Purpose and Practice
Child-Centered or God-Centered Home? For each numbered pair of statements, please indicate which one best describes your family situation, using a 1-5 scale.
Interrupts adults when they are talking. 1 2 3 4 5 Not to interrupt parents when they are talking.
Use manipulation and rebellion to get their way. 1 2 3 4 5 Understand they will not always get their way.
Dictate family schedule. 1 2 3 4 5 Work their schedule around their
parents’ schedule.
Take precedence over the needs of the spouse. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheerfully obey and serve the needs of others.
Have an equal or overriding vote
in all decision making matters. 1 2 3 4 5 Have input into family decisions but not necessarily an equal vote.
Demand excessive time and attention from parents to the detriment of the other biblical responsibilities of the parents. 1 2 3 4 5 Understand that God has given their parents other responsibilities in addition to meeting their needs.
Escape the consequences of their
sinful and irresponsible behavior. 1 2 3 4 5 Suffer the natural consequences of their sinful and irresponsible behavior.
Speak to parents as though they
were peers. 1 2 3 4 5 Honor parents as spiritual authorities.
Be the dominant influence in the home. 1 2 3 4 5 Esteem others as more important than themselves.
Be entertained & coddled out of bad mood. 1 2 3 4 5 Be disciplined out of a bad mood.