March 14, 2004

Marriage and Family - Part 7
Raising Children

Grace or Law Based Home?

Steve Lane

Introduction

A.
Are You Moving Toward a Law Based or a grace Based Home?

The Book of Romans

B.
Some Reasons Lists and Rules Are Not To Be Your Ultimate Goal

1. Inadequate
Galatians 5:23

2. Hypocritical

3. Challenges a child to test the list
Romans 7:5

4. When law, rules or conduct are the goals in a home, Jesus is not the goal

C.
Principles of a Grace Based Home

1. Discipline
Hebrews 12:6 - 12 God's atttude and purpose in discipline, our example

Proverbs 5:12 - 14, 12:13, 12:24, 22:15, 29:15