Paedo-Baptism Answers Books on Parenting Covenant Children

[erickinho1bra]

Hi guys, do you yall have any recommendations on books regarding parenting covenant children?

I have read Parenting According to God's Promises by Joel Beeke but are there other ones you guys would recommend?

Also, I have Shepherding A Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp but have not read it yet. I am not sure how good it is since it was written by a Baptist who does not see his child as part of the new covenant. Anyone have any thoughts on this book?

 

[paranymph]

Building a Godly Home, Volume 3: A Holy Vision for Raising Children (Gouge)

Puritan and Reformed books at discounted prices.

www.heritagebooks.org

 

[Jack K]

Shepherding a Child's Heart is worth reading even if you won't agree with everything in it. Where it's good, it's very good.

If you can wait a few weeks, I can also put in order my notes from a recent parent conference and share them here. I always put such notes into readable form eventually, and I should have time to do that next month. It expands on the ideas in The Gospel-Centered Parent study. I don't directly address covenant-child theology, but it underlies my thinking. I treat kids in Christian families as if they are young disciples in God's family, not as if they are little heathens. Teaser: Christian parenting is not so much about proper technique, but about being a parent who abides in Jesus.

 

[erickinho1bra]

Shepherding a Child's Heart is worth reading even if you won't agree with everything in it. Where it's good, it's very good.

If you can wait a few weeks, I can also put in order my notes from a recent parent conference and share them here. I always put such notes into readable form eventually, and I should have time to do that next month. It expands on the ideas in The Gospel-Centered Parent study. I don't directly address covenant-child theology, but it underlies my thinking. I treat kids in Christian families as if they are young disciples in God's family, not as if they are little heathens. Teaser: Christian parenting is not so much about proper technique, but about being a parent who abides in Jesus.

Thank you, Jack! I would love that! I also added your book to my Amazon wishlist. I think I'll pick that one up too but please do send the notes when you get a chance!

 

[retroGRAD3]

Shepherding a child's heart is quite good in my opinion. A lot of helpful information in it.

 

[Stephen L Smith]

Tripp has also written "Instructing a Child's heart"

 

[3dawgnight]

I treat kids in Christian families as if they are young disciples in God's family, not as if they are little heathens.

This is the best (unintentional?) argument for infant baptism that I have seen.

 

[erickinho1bra]

This is the best (unintentional?) argument for infant baptism that I have seen.

Definitely intentional. Jack affirms the 3 Forms of Unity

 

[3dawgnight]

Definitely intentional. Jack affirms the 3 Forms of Unity

I didn't mean to insinuate anything about @Jack K's beliefs regarding baptism. I just meant that maybe his statement about covenant children might have been a "happy little accident" (i.e., may have had deeper meaning than he intended) with respect to baptism. My comment was meant as a compliment.

Then again, Jack's a smart guy; he probably knew exactly what he was saying!

 

[Jack K]

Many Baptists I know also treat their kids like young disciples, yet they believe baptism should wait until the kid can profess it with a certain amount of adult clarity. So while I do think "kids are young disciples" is a strong argument for paedo-baptism, I didn't really mean to make that point. Sorry.