For Instruction in Righteousness: A Topical Reference Guide for Biblical Child-Training (Spiral-bound)

~ Pam Forster (Author)

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Product Description

A topical guide for parents, listing Scripture on over 50 common areas of sin. But it is more than just a topical Bible! Each category includes: what the Bible says should happen to a person who sins

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 312 pages
• Publisher: Doorposts; Revised edition (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891206079
• ISBN-13: 978-1891206078
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #169,314 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Instruction in Righteousness, January 11, 2005

By	Deborah D. Cariker (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't think of a parent on earth who doesn't NEED this book. Published in 1993 and updated in 1995, this 313-page spiral-bound treasure is a topical Bible, child training guide, discipline solutions manual, personal Bible study, family worship tool, and reward ideas collection - all within one cover.

For my own family, I appreciate the practical and sensible approach to discipline, as well as the creative ideas. Forget time out here, and it's not all swats (though, see page 58 to remind yourself when and why to spank). Deny requests. Deny privileges. Allow the child to bear the consequences of his actions.

Have a disobedient child? Try this from Proverbs 10:7, which says the name of the wicked will rot.

"Write the child's name, perhaps in extra fancy script, then bury it someplace in your yard. Dig it up in a few days. What happened?"

Believe me, children "get" this type of "real-life" discipline. It makes them think. They take it to heart, which is where we want the disciple-ing process to go, and it changes them. And, I appreciate Pam's way of reminding me what I'm doing:
"Do this with a loving, not vindictive, spirit."
Ouch. Sometimes I need to sit back and get my eternal perspective in order, and Pam's tenderness - which comes through loud and clear in her writings - causes me to pray first, look into eternity first, remember why I'm a mother first, and then discipline/disciple. Like she writes, she and husband, John, are not perfect and the book is not exhaustive. They parent with the Bible in one hand, and the rod in the other. What a visual picture!

As I hinted earlier, not only does this book give excellent ideas for discipline, it also abounds in ideas for praising the right things our children do. See page 103 for this one and others on "(t)he blessings of generosity", spoken of in II Cor. 9:10.

"Project: Give child package of flower or vegetable seeds. Let him plant them. Notice how the seed multiplies, especially if you let one or two plants 'go to seed' so that you can harvest more sends from them. One flower seed can produce one flower or many flowers which can all produce many, many seeds."

Need help on double-mindedness? Look up page 128-129 for ideas on building examples of faith and perseverance into our children. Make an actual armor of God to wear while you and your child memorize Eph. 6:10-18. (By the way, you can order that pattern from Doorposts, too!) Build model houses on sand and on rock. See which one stands during a created storm. Write the names of the sins that hinder your child's growth on rocks; have him carry them around. Then, bury them or throw them away while you study on Heb. 12:1+.

Use the provided worksheet to contrast foolishness and wisdom, and wickedness and righteousness. Use the whole book to change your family. It's 28 well-spent dollars. Start with the first page, and continue through to the end, soaking in the Forster family's wisdom. Six thousand homeschool families took their wisdom into their own homes in 2001. For Instruction in Righteousness is Doorposts' best seller!

review by Deborah Deggs Cariker
as published in Eclectic Homeschool Online magazine

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this here at Amazon, December 15, 2005

By	catb - See all my reviews

You can buy this brand new from the people who publish it---Doorposts---- for $30+sh. $60 for this book is highway robbery!!!
Cheryl

1 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Instruction in Cruelty!, September 9, 2008

By	veganfortheenvironment (Canada) - See all my reviews

This book encourages parents to torture young people. Writing a child's name on a piece of paper and then burying it, so the poor kid will know how "wicked" they are because their "name will rot"? Hitting little children with a stick? Writing their "sins" on rocks and making them carry the rocks around all day? This is sick, evil stuff that will mess up your child for life!

If religion is this depressing and abusive then it's no wonder so many children are rejecting Christianity when they grow up. Reject this book instead, and read something that actually values children and Jesus's teachings about how we should love each other, forgive and help each other, and follow the Golden Rule.