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in their parents that children are led to obey the fifth commandment
and to heed the injunction, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord:
for this is right.”—
The Review and Herald, November 15, 1892
. (
The
Adventist Home, 198, 199
.)
Love of Jesus Mirrored in Parents—When the mother has
gained the confidence of her children and taught them to love and
obey her, she has given them the first lesson in the Christian life. They
must love and trust and obey their Saviour as they love and trust and
obey their parents. The love which in faithful care and right training
the parent manifests for the child faintly mirrors the love of Jesus for
His faithful people.—
The Signs of the Times, September 9, 1886, par.
11
. (
The Adventist Home, 199
.)
Mother’s Love Is Illustration of Love of Christ—As the mother
teaches her children to obey her because they love her, she is teaching
them the first lessons in the Christian life. The mother’s love represents
to the child the love of Christ, and the little ones who trust and obey
their mother are learning to trust and obey the Saviour.—
The Desire
of Ages, 515
(1898).
Influence of Christian Home Never Forgotten—The home that
is beautified by love, sympathy, and tenderness is a place that angels
love to visit and where God is glorified. The influence of a carefully
guarded Christian home in the years of childhood and youth is the
surest safeguard against the corruptions of the world. In the atmosphere
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of such a home the children will learn to love both their earthly parents
and their heavenly Father.—
Manuscript 126, 1903.
(
The Adventist
Home, 19
.)
The family relationship should be sanctifying in its influence.
Christian homes, established and conducted in accordance with God’s
plan, are a wonderful help in forming Christian character.... Parents
and children should unite in offering loving service to Him who alone
can keep human love pure and noble.—
Manuscript 16, 1899.
(
The
Adventist Home, 19
.)
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