Quotes from Tedd Tripp

Romans 12:17–21 tells us that the only weapon strong enough to overcome evil is good.

If you allow unholy anger to muddy the correction process, you are wrong. You need to ask for forgiveness. Your right to discipline your children is tied to what God has called you to do, not to your own agenda.

How do you think of the Bible? Is it law, condemnation, warning, guilt, threats and judgment? Or is it God's merciful and gracious revelation for fallen, broken humanity?

Remember, God is not only concerned with the "what" of parenting, he is concerned with the "how.

Through the Stages of Childhood Chapter 14 Infancy to Childhood: Training Objectives Howard's son suffered brain damage during infancy.

God's Word must inform not only our goals, but also our methods.

Proverbs 18:2 speaks to this issue with penetrating insight: "A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.

Proverbs 18:13 reminds us that "He who answers before listening—that is his folly and his shame.

The child's problem is not an information deficit. His problem is that he is a sinner. There are things within the heart of the sweetest little baby that, allowed to blossom and grow to fruition, will bring about eventual destruction.

The person who is comfortable with the rod can fall into the distortion of being authoritarian. A parent for whom communication is natural and easy may tend toward permissiveness. Authoritarian parents tend to lack kindness. Permissive parents tend to lack firmness. Assess which distortion of biblical training you would tend toward. Strive for greater balance.

The conscience within man is always either excusing or accusing.

They don't have to agree with you on everything in order to respect you.

Your children see the power of a life of faith as they see you living it.

Genesis 18 calls fathers to direct their children to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Being a parent means working in God's behalf to provide direction for your children. Directors are in charge. It involves knowing and helping them to understand God's standard for children's behavior. It means teaching them that they are sinners by nature. It includes pointing them to the mercy and grace of God shown in Christ's life and death for sinners.

A parent who is respectful to his children and teaches them with dignity and respect will be respected by his children.

La mayoría de los libros acerca de la crianza dan consejos, ya sea sobre cómo formar y restringir la conducta de los niños o cómo hacerles sentir bien con quienes son. El control o el éxito personal de los hijos son considerados los objetivos de la crianza. El primero hace los deseos de los padres la prioridad; el segundo pone los deseos infantiles como supremos.

Your heart's desire in every phase of childrearing is to see your children internalize the gospel.

Don't talk to your children about that which you have spoken little with God.

As a parent, you must exercise authority. You must require obedience of your children because they are called by God to obey and honor you. You must exercise authority, not as a cruel taskmaster, but as one who truly loves them.

The central focus of parenting is the gospel. You need to direct not simply the behavior of your children, but the attitudes of their hearts.

Keeping the gospel in focus, you see, is more than helping our children know forgiveness of sin through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.  In the gospel there is the promise of internal transformation and empowerment.

The man in the action-adventure movie who does whatever he wants and breaks all the rules is not a hero. He is a fool. Regardless of the apparent good that results in the end, he is a fool and the world he represents is a lie. It wouldn't be wise to make an evening's entertainment of watching powerful dramas that teach our children to think about life in ways that are not true.

Since there is no such thing as a place of childhood neutrality, your children either worship God or idols.

Well, I've never been a morning person either." Perhaps that is true. But the question is this: Has that habit of personality been a blessing or a curse to you?