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To Be Loving and Kind, March 14
Let brotherly love continue.
Hebrews 13:1
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No member of the family can inclose himself within himself.... If he
is filled with the love of Christ, he will manifest courtesy, kindness, tender
regard for the feelings of others, and will communicate to his associates,
by his acts of love, a tender, grateful, happy feeling. It will be made
manifest that he is living for Jesus, and daily learning lessons at His feet,
receiving His light and His peace
The most careful cultivation of the outward proprieties of life is not
sufficient to shut out all fretfulness, harsh judgment, and unbecoming
speech. True refinement will never be revealed so long as self is considered
as the supreme object. Love must dwell in the heart. A thoroughgoing
Christian draws his motives of action from his deep heart-love for his
Master. Up through the roots of his affection for Christ springs an unselfish
interest in his brethren.
Of all things that are sought, cherished, and cultivated, there is nothing
so valuable in the sight of God as a pure heart, a disposition imbued with
thankfulness and peace.
If the divine harmony of truth and love exists in the heart, it will shine
forth in words and actions.... The spirit of genuine benevolence must dwell
in the heart. Love imparts to its possessor grace, propriety, and comeliness
of deportment. Love illuminates the countenance and subdues the voice; it
refines and elevates the entire man. It brings him into harmony with God,
for it is a heavenly attribute
Allow no selfishness to live in the heart or find room in the home....
When all are members of the royal family, there will be true politeness in
the home life. Each member of the family will seek to make it pleasant
for every other member
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The Youth’s Instructor, June 22, 1893
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The Adventist Home, 425, 426
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Child Guidance, 143
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