This month's free audio download from ChristianAudio.com is Being a Dad Who Leads by John MacArthur. Here is the description from the ChristianAudio.com product page: As a Christian father, you bear a tremendous responsibility--to raise your children through both biblical instruction and personal example. But how can you succeed in a society that attacks the role of … Continue reading Free Audio Download of ‘Being a Dad Who Leads’ by John MacArthur
Biblical Principles for Parenting: Part Four
In the introduction to this series, I indicated that our focus would be upon four principles which relate in one way or another back to God as our heavenly Father and our supreme example for parenting. In the last three posts, I have discussed the first principle, the second principle, and the third principle. In this post I want to … Continue reading Biblical Principles for Parenting: Part Four
Biblical Principles for Parenting: Part Three
In the introduction to this series, I indicated that our focus would be upon four principles which relate in one way or another back to God as our heavenly Father and our supreme example for parenting. In the last two posts, I have discussed the first principle and the second principle. In this post I want to consider the third principle. … Continue reading Biblical Principles for Parenting: Part Three
Biblical Principles for Parenting: Part Two
Note: Since this series was originally my teaching notes, they contain Hebrew and Greek words in many of the texts cited. I do this for my own benefit, so that I can see linguistic connections in the text, and Jeff liked it, so I decided to keep the words with transliterations following each one. I … Continue reading Biblical Principles for Parenting: Part Two
Biblical Principles for Parenting: Part One
In the introduction to this series, I indicated that our focus would be upon four principles which relate in one way or another back to God as our heavenly Father and our supreme example for parenting. In this post I want to consider the first of these principles. Principle #1: Our heavenly Father teaches us the … Continue reading Biblical Principles for Parenting: Part One
Biblical Principles for Parenting: Introduction
The Bible doesn't give us a parenting manual – a specific list of “how to's” for most any conceivable situation – but it does give us a number of important principles to apply in parenting our children, and, in order to adequately set forth these principles, I can think of no better place to begin … Continue reading Biblical Principles for Parenting: Introduction
J.C. Ryle on Parenting
Given that tomorrow is Father's Day, I thought I would posts here J.C. Ryle's sermon on Proverbs 22:6 entitled "The Duties of Parents." Here is the verse, followed by Ryle's message: NKJ Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." … Continue reading J.C. Ryle on Parenting