Developing Character in our Children

"What we want to do with our children is not merely to control them and keep them in order, but to implant true principles deep in their hearts which shall rule their whole lives; to shape their character from within into Christlike beauty, and to make of them noble men and women, strong for battle and for duty. They are to be trained rather than governed. Growth of character, not merely good behavior, is the object of all home governing and teaching. Therefore the home influence is far more important than the home laws, and the parents' lives are of more moment than their teachings."-J.R. Miller, Home-Making

R.C. Sproul Jr. on Homeschooling

R.C. Sproul Jr. on Homeschooling

No doubt some parents believe they aren’t good teachers because some outsider has already told them, “You aren’t qualified.” This objection finds a foothold only because we yet hold on to the world’s goals. What are we aiming for? When someone says, “You’re not qualified,” ask him or her this “Not qualified for what?” There are, after all, many things I’m not qualified to do….I am, however, equipped to raise servants of the King. I know that because the King keeps giving me servants to raise. What does it take to raise children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord? The Bible, and the Holy Spirit to illumine the Bible. I have a Bible. I have several, in fact. And the Bible tells me that it equips me for every good work. It is a good work to raise my children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Therefore, it equips me to raise children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord….

When you Rise Up: A Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling – R.C. Sproul Jr.

Give Your Children a Biblical Worldview

"Sometimes we fall into the trap of substituting legalism for a biblical worldview. For example, we set hard and fast rules for what our children wear, watch, see, and hear but never take the time to develop the kind of thinking that would guide them in such decisions. Don't get me wrong. I believe wholeheartedly that parents must diligently protect their children from ungodly influences. I also believe that limits must be set and rules must be established. I am simply suggesting that limits and rules are insufficient in and of themselves.
If all I give my children is limits and rules, they will do what I tell them as long as I am around. But once they leave my home, they will live in accordance with their worldview, not my rules. Thus I must spend as much time shaping and molding their thinking as I do making rules. Legalism simply sets up external, extra-biblical standards that take the place of biblical thinking."
- Voddie Baucham, Family Driven Faith