Chapter 77—The Bible in the Home
The Bible Is a Versatile Book—In its wide range of style and
subjects, the Bible has something to interest every mind and appeal to
every heart. In its pages are found history the most ancient; biography
the truest to life; principles of government for the control of the state,
for the regulation of the household—principles that human wisdom
has never equaled. It contains philosophy the most profound; poetry
the sweetest and the most sublime, the most impassioned and the most
pathetic. Immeasurably superior in value to the productions of any
human author are the Bible writings, even when thus considered; but
of infinitely wider scope, of infinitely greater value, are they when
viewed in their relation to the grand central thought. Viewed in the
light of this thought, every topic has a new significance. In the most
simply stated truths are involved principles that are as high as heaven
and that compass eternity
The Word of God abounds in precious jewels of truth, and parents
should bring them forth from their casket and present them before their
children in their true luster.... In the Word of God you have a treasure
house from which you may draw precious stores, and as Christians
you should furnish yourselves for every good work
In It God Provides a Rich Banquet—In giving us the privilege of
studying His Word, the Lord has set before us a rich banquet. Many are
the benefits derived from feasting on His Word, which is represented
by Him as His flesh and blood, His spirit and life. By partaking of
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this Word, our spiritual strength is increased; we grow in grace and
in a knowledge of the truth. Habits of self-control are formed and
strengthened. The infirmities of childhood—fretfulness, willfulness,
selfishness, hasty words, passionate acts—disappear, and in their place
are developed the graces of Christian manhood and womanhood
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Education, 125
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The Signs of the Times, September 10, 1894
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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 207
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