Why Require Unregenerate Children to Act Like They’re Good?

I have asked myself this question on numerous occasions. I appreciated Piper's response and I think every parent should take some time to reflect on what he has written here:

If mere external conformity to God’s commands (like don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t kill) is hypocritical and spiritually defective, then why should parents require obedience from their unregenerate children?

Won’t this simply confirm them in unspiritual religious conformity, hypocritical patterns of life, and legalistic moralism?

Here are at least three reasons why Christian parents should require their small children (regenerate or unregenerate) to behave in ways that conform externally to God’s revealed will.

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