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177:2.1 In the [[course]] of this day's [[visiting]] with [[John Mark]], [[Jesus]] spent considerable [[time]] [[comparing]] their early [[childhood]] and later boyhood [[experiences]]. Although [[John Mark|John]]'s [[parents]] possessed more [[Wealth|of this world's goods]] than had [[Jesus]]' [[parents]], there was much [[experience]] in their boyhood which was very similar. [[Jesus]] said many things which helped [[John Mark|John]] better to [[understand]] his [[parents]] and other members of his [[family]]. When the lad asked [[the Master]] how he could know that he would turn out to be a " mighty [[messenger]] of [[the kingdom]], " [[Jesus]] said:

177:2.1 In the [[course]] of this day's [[visiting]] with [[John Mark]], [[Jesus]] spent considerable [[time]] [[comparing]] their early [[childhood]] and later boyhood [[experiences]]. Although [[John Mark|John]]'s [[parents]] possessed more [[Wealth|of this world's goods]] than had [[Jesus]]' [[parents]], there was much [[experience]] in their boyhood which was very similar. [[Jesus]] said many things which helped [[John Mark|John]] better to [[understand]] his [[parents]] and other members of his [[family]]. When the lad asked [[the Master]] how he could know that he would turn out to be a " mighty [[messenger]] of [[the kingdom]], " [[Jesus]] said:

177:2.2 " I know you will [[prove]] [[loyal]] to the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] because I can depend upon your present [[faith]] and [[love]] when these [[qualities]] are grounded upon such an early [[training]] as has been your portion at [[home]]. You are the product of a [[home]] where the [[parents]] bear each other a [[sincere]] [[affection]], and therefore you have not been overloved so as injuriously to exalt your [[concept]] of [[self]]-importance. Neither has your [[personality]] suffered [[distortion]] in [[consequence]] of your [[parents]]' loveless [[Competition|maneuvering]] for your [[confidence]] and [[loyalty]], the one against the other. You have [[enjoyed]] that parental [[love]] which insures laudable [[self]]-[[confidence]] and which fosters [[normal]] [[feelings]] of [[security]]. But you have also been fortunate in that your [[parents]] possessed [[wisdom]] as well as [[love]]; and it was [[wisdom]] which led them to withhold most forms of indulgence and many [[luxuries]] which [[wealth]] can buy while they sent you to the [[synagogue]] [[school]] along with your [[neighborhood]] playfellows, and they also [[encouraged]] you to [[learn]] how to live in this world by [[permitting]] you to have [[original]] [[experience]]. You came over to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethabara Jordan], where we [[preached]] and [[John the Baptist|John]]'s [[disciples]] [[baptized]], with your young [[friend]] Amos. Both of you [[desired]] to go with us. When you returned to [[Jerusalem]], your [[parents]] consented; Amos's parents refused; they [[loved]] their son so much that they [[Prohibition|denied]] him the [[blessed]] [[experience]] which you have had, even such as you this day [[enjoy]]. By running away from [[home]], Amos could have joined us, but in so doing he would have wounded [[love]] and [[sacrificed]] [[loyalty]]. Even if such a [[course]] had been [[wise]], it would have been a terrible price to pay for [[experience]], [[independence]], and [[liberty]]. [[Wise]] [[parents]], such as yours, see to it that their [[children]] do not have to wound [[love]] or stifle [[loyalty]] in order to [[develop]] [[independence]] and [[enjoy]] [[invigorating]] [[liberty]] when they have grown up to your age.

177:2.2 " I know you will [[prove]] [[loyal]] to the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] because I can depend upon your present [[faith]] and [[love]] when these [[qualities]] are grounded upon such an early [[training]] as has been your portion at [[home]]. You are the product of a [[home]] where the [[parents]] bear each other a [[sincere]] [[affection]], and therefore you have not been overloved so as injuriously to exalt your [[concept]] of [[self]]-importance. Neither has your [[personality]] suffered [[distortion]] in [[consequence]] of your [[parents]]' loveless [[Competition|maneuvering]] for your [[confidence]] and [[loyalty]], the one against the other. You have [[enjoyed]] that parental [[love]] which insures laudable [[self]]-[[confidence]] and which fosters [[normal]] [[feelings]] of [[security]]. But you have also been fortunate in that your [[parents]] possessed [[wisdom]] as well as [[love]]; and it was [[wisdom]] which led them to withhold most forms of indulgence and many [[luxuries]] which [[wealth]] can buy while they sent you to the [[synagogue]] [[school]] along with your [[neighborhood]] playfellows, and they also [[encouraged]] you to [[learn]] how to live in this world by [[permitting]] you to have [[original]] [[experience]]. You came over to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethabara Jordan], where we [[preached]] and [[John the Baptist|John]]'s [[disciples]] [[baptized]], with your young [[friend]] Amos. Both of you [[desired]] to go with us. When you returned to [[Jerusalem]], your [[parents]] consented; Amos's parents refused; they [[loved]] their son so much that they [[Prohibition|denied]] him the [[blessed]] [[experience]] which you have had, even such as you this day [[enjoy]]. By running away from [[home]], Amos could have joined us, but in so doing he would have wounded [[love]] and [[sacrificed]] [[loyalty]]. Even if such a [[course]] had been [[wise]], it would have been a terrible price to pay for [[experience]], [[independence]], and [[liberty]]. [[Wise]] [[parents]], such as yours, see to it that their [[children]] do not have to wound [[love]] or stifle [[loyalty]] in order to [[develop]] [[independence]] and [[enjoy]] [[invigorating]] [[liberty]] when they have grown up to your age.

177:2.3 " [[Love]], John, is the [[supreme]] [[reality]] of the [[universe]] when [[bestowed]] by all-[[wise]] [[beings]], but it is a [[dangerous]] and oftentimes semi[[selfish]] [[trait]] as it is [[manifested]] in the [[experience]] of [[mortal]] [[parents]]. When you get [[married]] and have [[children]] of your own to rear, make sure that your [[love]] is [[admonished]] by [[wisdom]] and [[guided]] by [[intelligence]].

177:2.3 " [[Love]], John, is the [[supreme]] [[reality]] of the [[universe]] when [[bestowed]] by all-[[wise]] [[beings]], but it is a [[dangerous]] and oftentimes semi[[selfish]] [[trait]] as it is [[manifested]] in the [[experience]] of [[mortal]] [[parents]]. When you get [[married]] and have [[children]] of your own to rear, make sure that your [[love]] is [[admonished]] by [[wisdom]] and [[guided]] by [[intelligence]].

177:2.5 For more than an hour [[Jesus]] and [[John Mark|John]] continued this [[discussion]] of [[home]] life. [[The Master]] went on to [[explain]] to [[John Mark|John]] how a child is wholly dependent on his [[parents]] and the [[associated]] [[home]] life for all his early [[concepts]] of everything [[intellectual]], [[social]], [[moral]], and even [[spiritual]] since the [[family]] [[represents]] to the young [[child]] all that he can first know of either [[human]] or [[divine]] [[relationships]]. The [[child]] must derive his first impressions of the [[universe]] from the [[mother]]'s [[care]]; he is wholly dependent on the [[earth]]ly [[father]] for his first [[ideas]] of [[the heavenly Father]]. The [[child]]'s subsequent life is made [[happy]] or unhappy, easy or [[difficult]], in [[accordance]] with his early [[mental]] and [[emotional]] life, conditioned by these [[social]] and [[spiritual]] [[relationships]] of the [[home]]. A [[human being]]'s entire [[afterlife]] is enormously [[influenced]] by what happens during the first few years of [[existence]].

177:2.5 For more than an hour [[Jesus]] and [[John Mark|John]] continued this [[discussion]] of [[home]] life. [[The Master]] went on to [[explain]] to [[John Mark|John]] how a child is wholly dependent on his [[parents]] and the [[associated]] [[home]] life for all his early [[concepts]] of everything [[intellectual]], [[social]], [[moral]], and even [[spiritual]] since the [[family]] [[represents]] to the young [[child]] all that he can first know of either [[human]] or [[divine]] [[relationships]]. The [[child]] must derive his first impressions of the [[universe]] from the [[mother]]'s [[care]]; he is wholly dependent on the [[earth]]ly [[father]] for his first [[ideas]] of [[the heavenly Father]]. The [[child]]'s subsequent life is made [[happy]] or unhappy, easy or [[difficult]], in [[accordance]] with his early [[mental]] and [[emotional]] life, conditioned by these [[social]] and [[spiritual]] [[relationships]] of the [[home]]. A [[human being]]'s entire [[afterlife]] is enormously [[influenced]] by what happens during the first few years of [[existence]].

177:2.6 It is our [[sincere]] [[belief]] that the [[gospel]] of [[Jesus]]' teaching, founded as it is on the [[father]]-[[child]] [[relationship]], can hardly enjoy a world-wide [[acceptance]] until such a time as the [[home]] life of the [[modern]] [[civilized]] peoples [[embraces]] more of [[love]] and more of [[wisdom]]. Notwithstanding that [[parents]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century twentieth century] [[possess]] great [[knowledge]] and increased [[truth]] for improving the [[home]] and ennobling the home life, it remains a [[fact]] that very few [[modern]] homes are such [[good]] places in which to nurture boys and girls as [[Jesus]]' [[home]] in [[Galilee]] and [[John Mark]]'s home in [[Judea]], albeit the [[acceptance]] of [[Jesus]]' [[gospel]] will result in the [[immediate]] improvement of [[home]] life. The [[love]] life of a [[wise]] home and the [[loyal]] [[devotion]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_101#101:1._TRUE_RELIGION true religion] exert a [[profound]] [[reciprocal]] [[influence]] upon each other. Such a [[home]] life enhances [[religion]], and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_99#99:4._TRANSITION_DIFFICULTIES genuine religion] always [[glorifies]] the [[home]].

177:2.6 It is our [[sincere]] [[belief]] that the [[gospel]] of [[Jesus]]' teaching, founded as it is on the [[father]]-[[child]] [[relationship]], can hardly enjoy a world-wide [[acceptance]] until such a time as the [[home]] life of the [[modern]] [[civilized]] peoples [[embraces]] more of [[love]] and more of [[wisdom]]. Notwithstanding that [[parents]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century twentieth century] [[possess]] great [[knowledge]] and increased [[truth]] for improving the [[home]] and ennobling the home life, it remains a [[fact]] that very few [[modern]] homes are such [[good]] places in which to nurture boys and girls as [[Jesus]]' [[home]] in [[Galilee]] and [[John Mark]]'s home in [[Judea]], albeit the [[acceptance]] of [[Jesus]]' [[gospel]] will result in the [[immediate]] improvement of [[home]] life. The [[love]] life of a [[wise]] home and the [[loyal]] [[devotion]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_101#101:1._TRUE_RELIGION true religion] exert a [[profound]] [[reciprocal]] [[influence]] upon each other. Such a [[home]] life enhances [[religion]], and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_99#99:4._TRANSITION_DIFFICULTIES genuine religion] always [[glorifies]] the [[home]].

177:2.7 It is true that many of the objectionable stunting [[influences]] and other cramping features of these olden [[Jewish]] [[homes]] have been [[virtually]] eliminated from many of the better-regulated [[modern]] [[homes]]. There is, indeed, more [[spontaneous]] [[freedom]] and far more [[personal]] [[liberty]], but this liberty is not restrained by [[love]], [[motivated]] by [[loyalty]], nor directed by the [[intelligent]] [[discipline]] of [[wisdom]]. As long as we teach the child to [[pray]], " [[Our Father]] who is in [[heaven]], " a tremendous [[responsibility]] rests upon all [[earth]]ly [[fathers]] so to live and order their [[homes]] that the [[word]] father becomes worthily [[enshrined]] in the [[minds]] and [[hearts]] of all [[growing]] [[children]].

177:2.7 It is true that many of the objectionable stunting [[influences]] and other cramping features of these olden [[Jewish]] [[homes]] have been [[virtually]] eliminated from many of the better-regulated [[modern]] [[homes]]. There is, indeed, more [[spontaneous]] [[freedom]] and far more [[personal]] [[liberty]], but this liberty is not restrained by [[love]], [[motivated]] by [[loyalty]], nor directed by the [[intelligent]] [[discipline]] of [[wisdom]]. As long as we teach the child to [[pray]], " [[Our Father]] who is in [[heaven]], " a tremendous [[responsibility]] rests upon all [[earth]]ly [[fathers]] so to live and order their [[homes]] that the [[word]] father becomes worthily [[enshrined]] in the [[minds]] and [[hearts]] of all [[growing]] [[children]].