Comments on: Sin, Discipline, and Vengeance http://www.emergingparents.com/2007/11/sin-discipline-and-vengeance/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lisa http://www.emergingparents.com/2007/11/sin-discipline-and-vengeance/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Lisa Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:42:10 +0000 http://www.emergingparents.com/?p=22#comment-383 YAY! When I became a parent, most of the people I knew were into the Ezzo's, Dobson, etal. There was something that did not set well with me and I wrestled trying to articulate the issues. The issues, as I see them, are not in parenting technique, but in perspective on sin, the character and nature and purposes of God, and our roles as parents in the lives of our children. I have often said that our sin management church theology idolizes sin by focusing so much on it and brings our attention always to our own selves (as opposed to God and others). All the major Christian parenting influencers have done is take the sin management in the Western church and tailored it to parenting. It's always great to hear someone else with another way to articulate. I hadn't thought of the individual vs. communal - though I very strongly emphasize the relational priorities in parenting. YAY! When I became a parent, most of the people I knew were into the Ezzo’s, Dobson, etal. There was something that did not set well with me and I wrestled trying to articulate the issues. The issues, as I see them, are not in parenting technique, but in perspective on sin, the character and nature and purposes of God, and our roles as parents in the lives of our children.

I have often said that our sin management church theology idolizes sin by focusing so much on it and brings our attention always to our own selves (as opposed to God and others). All the major Christian parenting influencers have done is take the sin management in the Western church and tailored it to parenting.

It’s always great to hear someone else with another way to articulate. I hadn’t thought of the individual vs. communal – though I very strongly emphasize the relational priorities in parenting.

]]> By: Jenn http://www.emergingparents.com/2007/11/sin-discipline-and-vengeance/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Jenn Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:02:00 +0000 http://www.emergingparents.com/?p=22#comment-170 I read this last night and have been mulling over it since. Thank you for such insight! I wrestle with how to gently guide my children in a way that will help them grow and not squelch their spirit. I have never looked at the concept of how I view sin and how that affects my discipline strategies. I loved your thoughts on the matter. Continuing to mull.... I read this last night and have been mulling over it since. Thank you for such insight! I wrestle with how to gently guide my children in a way that will help them grow and not squelch their spirit. I have never looked at the concept of how I view sin and how that affects my discipline strategies. I loved your thoughts on the matter. Continuing to mull….

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