Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul David Tripp
Week 14: Chapter 13 — Mercy
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Tripp turns to the quality that may be most needed and most lacking in the everyday texture of family life — and argues that mercy is not weakness, but the heartbeat of the gospel in the home.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Tripp defines mercy in a parenting context as giving your child what they need rather than what they deserve. How does that definition challenge the way you typically think about fairness and consequences in your home?
2.He argues that parents who have a deep, ongoing experience of God's mercy toward them will naturally extend mercy to their children — and parents who don't will default to harsh judgment. How does your daily awareness (or lack of awareness) of God's mercy to you show up in your parenting?
3.Tripp is careful to distinguish mercy from permissiveness — from simply avoiding conflict or refusing to address sin. What is the difference, and why does that distinction matter?
a.What does permissiveness look like, and what are its long-term effects on a child?
b.What does true mercy look like — how does it address sin while also giving grace?
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