![]() ![]() With this as the starting point, parents must then teach the consequences behind action, while also demonstrating the forgiving, transforming, and empowering grace and mercy of Jesus Christ found in the gospel.Īs a parent myself, I have a much deeper appreciation for all my parents contributed to my upbringing. children will think about the consequences and implications of the things they say and do.” Ultimately, Tripp and Tripp show parents must first understand his or her role in the process of raising children, by teaching the truths behind formative discipline. Tripp and Tripp then suggest, “During times of corrective discipline, we must appeal to formative instruction that helps children understand all the issues of life from the perspective of God’s revelation, the Bible. ![]() When we can use incentives or punishments to get the behavior we want without God and His redemption, we are teaching our children that they can live in God’s world without Christ and be fine.” Instead, parents should teach children how the principle of sowing and reaping are both positive and negative (Galatians 6:7-8). Sadly, as Tripp and Tripp show, the world uses behaviorism as the answer and it “may be popular – it may even work, but it obscures the gospel. Thus, the major goal in any form of discipline must be to reach and impact the heart of the child. This profoundly shapes how we view consequences… Children must understand consequences as God designed them, not as the world teaches them.” This model provides considerable insight on the sowing and reaping principle of Scripture. Tripp and Tripp clarify, “Our central objective in instruction, discipline, and correction is heart change, not behavior change. Satan has built his kingdom on two pillars: ignorance & error, so the job as parents is to remove ignorance and to correct error. Tripp and Tripp then illuminate, all children are born to worship the only question is what he or she will choose to worship: the created things or the Creator? The what of behavior are things that one does or says and the why of behavior is the motive.” The heart is essentially what makes the person who he or she is and the actions of the heart produce worship and emotions. Solomon demonstrates the importance of the heart in Proverbs 4:23, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Tripp and Tripp explain, “The heart is the seat of motivation, so the when of behavior is the circumstance for the behavior. As parents, it can become second nature to focus on the behavior, which requires correction, instead of on the heart issues that are the true source of bad behavior. Getting away from corrective behavior to the heart of the matter is vital in the formative discipline process presented by Tripp and Tripp. “A biblical and practical sequel to Shepherding a Child’s Heart.Tedd and Margy Tripp have identified the importance of instructing a child, not only to inform his or her mind, but also to impress God’s truth and wisdom upon the heart. Kirk and Chelsea Cameron, Actors/Speakers If you have children, you need to know Tedd and Margy Tripp.” Picking up where Shepherding a Child’s Heart left off, this new book is clear, biblical, and very practical. In a sea of child-raising materials flooding the market today, Instructing a Child’s Heart is a solid rock on which we can stand. “As parents of six spunky children, we’ve found Tedd and Margy Tripp’s parenting advice to be simply the best. John MacArthur, Pastor-Teacher, Grace Community Church ![]() This insightful book on godly childrearing is everything we would expect from the author who brought us Shepherding a Child’s Heart. Its tremendous value comes from the fact that it centers on the essential but oft-neglected heart of biblical parenting: the Gospel of grace. Instructing a Child’s Heart is an essential “how-to” manual for Shepherding a Child’s Heart, helping parents provide their children with a biblical framework for approaching and understanding all of life. This formative instruction is not discipline or correction rather, it is intentionally building a biblical culture of thought and understanding in our homes. Instructing a Child’s Heart by Tedd and Margy Tripp provides a crucial foundation for the principles in Shepherding a Child’s Heart, teaching parents the importance of developing and shaping their children’s thinking. (NOTE: You can read a third-party impartial review of this book here.) ![]()
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