Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul David Tripp
Week 9: Chapter 8 — Lost
Read Chapter 8 of Parenting by Paul David Tripp.
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This chapter confronts parents with the uncomfortable truth about their child's spiritual condition — and why softening that truth, however well-intentioned, is actually unkind.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Tripp's principle in this chapter is rooted in the biblical reality that every child is born spiritually lost — not just imperfect or immature, but in genuine need of rescue. How does taking that seriously (rather than just affirming it abstractly) change your parenting posture?
2.He argues that many Christian parents are reluctant to reckon with the depth of their child's sin nature — preferring to think of their children as basically good kids who make mistakes. Why is that soft view ultimately unloving?
3.What is the connection between understanding that your child is lost and the urgency and intentionality with which you pursue gospel conversations in your home?
a.How often do you have explicit conversations with your children about the gospel — not just about behavior?
b.What gets in the way of those conversations, and what might it take to remove those obstacles?