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The Beginning of the Family Discipleship Seminar (FDS) - Pt. 2
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011
Posted by: Grace Community International | more..
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Bill looked me straight in the face. He was dead
serious. “John, I have been thinking about home-
schooling my children. When they leave high
school, they will enter a pagan world. Even the best
Christian colleges are filled with temptations. With
the explosion of the Internet, it is now possible to
home-school my children right through college and
this is what I plan to do. I mean, in Biblical times, a
child was a child well into his thirties.”

MY ANSWER TO THIS SECOND QUESTION, “HOW CAN I ASSURE THAT MY CHILDREN WILL TURN OUT OK?” IS THAT YOU CANNOT.

You will discover as you read the Family Discipleship Seminar Workbook that it is first and foremost a volume on “Parenting” as opposed to “Childrening." By that, I mean that it is addressed to parents. It assures not that your children will “turn out all right,” but that you, as parents, “turn out all right." It is my conviction that true parenting is preparing children to successfully leave the home with the wisdom and life skills necessary to live a fruitful and fulfilled life apart from their parents. It is also my conviction that the Bible does not guarantee a set of methods which when employed will guarantee that children “turn out all right." Rather, it addresses the parents in the hope of their “turning out all right." It is my experience and seems to be the presupposition of the Bible that when the parent turns out all right, the odds of the children following suit are greatly increased.

The Word of God gives us certain injunctions or guidelines to follow in our role as parents. It is our responsibility to master these principles and incorporate them into our family life. As we do this we become disciples—followers of Christ, of God and of His pattern for our family. A follower of Christ is a disciple, thus the title of this workshop: Family Discipleship. As such, we are authority driven, not results driven.

By authority driven, I mean that we base our decisions not on visible results but on the authority of the Word of God…What this means is that if God’s Word tells us to behave a certain way—even if we do not experience this behavior as positive or profitable—that we will still conform our behavior to God’s will, using His Word as our standard, irrespective of our own personal experience or the perceived experiences of others. Contrastingly, if God’s Word tells us to refrain from certain behaviors, then, even if we experience this behavior as pleasant, as profitable, or perceive it as such in others, we will still refrain from this behavior, based on the authority of God’s Word.

The goal of the Family Discipleship Seminar and Manual is that you as parents would conform to the Word of God and in so doing, ensure your children the opportunity of growing up and leaving home as fruitful and fulfilled disciples of Jesus Christ.

For more visit http://www.gciweb.org and click on “Family Discipleship Seminars Workbook.”

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