Gospel Grooming
“ For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. ” I Corinthians 4 : 15 , 20 NKJV While the four psychological constructs of parenting include the authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved constructs, each of these categories has its proven deficiencies and disappointments; because of its absolute leverage on human contributions. Unfortunately, the social challenges, cultural disconnect, and political distortions in our society and institutions today have found their root causes in our failure with the business of parenting, career, or professional mentoring. But within the context of Christian discipleship, when Apostle Paul told the Corinthian believers “ for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel” , he was confident of the superiority of his adopted scriptural parenting style over the f...