Parenting is not an easy job for most couples. Especially raising God-fearing children is not an easy task. The fundamental fundamental law begins with the parents themselves. There are different facets of parenting that can be considered surrogate parenting. The most important thing in such parenting is whether the children embrace Christian values ​​or deviate from them.

So how do you distinguish between Christian parenting and the secular method of parenting? Most people see parenting as simply providing children with basic necessities such as food, a place to live, clothing, and education, but the truth is, this is more than that. Christian parenting means referring to biblical teachings to guide our children or, in general, using the Scriptures as a means of correcting bad behaviors. In such upbringing, children will fear being caught in the wrong for fear of being penalized.

What does the Bible say about parenting? In the book of John 17:26 the Bible tries to explain that one of the reasons why Jesus came to this planet was to show us what his father’s heart was like. So Christian parenting means taking care of children, just as God is always doing with us.

God never withdraws his grace from us just because we have proven weak. In some cases grace is misunderstood due to the fact that it speaks of showing grace to children even when they have offended us. No doubt this is difficult for us parents, but as we learn that the Lord does the same for us, he encourages us to do the same for our children.

It is obvious that we have placed high hopes on our children and expect a lot from them, which frustrates us when they behave differently from what we expect from them. The truth is that the same thing happens to our heavenly father when we do things based on earthly teachings, not what he teaches us. Keeping this in mind, we will comfortably understand our children even when they go astray.

Without a doubt, discipline is one of the important pillars of the Christian life. God always disciplines us when we make mistakes. In contrast, this primarily means punishing our children. However, in Greek, the word discipline means that this is a process of correcting wrongdoers to teach them good behaviors, therefore, it is more of a teaching than a severe punishment for our children. The reason God gives punishments is to remove those beliefs from our minds that will lead us to behave wrongly.

It is essential to know that, to the extent that we correct our children on a daily basis and punish them when they make mistakes, they will end up behaving like us. This is because children see us as role models.