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Your Authority as a Parent A Bible Study by David Hertzler |
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Do you have any idea what your authority as a parent looks like to your spouse and children? Use the exercise below to make a picture of the authority you exercise over others. First, read the Bible verses. Notice that authority is called “power,” “right” or “freedom” in some verses. Next, score each item on a scale of 1-10, with 10 as “Most” and 1 as “Least.” Then select from each group one or two items on which you scored highest. Put them together into a another group called “A Picture of My Parental Authority.” 1: The source of your authority Where does your authority (power) come from? To whom do you look for this authority? _____God (Matthew 9:8, John 19:11) _____A higher human authority (Acts 9:14, 26:10) _____Satan (Luke 4:6, Ephesians 2:2) _____Acting as your own authority (1 Timothy 2:12) 2: The subject(s) of your authority Over what or whom are you actually able to exercise authority (power)? _____Over other people (Luke 7:8, 1 Timothy 3:4) _____Over nature and natural objects (Luke 10:19, Romans 9:21) _____Over your possessions (Acts 5:4) _____Over spirits or spiritual forces (Luke 9:1) _____Over your own spirit (Proverbs 16:22) 3: The use(s) of your authority How do you use your authority? _____To teach (Matthew 7:29, Acts 1:8-9) _____To heal (Matthew 10:1, 8) _____To rule or control (Romans 13:1, 1 Timothy 3:4) _____To please yourself (1 Corinthians 9:12) _____To hurt or abuse (1 Corinthians 8:9-13) 4: The results of using your authority What effect does your use of authority have on others? ____Mostly constructive (2 Corinthians 10:8, 13:10) _____Mostly destructive (Acts 26:10) _____Ineffective and weak (1 Samuel 2:22-25) _____Godly and effective (Genesis 18:17-19) A Picture of My Parental Authority This is what my parental authority looks like. It is ... _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ |
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