En Crianza bblica, Hctor Salcedo nos demuestra que la clave para ensear, disciplinar y cultivar a nuestros hijos es poner el nfasis no solamente en lo que debemos hacer como padres sino en quienes debemos ser, con la ayuda de la Palabra de Dios.
Como padres, intentamos sembrar la Palabra de Dios o "semilla" en nuestros hijos, pero antes de plantar, nos falta un paso muy importante. La crianza bblica requiere que los padres procuren crear en el corazn de sus hijos una actitud receptiva y enseable antes de sembrar.
Crianza bblica, es un estudio bblico y una gua prctica para la "preparacin del terreno" donde los padres van luego a "sembrar la disciplina e instruccin del Seor". Segn el autor, la crianza se compone de los siguientes elementos que se encuentran en Efesios 6:4, cada uno de los cuales debe desarrollarse adecuadamente:
- "Padres" = Presencia
- "No provoquen a ira..." = Terreno frtil
- "Crenlos" = Devocin
- "Disciplina" = Entrenamiento
- "Instruccin" = Advertir o amonestar
- "Del Seor" = Palabra de Dios
Este material, aunque su objetivo es la crianza, trabaja mucho con los padres, pues asume que si los padres no son lo que deben ser entonces su crianza tampoco ser todo lo que Dios desea. Deutoronomio 6:6 nos dice: "Estas palabras que yo te mando hoy, estarn en tu corazn...". Es decir, antes de ensear a nuestros hijos, debemos haber sido enseados nosotros. Si los padres no somos discpulos fieles de la Palabra, es poco probable que seamos capaces de transmitir la verdad de Dios a la prxima generacin.
Biblical Parenthood
In Biblical Parenthood, Hector Salcedo shows us that the key to teaching, disciplining, and nurturing our children is to focus not only what we should do as parents but what we should be, with the help of God's Word.
As parents, we try to sow God's Word or plant the "seed" in our children, often miss an important step. Biblical parenting requires that parents seek to create in their children's hearts a receptive, teachable attitude before sowing.
Biblical Parenthood is a Bible study and practical guide for "preparing the ground" where parents will then "sow the discipline and instruction of the Lord." According to the author, parenting is composed of the following elements found in Ephesians 6:4, each of which must be properly developed:
- "Fathers" = Presence.
- "Provoke them not to wrath..." = Fertile ground.
- "Nurture them" = Devotion
- "Discipline" = Training
- "Instruction" = Warn or admonish.
- "From the Lord" = Word of God
Although this book is meant to help us raise our children, it focuses on parents, for it assumes that if parents are not what they should be, then their child-rearing will not be all that God intended either. Deuteronomy 6:6 tells us, "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts..." That is, before we teach our children, we must have been taught ourselves. If we, as parents, are not faithful disciples of the Word, it is unlikely that we will be able to pass on God's truths to the next generation.