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In the Home, February 6
And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy
gates.
Deuteronomy 6:9
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From the earliest times the faithful in Israel had given much attention to
the matter of education. The Lord had directed that the children, even from
babyhood, should be taught of His goodness and His greatness, especially
as revealed in His law and shown in the history of Israel. Through song
and prayer, and lessons from the Scriptures, adapted to the opening mind,
fathers and mothers were to instruct their children that the law of God is
an expression of His character, and that as they received the principles of
the law into the heart, the image of God was traced on mind and soul
If it was essential for Moses to embody the commandments in sacred
song, so that as they marched in the wilderness, the children could learn
to sing the law verse by verse, how essential it is at this time to teach our
children God’s Word
True happiness in this life and in the future life depends upon obedience
to a “Thus saith the Lord.” ... Let Christ’s life be the pattern. Satan will
devise every possible means to break down this high standard of piety as
one altogether too strict. It is your work to impress upon your children
in their early years the thought that they are formed in the image of God.
Christ came to this world to give them a living example of what they all
must be, and parents who claim to believe the truth for this time are to
teach their children to love God and to obey His law. This is the greatest
and most important work that fathers and mothers can do
The great reformative movement must begin in the home. Obedience
to God’s law is the great incentive to industry, economy, truthfulness, and
just dealing between man and man
A noble, all-round manhood does not come by chance. It is the result
of the molding process of character building in the early years of youth,
and a practice of the law of God in the home
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Child Guidance, 32
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18
The Review and Herald, September 8, 1904
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19
Child Guidance, 80, 81
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20
Child Guidance, 489
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Child Guidance, 42
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