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Timothy’s Life a Result of Family Religion, January 30
Family Worship in My Life
Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been
assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that
from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to
make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus.
2 Timothy 3:14, 15
Those who profess the name of Christ should not neglect to establish
the family altar, where they can seek God daily with all the earnestness
with which they would seek Him in a religious assembly.
We may learn precious lessons in this respect from the life and
character of Timothy. From a child Timothy had known the Scriptures.
Religion was the atmosphere of his home. The piety of his home life
was ... pure, sensible, and uncorrupted by false sentiments.... The Word
of God was the rule which guided Timothy. He received his instruction,
line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little. And
the spiritual power of these lessons kept him pure in speech and free
from all corrupting sentiments. His home instructors cooperated with
God in educating this young man to bear the burdens that were to come
upon him at an early age....
The lessons of the Bible have a moral and a religious influence upon
the character as they are wrought into the practical life. Timothy learned
and practiced these lessons. He had no specially wonderful talents,
but his work was valuable because he used his God-given abilities as
consecrated gifts in the service of God. His intelligent knowledge of the
truth and of experimental piety gave him distinction and influence. The
Holy Spirit found in Timothy a mind that could be molded and fashioned
to become a temple for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit....
The youth should place themselves under the teaching of the Holy
Scriptures and weave them into their daily thoughts and practical life.
Then they will possess the attributes classed as highest in the heavenly
courts. They will hide themselves in God, and their lives will tell to His
glory.
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