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children in the daily life by practicing patience, kindness, and love,
by attaching them to yourself. Do not let them do as they please, but
show them that your work is to practice the Word of God and to bring
them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Observe system in the study of the Scriptures in your families.
Neglect anything of a temporal nature, ... but be sure that the soul is
fed with the bread of life. It is impossible to estimate the good results
of one hour or even half an hour each day devoted in a cheerful, social
manner to the Word of God. Make the Bible its own expositor, bringing
together all that is said concerning a given subject at different times
and under varied circumstances. Do not break up your home class for
callers or visitors. If they come in during the exercise, invite them to
take part in it. Let it be seen that you consider it more important to
obtain a knowledge of God’s Word than to secure the gains or pleasures
of the world.
If we would study the Bible diligently and prayerfully every day,
we should every day see some beautiful truth in a new, clear, and
forcible light
You must make the Bible your guide if you would bring up your
children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Let the life and
character of Christ be presented as the pattern for them to copy. If they
err, read to them what the Lord has said concerning similar sins. There
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is need of constant care and diligence in this work. One wrong trait
tolerated by parents, uncorrected by teachers, may cause the whole
character to become deformed and unbalanced. Teach the children
that they must have a new heart; that new tastes must be created, new
motives inspired. They must have help from Christ; they must become
acquainted with the character of God as revealed in His Word
Divine Enlightenment Is Promised the Reader
The Word of God, like the character of its divine Author, presents
mysteries which can never be fully comprehended by finite beings.
It directs our minds to the Creator, who dwelleth “in the light which
no man can approach unto.”
1 Timothy 6:16
. It presents to us His
purposes, which embrace all the ages of human history, and which will
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