Parental Discipline Presents the Gospel to Children

When a child sins and you discipline him for that sin, you're teaching the child there is punishment when you do wrong. Those immediate disciplinary moments are not just bringing peace to the child's soul and the family environment. You're teaching him that there is a more profound problem that needs a more potent remedy.

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Children, like the rest of us, are totally depraved, and without Christ, we live in present tense judgment because the wrath of God is on us. Though a parent cannot save any child, they can prepare the child's heart for a future encounter with God when they recognize their immediate and eternal need to receive God's forgiveness.

The parent that does not discipline their child is communicating at least these nine messages at once:

1. Sin is not real.
2. Sin is not a big deal.
3. Sin will not continue in your life.
4. Sin will not desensitize you to the truth.
5. There is no better way to live your life.
6. "I do not love you" because I will not discipline you.
7. It's okay to manipulate people to get the desires of your heart.
8. Getting your way, always thinking about yourself is true success.
9. There is a way that seems right to you, and that is the right path.

Parental discipline is an obedience issue for the parent: If you do not discipline your child biblically, you're not obeying God. When you administer appropriate discipline, you're highlighting the child's need for Christ, pointing them to a more extraordinary accomplishment that can set their souls free.