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The context for parenting

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  1. Worldview
    1. Axiology
      1. Moral/immoral (universal) ethics
        1. God’s moral law
          1. Contents of God’s moral law
            1. Loving people
              1. Parents / authorities
                1. The context for parenting
                  1. the standard for parenting: perfection
                  2. What’s at stake in parenting: God’s glory, well being of children, growth of parents
                  3. Nature / identity of parents
                    1. Who owns the parent: God, not the parents
                    2. Who made them parents / gave their identity as parents: God, not the parents
                    3. Authority of parents
                    4. Abilities of parents
                      1. the power / motivation for parenting
                      2. Controlling children
                    5. the heart of the parent (motives, sin, etc.)
                      1. idols of parents
                  4. Nature / identity of children
                    1. who owns the children: God, not the parents
                    2. Children as partners for the parent’s lasting joy through sanctification
                    3. the sin of our children (disobedience is an opportunity, not an interruption)
                  5. parenting and pain
                2. the goal(s) of parenting
                3. fruits of parenting
                4. methods to parent in light of the gospel
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