Do you ever find yourself saying things like

5. How would you describe your job as God’s agent for discipline? How will seeing yourself as God’s agent change the way you discipline?

6. Would you be willing to sit down and analyze the following for your children: training objectives, list of your child’s strengths and weaknesses, short-term and long-term goals, and strategies for parenting?