The Duties of Parents Parenting Your..., J. C. Ryle
The Duties of Parents Parenting Your..., J. C. Ryle
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The Duties of Parents: Parenting Your Children God's Way

Author: J. C. Ryle

Narrator: Saethon Williams

Unabridged: 1 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/19/2018


Synopsis

Training your children well and not causing them to stumble in any way ought to be one of the highest priorities of Christian parents.

In The Duties of Parents, J. C. Ryle presents seventeen simple and yet profound responsibilities of Christian parents. Nothing new is contained in this little volume, yet what is presented has the potential to change future generations both now and for eternity. Learn how to shepherd your children; learn how to utilize the most significant key of all – love; and learn first and foremost how to present and represent Christ to your children. As you read this book, expect to find yourself both challenged and excited to begin a wonderful, appropriate, and growing relationship with the most wonderful gift God can give us in our lifetime – our dear children.

About the Author

John Charles Ryle (1816-1900) graduated from Eton and Oxford and then pursued a career in politics, but due to lack of funds, he entered the clergy of the Church of England. He was a contemporary of Spurgeon, Moody, Mueller, and Taylor and read the great theologians like Wesley, Bunyan, Knox, Calvin, and Luther. These all influenced Ryle’s understanding and theology. Ryle began his writing career with a tract following the Great Yarmouth suspension bridge tragedy, where more than a hundred people drowned. He gained a reputation for straightforward preaching and evangelism. He travelled, preached, and wrote more than 300 pamphlets, tracts, and books, including Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, Principles for Churchmen, and Christian Leaders of the Eighteenth Century. Ryle used the royalties from his writing to pay his father’s debts, but he also felt indebted to that ruin for changing the direction of his life. He was recommended by Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli to be Bishop of Liverpool where he ended his career in 1900.


About J. C. Ryle

J. C. Ryle (1816–1900) was appointed as the first bishop of Liverpool in 1880 and was the leader of the Evangelical Party in the Church of England for more than half a century. He is highly regarded for his plain and lively writings on practical and spiritual themes; their usefulness and impact have been consistently recognized and remain as wise and relevant today as when he first wrote them.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gabie on September 05, 2023

This is a short and edifying book for any that are currently parents or desire to be parents. This is less of a "how-to" instructional and more heavy on biblical principles we ought to apply in parenting. J.C. Ryle communicates these principles with warmth and tactfulness. I hope to reread again and......more

Goodreads review by Owen on February 24, 2023

Such a good reminder, encouragement, and strong exhortation. I will read this again. To nourish and train our children in the light of eternity is to love them truly. After reading I have a greater appreciation for God’s grace!......more

Goodreads review by Nickolas on June 19, 2024

If there has ever been a model of clear, concise, and motivating writing, it is J.C. Ryle. Every one of his words pack a wallop, yet at the same time strengthen the reader. In The Duties of Parents, Ryle entreats moms and dads to train up a child in the way he should go - and gives 17 guidelines to......more

Goodreads review by Jake on June 26, 2024

Fantastic. My wife and I read one of these each time we drove somewhere together as a family. This, along with Douglas Wilson's "Why Children Matter" is currently my best recommended book on parenting.......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on April 22, 2024

Concise, convicting, and insightful. Would do me well to read this once a year for frequent reminders of the principles addressed.......more