Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN#: 9781433506017
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Description: Equips parents to guide their young children through all major doctrines in an understandable, chapter-a-day format.
Sure, it’s easy to teach your children the essentials of Christian theology when you’re a theology professor. But what about the rest of us?
With
Big Truths for Young Hearts , Bruce Ware, (you guessed it!) a theology professor, encourages and enables parents of children 6–14 years of age to teach through the whole of systematic theology at a level their children can understand. Parents can teach their children the great truths of the faith and shape their worldviews early, based on these truths.
The book covers ten topics of systematic theology, devoting several brief chapters to each subject, making it possible for parents to read one chapter per day with their children. With this non-intimidating format, parents will be emboldened to be their children’s primary faith trainers—and perhaps learn a few things themselves along the way.
Excerpt: Introduction, Chapter 1 - PDF
"The church today must be intentional in passing on to the next generation the core and precious beliefs on which our Christian faith rests. Big Truths for Young Hearts
is a rich resource for parents, teachers, and others who care about helping the next generation know and love God and his ways. In addition to being a theology course for children and young people, it is also a great refresher course for adults."
--Nancy Leigh DeMoss, author; host of
Revive Our Hearts radio broadcast
"Imagine a respected theologian devoting himself to training a new generation of pastors and scholars in the seminary classroom. Now imagine him driving home at night to teach that profound theology in simple terms to his children at their bedsides. Now imagine this father compiling those bedside conversations into a book available to all pastors, parents, and children alike. Imagine no more. My friend Dr. Bruce Ware has done it."
--C. J. Mahaney, Sovereign Grace Ministries
About the Author
Bruce A. Ware is professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has written numerous journal articles, book chapters and book reviews, and has authored
God's Lesser Glory ,
God's Greater Glory , and
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit .