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Ge 18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him,
and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may
bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
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The Christian Home, George R. Stuart, D.D., Foundation Magazine, Nov-Dec. 2001,
http://www.fundamentalbiblechurch.org/Foundation/fbcthechristianhome.htm.
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http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/stats.htm#Increase
A. Everyone needs a personal and individual religion, a personal faith in Jesus Christ and
a personal service to God.
B. But in the home there is a HOME religion, one that is indigenous to the home, not an
exotic religion. It is a religion within the family itself, one that pervades the entire
home with conviction and is practical to each member.
C. This religion was in the Garden of Eden, in the tent of Abraham, in the house of Moses,
in the service of Joshua, and in the offerings of Job.
D. 2 Tim. 1:5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt
first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee
also.
E. Read Deut. 6:4-7
F. By and large today, that which is called “the family altar” has almost disappeared. Just
as the great altar of God on Mt. Carmel once challenged the gods of Baal and is now
demolished, so the family altar today is demolished from our society on a very large
scale.
1. We must, first, have the inclination to have family devotions. We must be
persuaded that it is our privilege and duty to teach our children the things of the
Lord. We must be bent toward that tendency. We must have the proclivity and
desire to see our children religiously trained in Christian principles.
2. Then, second, we must make the time to have family devotions. Whether that
time is a regularly scheduled time, or whether that time is at random once a day,
any amount of religious training is very profitable to the home.
3. De 4:9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the
things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days
of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;
4. I can remember my mother, not every day but often, taking the Bible in her lap
and calling us children around her. She would then read mainly from the book of
Proverbs to instill wisdom in us. That left an indelible impression upon me, my
mind and my heart.
G. Family Religion Includes