Counsels for the Church - Ellen G. White

government for the control of the state, for the regulation of the
household--principles that human wisdom has never equaled. It contains
philosophy the most profound, poetry the sweetest and the most sublime,
the most impassioned and the most pathetic. Immeasurably superior in
value to the productions of any human author are the Bible writings,
even when thus considered; but of infinitely wider scope, of infinitely
greater value, are they when viewed in their relation to the grand central
thought. Viewed in the light of this thought, every topic has a new
significance. In the most simply stated truths are involved principles that
are as high as heaven and that compass eternity.
Every day you should learn something new from the Scriptures.
Search them as for hid treasures, for they contain the words of eternal
life. Pray for wisdom and understanding to comprehend these holy
writings. If you would do this you would find new glories in the word of
God; you would feel that you had received new and precious light on
subjects connected with the truth, and the Scriptures would be constantly
receiving a new value in your estimation.
The truths of the Bible, received, will uplift the mind from its
earthliness and debasement. If the word of God were appreciated as it
should be, both young and old would possess an inward rectitude, a
strength of principle, that would enable them to resist temptation.
Study Diligently and Systematically
Parents, if you would educate your children to serve God and do
good in the world, make the Bible your textbook. It exposes the wiles of
Satan. It is the great elevator of the race, the reprover and corrector of
moral evils, the detector which enables us to distinguish between the
true and the false. Whatever else is taught in the home or at school, the
Bible, as the great educator, should stand first. If it is given this place,
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