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Influence of a Christian Life at Home, September 5
He blesseth the habitation of the just.
Proverbs 3:33
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If we have Christ abiding with us, we shall be Christians at home as
well as abroad. He who is a Christian will have kind words for his relatives
and associates. He will be kind, courteous, loving, sympathetic, and will
be educating himself for an abode with the family above. If he is a member
of the royal family, he will represent the kingdom to which he is going.
He will speak with gentleness to his children, for he will realize that they
too are heirs of God, members of the heavenly court. Among the children
of God no spirit of hardness dwells
Remember that just as you are in your family, so you will be in the
church. Just as you treat your children, so will you treat Christ. If you
cherish an un-Christlike spirit, you are dishonoring God.... Position does
not make the man. It is Christ formed within that makes a man worthy of
receiving the crown of life, that fadeth not away
God wants every person to begin at home, and there live the Christ-life.
In the church and in every business transaction a man will be just what he
is in his home. If he submits to the Holy Spirit’s guidance in the home,
if he understands his responsibility to deal with minds there, then when
in responsible positions he will pursue the same course. Remembering
the tenderness of Christ toward him, he will manifest the same love and
tenderness toward others....
The principles of heaven are to be carried out in every family, in the
discipline of every church, in every establishment, in every institution, in
every school, and in everything that shall be managed
Men and women, children and youth, are measured in the scales of
heaven in accordance with that which they reveal in their home life. A
Christian in the home is a Christian everywhere. Religion brought into the
home exerts an influence that cannot be measured
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14
The Review and Herald, September 20, 1892
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15
Manuscript 21, 1903
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16
The General Conference Bulletin, April 3, 1901
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17
Manuscript 34, 1899
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