Parenting 911 | The Outwardly Compliant Child: Parenting 911 (Part 4)

In The Outwardly Compliant Child, Dr. Michael Youssef warns that outward obedience can hide a heart far from God. Scripture is inerrant, and Luke 15 shows that both the defiant son and the bitter older son needed grace, repentance, and salvation. Parents must not mistake church attendance, good manners, or rule-keeping for true love for the Lord Jesus Christ. The divine Son of God died for open rebellion and hidden resentment alike. Parents must pray with their children, teach the whole Bible story of creation, fall, redemption, and new life in Christ, and intercede that their children receive God’s grace, not merely perform for approval.