Counsels for the Church -- Study Guide
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