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“God’s will for every Christian wife is that her most important ministry be to her husband (Genesis 2:18). After a wife’s own personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, nothing else should have greater priority. Her husband should be the primary benefactor of his wife’s time and energy, not the recipient of what may be left over at the end of the day. Whether her husband is a faithful Christian man or an unbeliever,”
― Martha Peace, The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective

“Faithfulness, not perfection, is rewarded by the Lord. That's because we can no more live a sinless life than we can make our children do the same thing. Only our Lord Jesus is he "who knew no sin" (2 Cor. 5:21). He never sinned, but we do, and he knew we would need his help and encouragement to raise our children faithfully as he desires.”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“In all of eternity, there has been only one perfectly faithful parent, and he had the only perfectly faithful son” (3).”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. (Col. 3:21)”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4)”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“Change must begin with the parent. In Deuteronomy 6:6, God tells parents, "these words that I command you today shall be on your heart." Our children need to see in our own lives daily what we want to see in theirs.”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“God’s will for every Christian wife is that her most important ministry be to her husband (Genesis 2:18). After a wife’s own personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, nothing else should have greater priority. Her husband should be the primary benefactor of his wife’s time and energy, not the recipient of what may be left over at the end of the day.”
― Martha Peace, The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective

“children have two basic biblical responsibilities: (1) to obey their parents, and (2) to honor their parents.”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“God’s will for every Christian wife is that her most important ministry be to her husband (Genesis 2:18). After a wife’s own personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, nothing else should have greater priority. Her husband should be the primary benefactor of his wife’s time and energy, not the recipient of what may be left over at the end of the day. Whether her husband is a faithful Christian man or an unbeliever, God wants every Christian woman to be a godly wife — an excellent wife.”
― Martha Peace, The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective

“Is the primary motive behind your appearance to please God or to please yourself? Do you want to be charming and beautiful for God’s glory in order to draw attention to Him, or for your own glory in order to draw attention to yourself?”
― Martha Peace, Modesty: More Than a Change of Clothes

“Living in a Christian home should facilitate honor and respect of a worthy God and encourage wholehearted delight and allegiance toward him. As you demonstrate that you love God with all your heart, it will be easier to find examples of God's faithfulness and ways to give him the love and honor he deserves.”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), "that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land." (Eph. 6:2-3)”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“Although we will not be perfect parents, we can, day-by-day, learn to live out
God's instructions. Some day, we can hear the Lord say to us what the master told his slave, "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matt. 25:21).”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“For example, we must teach our children what it means to fear and love God (Prov. 1:7 and Matt. 22:37-40). They need to understand that their lives are, first of all, about a relationship with God.”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“Certainly, we are to prayerfully strive to obey, but it is only by God's grace helping us that anything good and pleasing comes out of our lives.”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“Other ways that parents provoke their children are by being cruel, making fun
of their children, reacting in a harsh way, overreacting when disciplining children, withholding love, or not expressing joy in them.' The Scriptures are clear about protecting those of whom we can easily take advantage, and that includes children. So instead of provoking them to anger, parents have two responsibilities toward their children, to bring them up in (1) the discipline of the Lord, and (2) the instruction of the Lord.”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“So, given what we learn about the word "faithful" in the Scriptures, if we are to be faithful parents we will be steadfast, trustworthy, and true concerning our commitment to God and his Word.
We will also be like God, reliable in our parental care and in our commitment to our children's good.”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“Parents have two primary biblical responsibilities toward their children, to bring them up: (1) in the discipline of the Lord, and (2) in the instruction of the Lord.”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family

“Because it is only by God's grace that we are enabled to renew our minds and be more like God, God gets all the credit.”
― Martha Peace, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family