The instruction proceeds from the Lord, is learned in the school of Christian experience, and is administered by the parents—primarily the father, but also, under his direction, the mother. Christian discipline is needed to enable children to grow up with reverence for God, respect for parental authority, knowledge of Christian standards, and habits of self-control.
Maonyo yanaendelea kutoka kwa Mungu, yanafunzwa katika mashule za uzoefu wa Kikristo, na yanasimamiwa na wazazi- has baba mzazi, lakini pia chini ya maelekezo yake mama. Nidhamu ya Kikristo inahitajika kumwezeza motto kukuwa kwa kumcha Mungu, kuwaeshimu wazazi, elimu ya kanunu za Kikristo na mozoea ya kujizuia.