Here the duties of parents are clearly set forth. The word of God is to be their daily monitor. It gives such instruction that parents need not err in regard to the education of their children; but it admits of no indifference or negligence. The law of God is to be kept before the minds of the children as the great moral standard. When they rise up, and when they sit down, when they go out, and when they come in, this law is to be taught them as the great rule of life, and its principles are to be interwoven with all their experience. They are to be taught to be honest, truthful, temperate, economical, and industrious, and to love God with the whole heart. This is bringing them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. This is setting their feet in the path of duty and safety. {5T 329.1}

Her er forældrenes pligter klart sat frem. Guds ord skal være den daglige ordensduks. Det giver en sådan undervisning at forældre ikke behøver at fejle med hensyn til deres børns opdragelse; men det tillader ingen ligegyldighed eller forsømmelse. Guds lov skal holdes frem for børnenes tanker, som den store moral-standard. Når de rejser sig, når de sidder ned, når de går ud og når de kommer ind, skal de lære denne lov, som den store livsregel og dets principper skal indvæves i al deres erfaring. De skal lære at være ærlige, sanddrulige, mådeholdene, sparsommelige, flittige og elske Gud af hele deres hjerte. Dette bringer dem frem til Herrens tugt og formaning. Dette sætter deres fødder på pligtens og sikkerhedens sti.