{"product_id":"building-a-godly-home-volume-1","title":"Building a Godly Home, Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor years, William Gouge’s \u003cem\u003eDomestical Duties\u003c\/em\u003e has stood as the foremost Puritan treatment of Christian family life. Yet due to its size and antiquated expression, it has become almost unknown among current generations of believers. To help revive the usefulness of this classic book, Scott Brown and Joel R. Beeke divided Gouge’s work into three manageable volumes, updated the language to modern standards, and have given it the title \u003cem\u003eBuilding a Godly Home\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the first volume, \u003cem\u003eA Holy Vision for Family Life\u003c\/em\u003e, we hear the voice of a wise and loving mentor, calling us to the old paths laid out for the family in the Bible. Here is Gouge’s helpful exposition of Ephesians 5:21–6:4, where he lays out the wife’s voluntary submission to her husband, the husband’s sacrificial love for his wife, the child’s obedient honoring of parents, and the parents’ nurturing leadership of their children. Reading it is like sitting down to coffee with a gentle grandfather and wise pastor. Come and allow your family to benefit from such wise counsel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsement  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Few issues spell countercultural Christianity as does a biblical view of the home and its various relationships and responsibilities. Those like the seventeenth-century Presbyterian William Gouge, who attempted a lengthy exposition of domestic life as outlined in Scripture, got themselves into trouble with those who viewed biblical teaching burdensome (Gouge was vilified by wealthy city women, for example). But domestic reform is essential if we are to reflect godliness in the home, and Gouge’s once enormously popular \u003cem\u003eOf Domestical Duties\u003c\/em\u003e is without equal in describing what it looks like.  A masterful guide, Gouge is pastoral, clear-headed, thoughtful, and eminently Bible-focused as he writes about the tasks, ideals, and problems of Christian family life. Once as popular as Bunyan’s \u003cem\u003ePilgrim’s Progress\u003c\/em\u003e and Matthew Henry’s \u003cem\u003eCommentary\u003c\/em\u003e, Gouge’s \u003cem\u003eOf Domestical Duties\u003c\/em\u003e deserves a central place in the modern Christian home.”\u003cbr\u003e—Derek W. H. Thomas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBiographical Introduction\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eServing Each Other in the Fear of the Lord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParticular Callings and the Wife’s Submission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeadship in Marriage and the Church\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHusbands and the Love of Christ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLove That Purifies the Unclean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRedeemed for Glory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarital Love and Self-Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChrist’s Union with His Beloved Body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ancient Law and Unique Bond of Marriage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mystery and Practice of Marriage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Child’s Duties to His Parents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Parents’ Duty towards Their Children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Reformation Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53009564533047,"sku":"lao1789809608979","price":10.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8910\/4695\/files\/building-a-godly-home-volume-1_1.jpg?v=1789809613","url":"https:\/\/effortlesschicclad.shop\/products\/building-a-godly-home-volume-1","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}