Tag Archives: discipline

Local Assembly Basics – “Lordship” (Part 4 of 8)

By Michael PenfoldJune 24, 2017Church Issuesassembly, authority, discipline

Local Assembly Basics 4. The Local Assembly Administers Divine Authority In previous articles we have examined a number of basic truths about the local assembly. First, He owns it. Second, He dwells in it. Third, He designed it. Now we come to a fourth fundamental consideration – He rules it. The Bible teaches that Christ […]

Tools for Effective Child Rearing

By Michael PenfoldJune 8, 2015Family Mattersadmonition, discipline, parenting, raising children

Which Bible verse best expresses the opposite of Ephesians 6:4: “Bring [children] up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”? Bearing in mind that nurture and admonition express all that is involved in the training and discipline of children, Proverbs 29:15 is probably the closest: “A child left to himself bringeth his mother to […]