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Peter’s Counsel to Parents
people are to illustrate what God will do for all men and women of
faith
.
In her comments on 2 Peter, Ellen White refers to God’s offer to
restore His image in believers as “an eternal life insurance policy.”
God’s prophet was surely anticipating world conditions today. Situa-
tions, achievements, and material things that have provided security
for years are now breaking up, leaving people clamoring for something
effective and lasting to cling to. Surely this is an age of opportunity
for a church that is optimistic about God’s ability to bring order, peace,
and personal growth and fulfillment to individuals right here and now
.
We may not know the intricacies of God’s method of redeeming
men and women. But like patients who trust themselves to complex
procedures understood only by their physician, Adventists trust in
God’s ability to restore His image perfectly in human beings
.
Each minute we are becoming more like the God we worship.
Peter offers us a picture of a gracious God, one who stands ready to fill
our lives with meaning. He reveals a God of growth and fulfillment.
Ellen White draws on Peter’s life. In what follows, she offers practical
guidance for training children
.
Previously unpublished material from the pen of Ellen White is
always exciting to discover. Since many of the following selections
have not been readily available to parents and teachers, the reader will
be delighted to see new concepts and emphases given to basic problems
in the areas of parenting and teaching. Such topics as discipline, home
education, and instilling imaginative religious faith in children are
dealt with in a way that provides practical, usable guidelines, as well
as personal inspiration. Of course, no study of Christian growth would
be comprehensive without The Acts Of The Apostles chapter on
2 Peter
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, which is reprinted here for the reader’s convenience.
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