Oh and here’s the thing-they can be happy, obedient, and successful with good grades and bright futures, and still be lost. What’s inside them is far more dangerous. Their greatest danger isn’t surrounding culture or outward temptation. The heart of our children’s disobedience is sin-not just an act, but a condition. In parenting God invites us to participate in his rescue mission of the children that he has given us. Those ‘Aha!’ moments were not uncommon as I read it.įor Tripp the essence of parenting is Jesus’ command in the Great Commission: Make Disciples. If you’ve been a Christian for a while, this book may feel intuitive, articulating previously murky ideas. In his 2016 book Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family, he rubs the gospel into the essence of parenting. Paul David Tripp helps to bridge the gap. Those days are more about me than about the gospel. I just want knickknacks picked up, general obedience, a little peace and quiet, and some manners. Some days, in my sorority house of 6 girls ages 11-18, I can get a little cranky and controlling. I believe the gospel sometimes it just doesn’t show in my parenting.
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