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Heart Training

Because God looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7)

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The root of the word discipline is disciple. Therefore, the goal of all discipline is to guide the child into becoming more like Christ. This includes both consequences for sinful behavior along with deep conversations intended to help the child identify the root of the behavior leading to confession, repentance, and a reliance on God for heart transformation.

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Guiding truths:

• Only God can know the heart

• Only God can change the heart

 

Obedience should be:

• Immediate

• Complete

• Without Complaint

• Without Challenge

 

Consequences will be:

• Reasonable

• Related

• Respectful and

• Redemptive