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881 Counsels for the Church, p. 115.5 (Ellen Gould White)
If men and women are in the habit of praying twice a day before they contemplate marriage, they should pray four times a day when such a step is anticipated …
882 Counsels for the Church, p. 116.5 (Ellen Gould White)
“Should parents,” you ask, “select a companion without regard to the mind or feelings of son or daughter?” I put the question to you as it should be: Should a son or …
883 Counsels for the Church, p. 117.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Satan's angels are keeping watch with those who devote a large share of the night to courting. Could they have their eyes opened, they would see an angel making …
884 Counsels for the Church, p. 118.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Professed Christians, whose lives are marked with integrity, and who seem sensible upon every other subject, make fearful mistakes here. They manifest a …
885 Counsels for the Church, p. 121.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The believing one reasons that in his new relation he must concede somewhat to the companion of his choice. Social, worldly amusements are patronized. At …
886 Counsels for the Church, p. 123.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Let every step toward a marriage alliance be characterized by modesty, simplicity, sincerity, and an earnest purpose to please and honor God. Marriage affects …
887 Counsels for the Church, p. 125.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The Scriptures state that both Jesus and His disciples were called to this marriage feast [at Cana]. Christ has given Christians no sanction to say when invited …
888 Counsels for the Church, p. 126.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… ; Ephesians 5:2, 22-25 .
889 Counsels for the Church, p. 127.5 (Ellen Gould White)
My brother, be kind, patient, forbearing. Remember that your wife accepted you as her husband, not that you might rule over her, but that you might be her helper …
890 Counsels for the Church, p. 129.5 (Ellen Gould White)
There are many who regard the expression of love as a weakness, and they maintain a reserve that repels others. This spirit checks the current of sympathy …
891 Counsels for the Church, p. 130.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The blessing of God in the home where this union shall exist is as the sunshine of heaven, because it is the Lord's ordained will that man and wife should be …
892 Counsels for the Church, p. 131.5 (Ellen Gould White)
In the married life men and women sometimes act like undisciplined, perverse children. The husband wants his way, and the wife wants her way, and neither is …
893 Counsels for the Church, p. 133.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The marriage relation is holy, but in this degenerate age it covers vileness of every description. It is abused and has become a crime which now constitutes …
894 Counsels for the Church, p. 134.5 (Ellen Gould White)
It is not pure love which actuates a man to make his wife an instrument to minister to his lust. It is the animal passions which clamor for indulgence. How few …
895 Counsels for the Church, p. 135.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Husbands should be careful, attentive, constant, faithful, and compassionate. They should manifest love and sympathy. If they fulfill the words of Christ …
896 Counsels for the Church, p. 136.5 (Ellen Gould White)
When the wife yields her body and mind to the control of her husband, being passive to his will in all things, sacrificing her conscience, her dignity, and even …
897 Counsels for the Church, p. 138.5 (Ellen Gould White)
We must have the Spirit of God, or we can never have harmony in the home. The wife, if she has the spirit of Christ, will be careful of her words; she will control her …
898 Counsels for the Church, p. 139.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The world is full of snares for the feet of the young. Multitudes are attracted by a life of selfish and sensual pleasure. They cannot discern the hidden dangers …
899 Counsels for the Church, p. 140.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The period in which the infant receives its nourishment from the mother is critical. Many mothers, while nursing their infants, have been permitted to overlabor …
900 Counsels for the Church, p. 142.5 (Ellen Gould White)
These crises come also in the life of husband and wife, who, unless controlled by the Spirit of God, will at such times manifest the impulsive, unreasoning spirit …