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Many parents today are searching for the “secret” to successful parenting. In Parenting According to God’s Promises: Raising Children in the Covenant of Grace, Joel R. Beeke reveals a hard-to-hear truth: There is no secret. When it comes to giving children what they need most—renewed hearts that trust Christ for the forgiveness of their sins—parents are powerless. When children come to the Lord, it is only by God’s grace.

While it is true that parents are powerless to save their children, they can still have hope, because God has promised to provide all the needs of those who are His and to bless them and their families. By relying on these great promises, parents can raise their children “in the discipline and admonition of the Lord,” with the confidence that He will bring them to faith.

This book is not just a parenting manual. It puts the responsibilities of parenting into perspective by leading mothers and fathers to rely less on their abilities and more on the God who forms all children from the womb.

Author

Joel R. Beeke, Ph.D., Westminster Seminary, is chair and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He is pastor of Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: Raising Children with Unwavering Hope

Part One: Covenant Parenting

1 Covenant Encouragement

2 Covenant Children

3 Raising Children by Faith

4 The Covenant Promise

5 Bringing Children to Christ

Part Two: Parenting as Prophets, Priests, and Kings

6 Our Responsibility as Parents

7 Teaching Our Children as Prophets

8 What Should We Teach Our Children?

9 Training Our Children for Godly Living

10 Serving as Home Priests

10 Parenting According to God’s Promises

11 Being Compassionate to Our Children

12 Establishing a Loving Reign as Kings

13 Preventive Discipline

14 Corrective Discipline

Part Three: Practical Advice for Raising Children

15 The Contribution of Our Puritan Ancestors

16 Teaching Children to Be Godly

17 Teaching Children to Listen

18 Taming Children’s Tongue

19 Managing Sibling Relationships

Part Four: Practical Advice for Helping Teens

20 Helping Teens Discern God’s Will

21 Helping Teens Resist Negative Peer Pressure

22 Helping Teens Manage Anger

Conclusion: To the Thousandth Generation

Appendix 1: Cotton Mather’s Parenting Resolutions

Appendix 2: Children in the Church

Study Questions