Have you ever noticed the many similarities between adult children and their parents? The Bible tells us that parents transfer their values—both good and bad—from one generation to the next. Raising children is a sobering responsibility with life-long consequences. As Alistair Begg explains, children are a gift from the Lord and it is a parent’s job to provide a framework that gives them purpose and propels them to genuine faith in the Savior.

 

Biblical Principles for Parenting

 

This podcast was first published by Truth for Life, the Bible-teaching ministry of Alistair Begg, and is reproduced here by permission.

 

Alistair Begg has been in pastoral ministry since 1975. Following graduation from The London School of Theology, he served eight years in Scotland at both Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church. In 1983, he became the senior pastor at Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio. He has written several books and is heard daily and weekly on the radio program, Truth For Life. The teaching on Truth For Life stems from the week by week Bible teaching at Parkside Church. He and his wife, Susan, were married in 1975 and they have three grown children.
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