Standing on the Promises: A Handbook of Biblical Childrearing

by Douglas Wilson

Overview

God has designed each family to be a culture with a language, customs, traditions, and countless unspoken assumptions. The culture of the family intimately shapes the children who grow up in it. It is the duty of the father to ensure that the shaping takes place according to biblical wisdom. Some fathers establish a rebellious culture for their children and bring upon their children the wrath of God, sometimes for generations. Other fathers fail to establish any distinct culture, and outside cultures rush to fill the void. Through the Messiah, God promised blessings to His people, "their children, and their children's children forever." The norm for faithful members of the covenant is that their children will follow them in faithfulness. The oddity should be children who fall away. Unless we reestablish faithful Christian culture in countless homes, we will never establish it everywhere else.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781885767257
Publisher:	Canon Press
Publication date:	05/20/1997
Series:	Family
Edition description:	REV ed.
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	5.55(w) x 8.53(h) x 0.48(d)

Table of Contents

1. A Short Overview of Covenantal Childrearing

2. The Promises of God to Parents

3. The Duties of Parents Before God

4. Covenant Continuity

5. The Nature of the Child and Covenant Nurture

6. The Authority of Parents

7. The Necessity of Christian Education

8. Love and Security Through Godly Discipline

9. The Application of Godly Discipline

10. Miscellaneous Concerns

11. And When They Are Older

12. Epilogue