“Excellent”
Excellent book on a tough topic. Author goes beyond surface-level insights.
* "There is a kind of gravity about parental love which you only discover when you become a parent. Of course our children love us, but the love that we have for them is usually more profound and sacrificial ... the pull towards them is like gravity."
* " ... we must avoid the idea that our child's salvation depends on what we do. Some children are saved in the absence of good Christian parenting, while in many a believing family, some children are saved but their brother or sister is not."
* "Allow yourself to enjoy all God's gifts, including the gift of your children, and don't be weighed down by a burden of guilt that Christ died to remove."
* "There is a great mystery about the way in which God chooses to save people. Without denying human responsibility, every conversion involves a miracle. And only God can work this miracle. Although we are accustomed to riding in to rescue our children when they are in trouble, in this area we are powerless."
* "When children are small, it's normal for them to echo the faith of their parents. This is not necessarily an indication of saving faith. It might be. But it might not be. If they are not currently 'walking with the Lord,' it might be because their faith was not genuine in the first place. Or it might be that they are in a backslidden condition. We just don't know. And because we don't know, it is not enough to rest our hope on a mere profession of faith at any age."
* "We sometimes imagine that some people, because of their temperament or life circumstances, are naturally closer to accepting the gospel than others ... God can overcome any barrier."
Little book that packs a big punch. Definitely recommend.
