When a person becomes a teenager, they begin to question the rules by which their parents have governed them. As they mature (one hopes!) they will come to realize that some of the rules are wisdom and for their benefit– going to bed at a reasonable hour so they can make it to work in the morning, brushing their teeth so they don’t rot out of their mouth, etc.
But many teenagers who think they are finally “free” of their parents rules actually become slaves to their rebellion.
We are not to require continual monitoring, control and correction to do the things that are wise and godly. That is what children require. As we grow and mature, we are to take responsibility for our own lives– naturally and spiritually– as WE are the ones who will answer to God for them!
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