Keeping the Kids, by David Cloud

WAY OF LIFE LITERATURE

...reproofs of instruction are the way of life." Proverbs 6:23

KEEPING THE KIDS (David Cloud)
531 pages. $19.95

This book aims to help parents and churches raise children to be disciples of Jesus Christ and to avoid the pitfalls of the world, the flesh, and the devil. Statistics show that a frightening percentage of children that grow up in Bible-believing churches drop out when they reach adolescence. They either go full-fledged into the world, or they remain on the periphery of church life, or they join a contemporary church that essentially promises them they can have Christ and the world, too. We are convinced that this does not have to happen, because God has given promises in His Word about child training, but winning the battle is not easy and requires complete dedication by the parents.

The book is a collaborative effort. It contains testimonies from hundreds of individuals who provided feedback to our questionnaires on this subject, as well as powerful ideas gleaned from interviews with pastors, missionaries, and church people who have raised godly children.

The book is packed with practical suggestions and deals with an extensive number of issues: Conversion, the husband-wife relationship, the necessity of permeating the home with Christian love, mothers as keepers at home, the father’s essential role as the spiritual head of the home, child discipline, separation from the pop culture, discipleship of youth, the grandparents’ role in “keeping the kids,” effectual prayer, and fasting.

The book warns about the destructive power of hypocrisy, neglect, bitterness, carnal criticism, anger, and of fathers provoking their children to wrath.

It describes how parents can win and keep the children’s hearts.

It shows how to have family devotions and how parents can train their children to have a daily Bible reading time.

It emphasizes the importance of raising children in a sound church and lists the characteristics of such a church.

It is not enough to tell children what to do; they must be taught to apply God’s Word to their daily lives, and toward this end the book provides many powerful Bible lessons on practical Christian living, such as biblical principles for testing entertainment, principles for television and movie viewing, principles for judging clothing fashions, for making wise decisions, and for knowing God’s will.

The book contains pointers for winning children that are already rebellious.

There is an extensive list of recommended resources.

CHAPTER TITLES

Can We Keep the Kids?
Priority
Conversion
The Home: Consistent Christian Living
The Home: The Husband-Wife Relationship
Child Discipline
The Church
Separation from the Pop Culture
Discipleship
The Grandparents
What if the Kids Are Already Rebellious?
Candor, God’s Grace, and the Power of Prayer
Ten Tips for Daily Bible Reading
How to Lose Your Child Before He Is Five
A Checklist for “Keeping the Kids”
Suggested Publishers
Index

531 pages

PRICE $19.95

We have just added "Keeping the Kids" to our website as an e-book, and we are offering both the e-book and the regular book at a discount this week. This is one of the most important books we've ever produced. This book is a collaborative effort, with many pastors and successful parents contributing their knowledge, experience and thoughts into helping other parents raise children for the Lord.

E-Book $11.95 (regularly $13.95)

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Just as it always happens with me, God's hand pairs events for me!
The following found in my The Berean daily newsletter,
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Proverbs 22:6 (6) Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

No parent trains his children perfectly because everyone is a product of the confused and derailed system the Bible calls "this evil world." Parents tend to repeat and pass on whatever this corrupt system imposes on them. Psychologists and sociologists verify that people who were abused as children often repeat that behavior when they become adults. A recent statistic, mentioned in the television program Scared Silent, says that abused children are six times as likely to abuse their own children when they become parents than non-abused children. The abused become abusers. The system gets a hold on them, and they pass the system on. Muriel Beadle paraphrased this scripture in her book, A Child's Mind. "Today the proverb could be amended to read '. . . and when he is old, he will be unable to depart from it'" (p. xx). Her point is that an adult's hope of change is a slim one. It is extremely difficult for one to change what is ingrained in him when he is young. The cliché of a man being "set in his ways" is true Succinctly, the principle is that the right training produces the right results. Thus, athletic teams, ballet and stage productions, and armies train—drill, drill, drill, over and over—until all of the participants, if possible, can do their parts automatically. The skills become such an integral part of them that they perform well routinely. Proper training will endure throughout life. This principle also applies to what God is doing in a Christian's life. People are material and mortal. But God puts His children through a training program to prepare them for eternal life. He trains them in a way that will endure for all eternity. In dealing with eternal consequences, we understand why God considers doctrine—teaching, instruction—so important. A satirical interpretation of this verse reads, "Train a child according to his evil inclinations [let him do his own will], and he will continue in his evil way throughout his life." So either way, the principle is a true one. Training determines what a person will become. And doctrine will determine what His people will become. John W. Ritenbaugh From Guard the Truth!

John 8:30-33 (King James Bible)

³⁰As he spake these words, many believed on him.

³¹Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him,

If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

³²And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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