As A Father Pitieth His Children: Reformed Child Rearing
This pamphlet by Prof. David J. Engelsma presents a Reformed approach to child rearing centered on reflecting God's Fatherhood as revealed throughout Scripture. Engelsma argues that parents fulfill their baptismal vows by modeling God's parental relationship with His covenant people, drawing on biblical texts from both Old and New Testaments to establish this theological foundation for practical parenting.
How are we to rear our children? This is a question of great importance to many Christian parents, as is evident from the popularity of the various seminars on the family. It is an urgent question for us Reformed parents, because of the Lord’s covenant with us. God is the God of our children, as well as of ourselves, and saves them by the blood and Spirit of Jesus Christ. God brings them to spiritual maturity, and prepares them for their places and work in His Kingdom, largely through our...