How Christian teaching informs virtue, authority, and family life
Delve into a thoughtful study of parenting within a Christian framework.
The book examines how parental authority can prefigure the wisdom and love of God, guiding children toward faith and obedience. It presents a careful argument about the responsibilities of parents and the impact of household life on a family’s spiritual growth.
Using accessible language and clear reasoning, this volume invites readers to consider how discipline, trust, and reverence can shape character. It offers reflections on the dynamics between a child’s developing mind and a parent’s steady guidance, with an emphasis on humility, love, and the moral responsibilities of family life.
Ideal for readers interested in Christian teachings on family life, virtue, and the purposes of authority within the home.
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Excerpt from The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
To some the views presented in this brief treatise may bear an appearance of originality to which they are net entitled; others may be offended bya seeming novelty in that which is not new. For they exhibit those events in the Scriptural history of man which are connected with the fatal tree of the knowledge of good and evil, not merely as facts, but also as facts which are immensely significant. But it must be remembered that there is hardly any commentary, ancient or modern, in which it is not as sumed that most of those events have a symbolical and Significant character. Every Christian child is taught to regard the curse pronounced upon the serpent as a symbol under which is set forth God's judgment upon that old Serpent, that is the devil; and under which is given the first promise of redemption through the Seed of the Woman. In the following pages an attempt is made to justify upon acknowledged principles this way of view ing those events; and at the same time to vindicate their claim to be facts which actually occurred as they are recorded.
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Excerpt from The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
The writer of this little volume would gladly apologize for its publication, but he well knows that the only apology which can be satisfactory must be found in the book itself; that, if it be not found there, it were vain to offer it here. Yet, perhaps, it may be of advantage to know something of the character and object of the following pages before they are read.
To some the views presented in this brief treatise may bear an appearance of originality to which they are not entitled; others may be offended by a seeming novelty in that which is not new. For they exhibit those events in the Scriptural history of man which are connected with the fatal "tree of the knowledge of good and evil," not merely as facts, but also as facts which are immensely significant. But it must be remembered that there is hardly any commentary, ancient or modern, in which it is not assumed that most of those events have a symbolical and significant character. Every Christian child is taught to regard the curse pronounced upon the serpent as a symbol under which is set forth God's judgment upon "that old serpent, that is the devil;" and under which is given the first promise of redemption through the "Seed of the Woman." In the following pages an attempt is made to justify upon acknowledged principles this way of viewing those events; and at the same time to vindicate their claim to be facts which actually occurred as they are recorded.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the idea that the events described in the Biblical creation story possess deep symbolic meaning and are universally applicable to humanity. The author argues that the story extends beyond the first man and woman to encompass the nature and destiny of humankind as a whole. Focusing on the creation of man, this book contends that God directly creates each person, and examines the implications of this truth for our understanding of ourselves and our relationship with God. The author presents the idea that God is not a distant creator, but an ever-present force actively involved in the workings of the natural world. Ultimately, this book offers a profound exploration of the spiritual truths embedded in the creation narrative, inviting readers to reconsider their understanding of humanity's origins and purpose. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330304389_0
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