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"I am afraid
that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently
labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the
youth." - Martin Luther.
"In the great
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The Family is a God-ordained
institution, a spiritual and organic unity, that was established for the
cultural mandate of 1) glorifying the Creator, and 2) subduing the earth.
In this mandate (Genesis 2) the duties of the husband, wife, children, masters
and servants are encompassed, and the Scriptures readily set forth a theology
of domestical duties. Husbands, wives and children have specific,
God-honoring duties to perform in their respective stations in the economy of
God's redemptive plan. Their goal as a family is to 1) honor God, 2)
edify the church and 3) promote Christian values in their respective stations
of society. All this stems from the moral and spiritual values enumerated
in the home and functioning to honor Christ Jesus. In this regard was the
Puritan conception of the family or household. Dr. William Perkins described the
family as a "little church", Dr.
William Gouge called it the "seminary of the Church and
commonwealth..." and Rev.
Richard Baxter characterized the home as "a church... a society of
Christians combined for the better worshipping and serving God." Rev.
Lewis Bayly taught that "what the preacher is in the pulpit, the same the
Christian householder is in his house." He was quoting Augustine. - The
Christian Family by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon.
Godless Public
Education & Sin by Dr. Reg Barrow (The primacy of godliness in
education contrasted with the sinfulness of turning young children over to the
pagans and Christ-haters for education. Shows how Christians violate the first
commandment when they send the children that God has given them stewardship
over to His enemies for "training." Free online text.)
More
free SWRB MP3s on FAMILY WORSHIP
Family Worship:
Motives and Directions for Domestic Piety (1827) by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne (free
MP3)
Family Worship 1 of 2 by Greg Price (free MP3)
Family Worship 2 of 2 by Greg Price (free MP3)
Family Worship by Kerry Ptacek
(A number of citations from historic Reformed folk [John Knox,
Matthew
Henry, Jonathan
Edwards, etc.] covering the period from 100 AD to 1912 AD regarding family
worship.)
No Neutrality in Education by Dr. Cornelius Van Til (free MP3)
"Obviously the schools are
not Christian. Just as obviously they are not neutral. The scriptures say that
the fear of the Lord is the chief part of knowledge; but the schools, by
omitting all reference to God, give the pupils the notion that knowledge can be
had apart from God. They teach in effect that God has no control of history,
that there is no plan of events that God is working out, that God does not
foreordain whatsoever comes to pass... the public schools are not, never were,
can never be, neutral. Neutrality is impossible. Let one ask what neutrality
can possibly mean when God is involved. How does God judge the school system
which says to him, 'O God, we neither deny nor assert thy existence; and O God,
we neither obey nor disobey thy commands; we are strictly neutral... The big
lie of the public schools is that the God of the Bible is irrelevant. The
textbooks never mention Him. Everyone assumes that children do not need to know
anything about God, God's law, and God's Word in order to become educated
people. This is Satan's own lie.'" - Robert Thoburn.
The
History, Nature and Warrant for Family Worship by Dr. J.W. Alexander
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TRAINING, CHILDREN, PARENTS, HUSBANDS, WIVES, TEACHING, EDUCATION, DISCIPLINE,
SPANKING, etc. (SWRB Blog)
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SHOULD SUSPEND AND DEBAR YOU FROM THE LORD'S SUPPER
Family Worship by
Thomas Manton (The Epistle to the Reader of the Westminster Confession
of Faith.)
The Daily Exercise of God's Most Holy & Sacred
Word by John Knox
God's Law & the Family (the Place of the Ten Commandments
in the Family and Family Worship) by Dr. F.N. Lee
24 Proofs that
Family-Worship is a Duty Required by the Law of God by John Brown of Wamphray
Family
Worship by Jeff Pollard (8 free MP3s)
Family
Worship - From the Minutes of The Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1914
Family
Worship by Dr. Joel Beeke
Youth Warned! by John Angell James
(If you only read one book to your teens,
this should be the one! 20 pages. A sermon by John Angell James, preached in
Carrs Lane Meeting House, on Sunday Evening, January 4th, 1824, and addressed
particularly to young men.)
Family Worship, Free Grace
Broadcaster
Marriage, Free
Grace Broadcaster
Godly Home, The, Free Grace
Broadcaster
Godly Manhood, Free
Grace Broadcaster
Virtuous Womanhood, Free Grace
Broadcaster
Duties of Sons &
Daughters, Free
Grace Broadcaster
Thoughts for Young People, Free Grace
Broadcaster
Family
Driven Education by Voddie Baucham (Short YouTube video via Monergism)
Family
Discipleship by Voddie Baucham (Short YouTube video via Monergism) (N.B. It is much better to
sing God's Word, especially the Psalms, rather than the hymns of men).
The
Consequences of Feminism by Voddie Baucham (Short YouTube video via Monergism)
The
Spirit-Filled Family by John MacArthur
First Commandment: Exposing Idolatry by Greg Price
(free MP3)
The Ten Commandments (Westminster Larger Catechism,
1648) God's Law: Duties & Sins (free MP3)
Of the First Commandment by Thomas Boston (free
online text)
Are Public
Schools Biblical? Part 1 of 2 by Brian Schwertley (free MP3)
Are Public
Schools Biblical? Part 2 of 2 by Brian Schwertley (free MP3)
The
Myth of Neutrality in Education by Gary North
"The excuses for taking the short
term "easy" road of public education are legion among Christians.
They range from 'I can offset the public school's influence by teaching my
children at home between lunch and after school' (which only admits of guilt,
while at the same time begging the question), to the always present 'I don't
have the time' or 'I can't afford it' (though large mortgages, new cars,
televisions, etc., are easily affordable). Eternity will witness the damage
that such a selfish and ungodly agenda produces." - Dr.
Reg Barrow, all citation above
from "Godless
Public Education and Sin" by Dr. Reg Barrow, free at http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualNLs/CRTPublicEd.htm.
Should
Christians Take Their Children Out Of Public Schools? (MP3) Voddie Baucham on
The Albert Mohler Radio Program
The
Duties of the Husband and the Wife by Richard Steele
Fathers
Leading Family Worship by Dr. J.W. Alexander
Family-centered QUOTES
Spurgeon, "Christian
Training of Children"
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Training (Free MP3) Voddie Baucham
THE TRUE WORSHIP OF THE LIVING & TRUE GOD (much
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Works Relating to the Christian Family at covenanter.org
- The Directory for Family-Worship, Approved by
the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, for Piety and Uniformity
in Secret and Private Worship, and Mutual Edification.
- Philip Doddridge's Letter on Family Worship.
- J.H. Merle D'Aubigne's Discourse on Family
Worship.
- S.G. Winchester's Book on The Importance of
Family Religion.
- William S. Plumer's Tract on A Sad But
Instructive History.
- John McAuley's Article on Secular Versus
Christian Education.
- John L. Girardeau's Sermon on Family Religion.
- J. Wilbur Chapman's Tract on An Old-Fashioned
Home.
Family Worship and Prayer at Monergism
Puritans on Marriage/Family (16 free MP3s)
Blasting the Devil's Lies About Sex, Lust and
Marriage by Greg Price (free MP3)
Christ and Covenant Children by Greg Price (free
MP3)
The Christian
View of Education and Culture by Dr. Cornelius
Van Til (free MP3)
The Duties of Christian Parents by J.C. Ryle (pdf)
- Online Book
"For a church or for parents to have
no regard for the fact that their children are receiving a godless education is
a mark of apostasy." - R.J. Rushdoony.
Birth Control and Christians (5 free MP3s)
Marriage & Family at Monergism
How to Make a Child into a
Delinquent in 12 Easy Steps
Duties of Christian Husbands and Wives (4 free MP3s) by William Gouge
Dating or Courtship: Which is Biblical? 1 of 2 by
Greg Price (free MP3)
Dating or Courtship: Which is Biblical? 2 of 2 by
Greg Price (free MP3)
The Christian Family (many links a A Puritan's
Mind)
The Christian Family is a
little church, a little government and a little society. It shapes the
foundation of the church, and of society itself. Future generations depend on
the leadership found in the home, and the values they receive there.
Understanding
the Four P's of a Man (MP3) Voddie Baucham - FamilyLife Today Radio Program
Free Grace Broadcaster #5 Household (Family)
Worship and Prayer by Mt. Zion Bible Church
Family Worship, Use of TV by Al Martin (free MP3)
At War
With the Word: The Necessity of Biblical Antithesis by Dr. Greg Bahnsen
The Fear of God by Albert N. Martin (9 free MP3s)
Christian Family by Al Martin (4 free MP3s)
The advantages and blessings
of family worship
Never nurse a child for the
devil
Has the
Gospel Christianized your home?
Every one of those little
creatures will be
either in heaven—or in hell
The poor man who catches a
poisonous wife!
The children of truly godly
parents
Christian Man With His Wife And Children by Al Martin (3 free MP3s)
Effective Fatherhood by Al Martin (2 free MP3s)
"I can see little consistency in a
type of Christian activity which preaches the gospel on the street corners and
and at the ends of earth, but neglects the children of the covenant by
abandoning them to a cold and unbelieving secularism." - J. Gresham
Machen.
Training Children by Al Martin (free MP3s)
Pollard on Christian Family (17 free MP3s)
Christian
Parenting (10 pages, outstanding)
The Christian Mother
(135 pages)
The Duties of Parents
(50 pages)
Why
Children Should Flee to Christ
Is
Conquering the Will of Your Child Biblical?
Christian
Education: What is it all About?
I
do therefore desire, that all masters of families would first study well this
work themselves, and then teach it their children and servants, according to
their several capacities. And, if they once understand these grounds of
religion, they will be able to read other books more understandingly, and hear
sermons more profitably, and confer more judiciously, and hold fast the
doctrine of Christ more firmly, than ever you are like to do by any other
course. First, let them read and learn the (Westminster
- ed.) Shorter Catechism, and next the (Westminster
- ed.) Larger (Catechism - ed.), and lastly, read the (Westminster
- ed.) Confession of Faith.
The Christian Father's
Present to His Children
The Young WOMAN'S Friend
& Guide through Life to Immortality
The Young MAN'S Friend &
Guide through Life to Immortality
The Young Man's Guide to the
Harmonious
Development of Christian Character
The Young Lady's Guide to the
Harmonious
Development of Christian Character
The
Purpose of Family Worship by Voddie Bauchman (Short YouTube video via Monergism)
A Treatise on
Temper—its Use and Abuse
Audio Bible Stories for
Children
More fit to be called a devil
than a parent!
The utter ruin and spiritual death
of your children
Some of the advantages of early
piety
Those are not mothers—but
monsters!
Amusements, pleasures
& gaieties of the world
The silent influence in
parental conduct
Every baby starts life as a
little savage!
A home schooling mom says...
Rules for a Profitable Sabbath
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GOUGE,
WILLIAM
Of Domestical Duties (1622)
Gouge, a celebrated Puritan Divine,
was a member of the Westminster Assembly and Darling, in his Cyclopaedia
Bibliographica, calls him
"eminently learned and a preacher of great influence." Many
consider this one of the best books ever written on the family -- it is a
Puritan classic in the one of the areas where the Puritan's were the
acknowledged masters. Ptacek, in
his Family Worship: Biblical Basis, Historical Reality, Current Need (pp. 46-47)notes that "by 1599, the Geneva
Bible, ...added many 'Calvinist
annotations for household use" (Bremer, The Puritan Experiment, p. 12). A number of the notes argued for family
worship and instruction by the head of the household. Puritanism in the British
Isles is known as an effort to continue the Reformation of the church in the
area of worship and church government. However, the Puritans also sought to
reform the family life according to Biblical principles... as a result of their
efforts they 'were creators of the English Christian marriage, the English
Christian family, and the English Christian home' (A Quest for Godliness, p.
260). For the Puritans, family life was part of God's calling to a holy life.
Indeed, it was among the most important of callings. In his very influential Of
Domestical Duties... Gouge
affirmed that ' a conscionable performance of household duties in regard to the
end and fruit thereof, may be accounted a publicke worke. Yea, if domesticall
duties be well and thoroughly performed, they will bee even enough to take up a
man's whole time.'" Gouge also promoted the Reformation view that family
was a "little church" and the "seminary" for those public
and private duties and responsibilities greater maturity in the faith brings.
This massive masterpiece includes eight eminently helpful and instructive
treatises: 1. An Exposition of that part of Scripture out of which Domestical
Duties are raised; 2. Duties between Man and Wife; 3. Particular Duties of
Wives; 4. Particular Duties of Husbands; 5. Duties of Children; 6. Duties of
Parents; 7. Duties of Servants; 8. Duties of Masters. If you are interested
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PRICE, GREG
Family Worhsip
Family worship has always been a major
component of all true revivals and reformations. In fact, where it is not
practiced, love for God is, at best, shallow and superficial. Among the Old
Testament people of God, in the days of the Apostles, during the great
Reformations that took place in the 16th and 17th centuries, at the founding of
the American colonies, and wherever there is a love for the Truth, daily family
worship has been a sign of faithfulness to God. When it is practiced
faithfully, daily family worship is one of the great blessings of covenant
life; when it is ignored or set aside, it is a serious sin which has
devastating consequences to the individual, the family, the church, and the
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Family Worship:
Motives and Directions for Domestic Piety (1827) by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne (free
MP3)
No Neutrality in Education by Dr. Cornelius Van Til (free MP3)
IF YOU NEGLECT DAILY FAMILY WORSHIP YOUR ELDERS SHOULD
SUSPEND AND DEBAR YOU FROM THE LORD'S SUPPER