Family Shepherds

I am reading through Family Shepherds by Voddie Baucham.  It is focused on the role of fathers to lead their families spiritually.  Here are a few quotes from the chapters I read on Thursday:

"The problem is that this family is in the same house, but never share the same space. They share an address and a last name,but they don't share life."
Tim Keller is quoted in relation to the gospel by saying, "We never "get beyond the gospel" in our Christian life to something more "advanced." The gospel is not the first "step" in a "stairway" of truths, rather, it is more like a "hub" in a "wheel" of truth. The gospel is not just the A-B-C's but the A to Z of Christianity. The gospel is not just the minimum required doctrine necessary to enter the kingdom, but the way we make all progress in the kingdom."
"If Christ's life is the central message, then I have to tell the news.  If my life is the central message, then my living is enough."
"We must know the difference between what the gospel requires and what the gospel produces."
"Shepherding is an ongoing task. The work isn't done until the Good Shepherd calls us home."

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