Counsels for the Church -- Study Guide

6/11

Lesson 5

Reading Assignment, pages 148-183

25. The Christian Home

1. Where is the best place to build a home and rear a family? Why? (CCh 148.1)

 
CCh-SG 22.1

2. In what does home happiness consist? (CCh 149.1)

 
CCh-SG 22.2

3. What are parents to “bear in mind” as a great goal in the rearing of their children? (CCh 149, 150.1)

 
CCh-SG 22.3

26. Spiritual Influence in the Home

Supply the missing words: CCh-SG 22.4

1. “We can have the __________ of God in our __________; but we must __________ for it, __________ for it, and have a continual, abiding __________ and __________ in God.” (CCh 151.1) CCh-SG 22.5

2. Name five blessings that result from the restraints imposed on us by God’s Word. (CCh 151.1)
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CCh-SG 22.6

3. When is Satan successful in leading Christians away from God? (CCh 151.1)

 
CCh-SG 22.7

4. What good can be achieved by regular morning and evening worship? (CCh 151-153.1)

 
CCh-SG 22.8

5. Who is to lead out in family worship? (CCh 152, 153.1)

 
CCh-SG 23.1

6. What counsel does Ellen White give as to the length of family worship? (CCh 153.1)

 
CCh-SG 23.2

7. To what extent are the interests of the children to be taken into account when planning family worship? (CCh 153.1)

 
CCh-SG 23.3

27. Finance in the Home

1. Give Ellen White’s picture of a thrifty home. (CCh 154.1)

 
CCh-SG 23.4

2. How does Ellen White’s counsel on debt compare with today’s practices? (CCh 155.1)

 
CCh-SG 23.5

3. In ranking the necessities of life, what comes first? (CCh 155.1)

 
CCh-SG 23.6

4. What practical lesson in handling money should every child be taught? (CCh 156.1)

 
CCh-SG 23.7

5. What advice is given regarding saving money? (CCh 157.1)

 
CCh-SG 23.8

6. How should the wife fit into the financial structure of the family? (CCh 157.1)

 
CCh-SG 23.9

28. Family Activities During Holidays and Anniversaries

1. How can parents make holidays worthwhile for their families? (CCh 158, 159.1)

 
CCh-SG 23.10

2. If we observe the holidays as we should, who will be benefited? (CCh 159.1)
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CCh-SG 23.11

3. How did Mrs. White use money given to her on her birthday or at Christmas time? (CCh 159.1)

 
CCh-SG 24.1

29. Recreation

1. How can Christians tell which recreational activities are acceptable to God? (CCh 160.1)

 
CCh-SG 24.2

2. What counsel is given to young people about their choice of companions? (CCh 162.1)

 
CCh-SG 24.3

3. What does God require us to give up in the way of pleasure and recreation? (CCh 163.1)

 
CCh-SG 24.4

4. Why are theatrical amusements dangerous? (CCh 164.1)
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CCh-SG 24.5

30. The Avenues to the Mind That Must Be Guarded

1. What are the avenues to the mind, and why must they be guarded? (CCh 166, 167.1)

 
CCh-SG 24.6

31. Choice of Reading

1. Give Ellen White’s definition of education. (CCh 168.1)

 
CCh-SG 24.7

2. Name some of the influences of unwholesome reading upon the mind. (CCh 168.1)
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CCh-SG 24.8

3. What source of danger to spirituality should be avoided? Why? (CCh 168, 169.1)

 
CCh-SG 25.1

4. What is revealed by the type of books we choose to read? (CCh 170.1)

 
CCh-SG 25.2

5. What will reading the Bible do for us? (CCh 171.1)

 
CCh-SG 25.3

32. Music

1. What was God’s intention when He gave the human race the gift of music? (CCh 172.1)

 
CCh-SG 25.4

2. What does the abuse of music do to the human being? (CCh 172, 173.1)

 
CCh-SG 25.5

Thought Question: By what standard should we judge the music we listen to or play in our homes and churches? (CCh 172).

 
CCh-SG 25.6

33. Criticism and Its Effects

1. People who tell you about the faults of others would never tell other people about your faults.True or False? (CCh 174.1) CCh-SG 25.7

2. Describe an envious person and the fruit envy produces. (CCh 175, 176.1)

 
CCh-SG 25.8

3. How will true Christians deal with the faults and deficiencies of others? (CCh 177.1)

 
CCh-SG 25.9

4. What is the fallout from unjust criticism of church leaders? (CCh 177, 178.1)

 
CCh-SG 25.10

34. Counsel Concerning Dress

1. What is the relationship between dress and character? (CCh 180.1)

 
CCh-SG 25.11

2. Name four features of desirable attire. (CCh 180.1)
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CCh-SG 26.1

3. What two texts in the New Testament offer the best guidance in the Christian’s choice of dress? (CCh 181.1)
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CCh-SG 26.2

4. What influence does dress have for good or evil ? (CCh 182, 183.1)

 
CCh-SG 26.3