"The Bible should, therefore, be the textbook of home education. Where it is not, parents are recreant to their duty. It is the basis of all teaching, because it reveals 'the truth, the way and the life,' because it is God's testimony and message, and is 'profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,' and was written 'for our learning, that we, through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope,' and be made 'wise unto salvation.'"

The above quote was excerpted from an article entitled, The Family Bible which is featured at Titus2Ministry.com. It is skillfully written with a pen, as a brush upon the canvas, painting a beautiful picture of the impact God's Word has upon multiple facets of our life. From the beginnings of education in infancy, to the last lesson learned on this earth, it all traces back to the Word of God!

"The family Bible! What sweet and hallowed memories cling like tendrils around that Book of Books! How familiar its sacred pages! How often in the sunny days of childhood, we were fed from its manna by our parents. It was our guide to the opening path of life, and a lamp to the feeble, faltering steps of youth. Who can forget the family Bible? It was the household oracle of our grandfathers and grandmothers,--of our dear parents. It bears the record of their venerated names; their birth, their baptism, their marriage. How joyfully they gathered around the cheerful hearth to read this book divine. How often their hearts drew consolation from its living springs. What a balm it has poured into bleeding and disconsolate hearts. It has irradiated with the glories of eternal day, the darkest chamber of their home. What brilliant hopes and promises it has borne. Here too are our names, and birth, and baptism, written by that parental hand which now clasps Jesus' in our Heavenly home...

That old family Bible! Do we not love it? Our names and our children's names are drawn from it. It is the message of our Father in Heaven. It is the link which connects our earthly with our Heavenly home; and when we open its sacred page, we gaze upon words which our loved ones in Heaven have whispered, and which dwell even now upon their lips; and which when we utter them, there is joy in Heaven!"

This article was written as the Civil War raged on. So, we can realize how much it meant to be reminded that Christian loved Ones were in the arms of Jesus. This article has been silenced by time for over 100 years, but we have republished it for a new generation to enjoy! I encourage you to visit this page to read The Family Bible in its entirety!

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