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Child Guidance
The beautiful lessons of the Bible stories and parables, the pure,
simple instruction of God’s Holy Word, is the spiritual food for you
and your children.
Oh, what a work is before you! Will you take hold of it in the love
and fear of God? Will you put yourselves in communication with God
through His Word
It Is the Standard of Rectitude—The Word of God should be
judiciously brought to bear upon the youthful minds and be their stan-
dard of rectitude, correcting their errors, enlightening and guiding their
minds, which will be far more effectual in restraining and controlling
the impulsive temperament than harsh words, which will provoke to
wrath. This training of children to meet the Bible standard will require
time, perseverance, and prayer. This should be attended to if some
things about the house are neglected
The truths of the Bible, received, will uplift the mind from its
earthliness and debasement. If the Word of God were appreciated as it
should be, both young and old would possess an inward rectitude, a
strength of principle, that would enable them to resist temptation
The Holy One of Israel has made known to us the statutes and
laws which are to govern all human intelligences. These precepts,
which have been pronounced “holy, and just, and good,” are to form
the standard of action in the home. There can be no departure from
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them without sin, for they are the foundation of the Christian religion
It Strengthens the Intellect—If the Bible were studied as it
should be, men would become strong in intellect. The subjects treated
upon in the Word of God, the dignified simplicity of its utterance, the
noble themes which it presents to the mind, develop faculties in man
which cannot otherwise be developed. In the Bible a boundless field
is opened for the imagination. The student will come from a contem-
plation of its grand themes, from association with its lofty imagery,
more pure and elevated in thought and feeling than if he had spent
the time reading any work of mere human origin, to say nothing of
those of a trifling character. Youthful minds fail to reach their noblest
development when they neglect the highest source of wisdom—the
4
Letter 27, 1890
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5
The Signs of the Times, September 13, 1877
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6
Testimonies For The Church 8:319
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7
The Review and Herald, November 13, 1888
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