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LOVE IN CONSEQUENCES
Punishment can be defined as suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution for a bad act. It is generally feared. Fortunately, God saw fit to give us Jesus, who died on the cross to be the retribution for our sin. God does not desire that we look to His judgment of us with fear. Jesus dealt with that punishment on the cross. While we may have to suffer the consequences of our sin from time to time as discipline, we will not be punished or condemned.
When your children require a consequence for something they have done, consider the difference between punishment and discipline. Punishment creates a temporary break in relationship. Discipline walks alongside them through the bad choice, the way God walks alongside us as a result of Christ's sacrifice.
Show God's love by walking with your children through their bad decisions rather than causing a separation from them through punishment.
Punishment can be defined as suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution for a bad act. It is generally feared. Fortunately, God saw fit to give us Jesus, who died on the cross to be the retribution for our sin. God does not desire that we look to His judgment of us with fear. Jesus dealt with that punishment on the cross. While we may have to suffer the consequences of our sin from time to time as discipline, we will not be punished or condemned.
When your children require a consequence for something they have done, consider the difference between punishment and discipline. Punishment creates a temporary break in relationship. Discipline walks alongside them through the bad choice, the way God walks alongside us as a result of Christ's sacrifice.
Show God's love by walking with your children through their bad decisions rather than causing a separation from them through punishment.
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The purpose of this devotional is to see what God's Word has to say about the parenting challenges every parent faces. Each day includes a passage of Scripture and an application of that passage to the trials and triumphs of leading families to maturity in Christ. The devotionals are created by Parenting by Design, a Fort Worth ministry devoted to teaching parents to lead their children the way God lead His children.
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