How are parents to raise children so they don’t become Pharisees
(legalists) or prodigals (rebels)? It’s all about grace-filled,
gospel-driven parenting, says the mother/daughter team of Elyse
Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson. Christian parents, in their
desire to raise godly children, can drift toward rule-centered
discipline. There is, however, a far more effective method—a
grace-motivated approach that begins with the glorious truth of
God’s love for sinners.
In Give Them Grace, parents will learn how to connect the benefits
of the cross—especially regeneration, adoption, and
justification—to their children’s daily lives. Chapters address
topics such as our inability to follow the law perfectly, God’s
forgiveness and love displayed at the cross, and what true heart
obedience looks like. Fitzpatrick and Thompson also discuss
discipline, dealing with popular culture, and evangelism as a way
of life. Parents will find this book a great resource for raising
grace-filled, Jesus-loving kids.
Endorsements
“So many Christian parents fall into the trap of asking the law to
do in the hearts of their children what only grace can accomplish.
Armed with threats, manipulation, and guilt, they attempt to create
change that only the cross of Jesus Christ makes possible. It is so
encouraging to read a parenting book that points parents to the
grace of the cross and shows them how to be instruments of that
grace in the lives of their children.”
-Paul Tripp, President, Paul Tripp Ministries
“In our human attempts to raise good and godly kids, we often
forget that God extended his best grace to us. We are not full of
grace on our own; we desperately need his grace. Elyse Fitzpatrick
and her daughter, Jessica, provide a great tool to guide parents
down the road of gracious parenting. I commend it to you.”
-James MacDonald, Senior Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel, Chicagoland
Area; radio teacher, Walk in the Word
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