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1101 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 …
1102 Counsels for the Church, p. 126.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… ; Ephesians 5:2, 22-25 .
1103 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 …
1104 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 …
1105 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 …
1106 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 …
1107 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 …
1108 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 …
1109 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 …
1110 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 …
1111 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 …
1112 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 …
1113 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 …
1114 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 …
1115 Counsels for the Church, p. 143.5 (Ellen Gould White)
If married men go into the work, leaving their wives to care for the children at home, the wife and mother is doing fully as great and important a work as the husband …
1116 Counsels for the Church, p. 144.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The perception of children is quick, and they discern patient, loving tones from the impatient, passionate command, which dries up the moisture of love and …
1117 Counsels for the Church, p. 145.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Do not allow the vexations of your business to bring darkness into your home life. If, when little things occur that are not exactly as you think they should …
1118 Counsels for the Church, p. 146.5 (Ellen Gould White)
He who has a family of boys must understand that, whatever his calling, he is never to neglect the souls placed in his care. He has brought these children into …
1119 Counsels for the Church, p. 147.5 (Ellen Gould White)
A child in the mother’s arms from year to year is great injustice to her. It lessens, and often destroys, social enjoyment and increases domestic wretchedness …
1120 Counsels for the Church, p. 148.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Fathers and mothers who possess a piece of land and a comfortable home are kings and queens.