Posts Tagged ‘Covenant Children’

The Duties of Parents

“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6, ESV)

First, then, if you would train your children rightly, train them in the way they should go, and not in the way that they would.
Train up your child with all tenderness, affection, [...]

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Covenant Children and the Gospel

Church growth books and manuals flood the market. Surprisingly few address internal growth through the Holy Spirit sovereignly blessing the raising of children in covenantal truth. Yet, historically, Reformed Christians have acknowledged that their most solid, genuine church growth has been through the conversion of youth reared in the church. Charles Spurgeon wrote to Edward [...]

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Teaching the Content of the Gospel to Children

Joel. R. Beeke:
Covenant theology does not negate the need for us to evangelize our children, nor does it discourage us from doing so. Scripture offers no guarantees for the salvation of our children, but the covenant of grace offers us a great deal of hope outside of ourselves in a sovereign, covenant-keeping God, who will [...]

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