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As the loving mother rejoices to be the fountain of nourishment to the babe which clings to her warm bosom, so the Christian father delights to convey, even by reverent reading, "the sincere milk of the word" (1 Peter 2:2). He has found it good to his own soul; he rejoices in an appointed means of conveying it to his offspring.
A Theology of the FamilyFamily Worship0A Theology of the Family
The way of family worship is a good old way, no new thing, but the ancient usage of the saints.
Commentary Gen 12:6Family Worship0Commentary Gen 12:6
A family without prayer is like a house without a roof, open and exposed to all the storms of heaven.
Family Worship0Lead Family Worship with a firm, fatherly hand and a soft, penitent heart: Even when you're bone-weary after a day's work, pray for strength to carry out your fatherly duty. Remember that Christ Jesus went to the cross for you bone-weary and exhausted but never shrunk from His mission. As you deny yourself, you will see how He strengthens you during Family Worship, so that by the time you finish, your exhaustion is overcome.
Theology of the Family, 96Family Worship0Theology of the Family, 96
The body of Scripture is a doctrine sufficient to live well. It comprehends many holy sciences of which one is principal, and the others are handmaids or attendants.
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/perkins/A%20Golden%20Chain%20-%20William%20Perkins.pdfScripture0Let prayer be the key to open the morning and the bar to shut the evening.
Prayer0If God be the founder, the owner, the governor, and benefactor of families; if such little societies be of His appointment and do both need and receive daily mercies from Him, it is but fit He should be worshiped and owned every day in particular families. Before the giving of the law to Moses, how was God worshiped but in families? Family worship was the first kind of social worship.
Family Worship0What the moral law is, I will describe in three points: first, it is that part of God's Word, concerning righteousness and godliness, which was written in Adam's mind by the gift of creation; and the remnants of it be in every man by the light of nature, in regard whereof, it binds all men. Secondly, it commands perfect obedience, both inward in thought and affection, and outward in speech and action. Thirdly, it binds to the curse and punishment everyone that fails in the least duty thereof, though but once, and that in thought only: 'Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things that are written in the law to do them' (Gal. 3:10). The sum of the moral law is propound in the Decalogue or Ten Commandments, which many can repeat, but few do understand.
The Works of William Perkins, (1:243–44).Ten Commandments, The Law0The Works of William Perkins, (1:243–44).
The lesser we discern pride in ourselves the more it reigns in our hearts.
Pride0God's manner of creating, and also of governing, is such that by his word alone he produced all sorts of things without any instruments, means, assistance, or motion.
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/perkins/A%20Golden%20Chain%20-%20William%20Perkins.pdfGod's Creating0The same decree of God, is the first and principal working cause of all things; it is also before all other causes, in order and time. For with God's decree, his will is always annexed, by which he can willingly effect what he has decreed. And it would be a sign of impotence to decree anything which he could not willingly compass. And with God's will is conjoined an effectual power, by which the Lord can bring to pass whatever he has freely decreed.
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/perkins/A%20Golden%20Chain%20-%20William%20Perkins.pdfGod's Decree0God's foreknowledge in itself is not a cause why things are, except as it is conjoined with his decree. For things do not therefore come to pass because God foreknew them; but because He decreed and willed them, therefore they come to pass.
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/perkins/A%20Golden%20Chain%20-%20William%20Perkins.pdfGod's Foreknowledge0the Lord, according to his good pleasure, has most certainly
decreed both every thing and action — whether past, present, or to come — together with their circumstances of place, time, means, and end.
God's Sovereignty, God's Decree0God wills that which is good, by approving it; that which is evil — in as much as it is evil — by disallowing and forsaking it. And yet, He voluntarily permits evil, because it is good that there should be evil.
Providence, Suffering, Evil, God's Will0The Divine Nature is especially in perpetual operation by three attributes
which manifest the operation of God towards his creatures. These are his
WISDOM, WILL, and OMNIPOTENCE
God's Attributes0The principal science is Theology. Theology is the science of living blessedly forever. Blessed life consists in the knowledge of God.
https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/perkins/A%20Golden%20Chain%20-%20William%20Perkins.pdfTheology0The sum of the sum, preach one Christ by Christ to the praise of Christ.
Preaching0The word of God must be our rule and square whereby we are to frame and fashion all our actions
Scripture, Authority0[theology:] the science of living blessedly forever
Theology, Doctrine0Observation shows that families which have no household worship are at a low ebb in spiritual things; that families where it is performed in a cold, slugglish, negligent, or hurried way, are little affected by it and little affected by any means of grace; and that families where God is worshipped, every morning and evening, by all the inmates of the house in a solemn and affectionate service are blessed with increase of piety and happiness. Every individual is blessed. Each one receives a portion of the heavenly food.
Thoughts on Family WorshipFamily Worship0Thoughts on Family Worship
Family prayer and the pulpit are the bulwarks of Protestantism! Depend upon it, when family piety goes down, the life of godliness will become very low. In Europe, at any rate, seeing that the Christian faith began with a converted household, we ought to seek after the conversion of all our families and to maintain within our houses the good and holy practice of family worship.
Family Worship0family worship will prevent much sin. It awes the soul, conveys a sense of God's majesty and authority, sets solemn truths before the mind, and brings down benefits from God on the home.
Family Worship0the whole household should be gathered together to bow before the Lord--parents and children, master and servant--to confess their sins, to give thanks for God's mercies, to seek His help and blessing. Nothing must be allowed to interfere with this duty: all other domestic arrangements are to bend to it.
Family Worship0we may observe what fearful threatenings are pronounced against those who disregard this duty. We wonder how many of our readers have seriously pondered these awe-inspiring words: "Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name" (Jer 10:25)!
Family Worship0And verily there is one spring and cause of the decay of religion in our day, which we cannot but touch upon and earnestly urge a redress of; and that is the neglect of the worship of God in families by those to whom the charge and conduct of them is committed.
Second London Baptist ConfessionFamily Worship0Second London Baptist Confession
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