Adrian Rogers' ten secrets for a successful family are the Ten Commandments. He asserts that parents who convey God's Law to their children do not merely train them, but also form thriving relationships with them.
The Ten Commandments are undeniably the foundation of morality. God commands us in Deuteronomy 6: 6, 7 to teach them to our children. However, if the state of our society is any indication, parents are failing to carry out this command.
Rogers discusses the consequences of neglecting the character education of our children. "A man who jumps out of a ten-story building doesn't break the law of gravity. He merely demonstrates it. And when you transgress God's Commandments, you are broken by them," he says.
Rogers also shows how to convey these principles. He carefully examines each commandment in the context of both Old and New Testament scripture. He seeks out the spirit of the law, rather than the letter of it. At the end of each chapter is a section entitled Turning the Commandments into Commitments, giving practical suggestions for teaching the commandments to children ages 0-6. 7-12, and 13+.
Every parent ought to discover Ten Secrets for a Successful Family.
Andrea R. Huelsenbeck, freelance writer