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The task of parenting can be intimidating, perhaps the most weighty responsibility we face as disciples.  How we nurture and teach our children will continue to influence them even when they’re adults (Proverbs 22:6).  Our parental influence leaves a lifelong imprint.  No wonder so many Christian parents are stressed by the task God has given them!

Yet parenting is meant to be a joy, not a burden! While never downplaying the vital role of being a parent, Scripture never paints raising up our children as a minefield.  Instead, children come with the promise of great joy and rich blessings (Psalm 127:3).  God’s design is that parenthood be a rich source of blessing, not something that should strike terror into the heart of Christian couples. 

Scripture sets surprisingly straightforward principles for parenting.  God’s guidelines are never cryptic or mysterious.  A return to the simple scriptural truths about parenting would revolutionize families and churches in our culture.  

Parenting for Life was published by Grace Community Church and pastor John MacArthur with a prayer that the Lord will use it to raise up a generation of families where the Word of God is the focus, and where a single-minded commitment to the authority of God’s Word is passed on faithfully from generation to generation.