The Discipline of Our Covenant Children (3)
This article is the third in a series on disciplining covenant children, focusing on corrective discipline as a biblical parental responsibility. Den Hartog emphasizes the need to warn children about sin and worldly influences while pointing them toward Christ and a life of godliness, using the example of Eli's failure to discipline his sons. The resource combines practical parenting guidance with Reformed theological convictions about covenant family life and the antithesis between God's people and the world.
Previous article in this series: March 1, 2013, p. 258. We have divided this subject into three parts. In our last article we addressed the importance of preventive discipline. We need to warn our covenant children about the seriousness of sin, God's judgment on this sin, and the grave consequences sin has for our lives. We need to warn our children, earnestly and prayerfully, concerning the great evils of the world. They must be taught the urgency of condemning the world and fleeing from its...
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