Law or Grace in parenting?

On Thursday, I read a couple of chapters from the book, Give Them Grace, which talks about the importance of grace in parenting.  Often we focus more on obedience and law than we do on grace in our parenting.  Here are a few quotes:
"In an effort to teach our children about the Bible, we frequently employ the stories in the Bible as a way to compel obedience."
"good news about Jesus' obedience and shameful death was the only motif that would grant my children a heart to obey."
"And when they (our children) tell us they can't love God or others in this way, we are not to argue with them.  We are to agree with them and them of their need for a Savior."
"everything that isn't gospel is law."
Christian righteousness is different from human obedience because it is granted to us by God's grace, not because of our works or our children's merit."

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  1. AnonymousJune 29, 2012 at 8:56 AM

    Reading that book as well. It's a challenging read. - Robin

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