Chapter 74—Every Home a Church
Parents to Be God’s Representatives—Every family in the home
life should be a church, a beautiful symbol of the church of God in
heaven. If parents realized their responsibilities to their children, they
would not under any circumstances scold and fret at them. This is not
the kind of education any child should have. Many, many children
have learned to be faultfinding, fretful, scolding, passionate children,
because they were allowed to be passionate at home. Parents are to
consider that they are in the place of God to their children, to encourage
every right principle and repress every wrong thought
If the moral qualities of children are neglected by parents and
teachers, they are sure to be perverted
Bible Religion the Only Safeguard—Generally speaking, the
youth have but little moral strength. This is the result of neglected
education in childhood. A knowledge of the character of God and
our obligations to Him should not be regarded as a matter of minor
consequence. The religion of the Bible is the only safeguard for the
young
Happy are the parents whose lives are a true reflection of the
divine, so that the promises and commands of God awaken in the
child gratitude and reverence; the parents whose tenderness and justice
and long-suffering interpret to the child the love and justice and long-
suffering of God; and who, by teaching the child to love and trust and
obey them, are teaching him to love and trust and obey his Father in
heaven. Parents who impart to the child such a gift have endowed
him with a treasure more precious than the wealth of all the ages—a
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treasure as enduring as eternity
Profession Is Valueless Without Home Religion—The daily acts
of life tell the measure and mold of our disposition and character.
1
Letter 104, 1897
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2
The Review and Herald, March 30, 1897
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3
Testimonies For The Church 5:23, 24
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4
Prophets and Kings, 245
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