Puritans And The Family by Dr. Joel Beeke (Free MP3 from The Puritan Conference 2010)

Best short message on the family you may ever hear!

This is a fantastic message on the family, marriage and raising children. Possibly the best we have ever heard on these topics! Don't miss it, as there are few talks this powerful and full of practical godliness -- that are packed into this short amount of time.

Dr. Beeke has hit five grand slams in one game with this presentation.

What juxtaposition this biblical information provides against the contemporary pagan and anti-Christian ideas that permeate godless public education, godless psychology, godless psychiatry, godless philosophy, godless governments, godless media, godless music, godless families, godless "churches", godless religions, etc. (where the deceived proponents of all devilish and delusional anti-biblical ideas on the family, marriage and child raising, drink iniquity like water and are oblivious to the fact that the genesis of their destructive, soul-damning, Christ-hating, Humanistic teachings were born in the very pits of Hell).

If you want to learn what God teaches in the Bible about how to truly love your husband or your wife (whichever may be the case) and your children, this is one of the best places you could possibly start.

If you are interested in further study of these vital topics, a good number of the Puritan authors and Puritan books cited in this message can be obtained through Dr. Beeke's Reformation Heritage Books  and on our (SWRB) Puritan Hard Drive -- in case you would like to delve deeper into the source documents cited in this spectacular lesson on the Puritan family.

One of the primary Puritan books on the family mentioned in this message is the Puritan classic, Of Domestical Duties (1622) by William Gouge, which is on the Puritan Hard Drive, available as a digital download (PDF) here and portions are available on nine free SWRB MP3s here. The printed book is also available from Solid Ground Christian Books and at Reformation Heritage Books.

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Blasting the Devil's Lies About Sex, Lust and Marriage by Greg Price (Free MP3)

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THE PURITAN FAMILY BY GREG PRICE (20 FREE PURITAN MP3s)

The Revival of Family Religion (Family Worship, Education of Children, etc.) by Greg Price (Free MP3)

Family Worship (1 of 2) Family Devotions by Greg Price, A Modern-Day Puritan Minister (Free MP3)

Family Worship (2 of 2) Family Devotions by Greg Price, A Modern-Day Puritan Minister (Free MP3)

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Family Worship In Scripture by Jeff Pollard and Other (45 Free MP3s)

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Free Resources: Raising Children, Building Strong Marriages for God's Glory, The Importance Of The Family In The Bible, Etc. by Dr. Voddie Baucham

Includes one of the best messages on parenting we have ever heard!

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RELATED REFORMATION RESOURCES (BOOKS)

"Marriage is to be between one man and one woman... Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife, for the increase of mankind with a legitimate issue, and of the Church with an holy seed; and for preventing of uncleanness... it is the duty of Christians to marry only in the Lord. And therefore such as profess the true reformed religion should not marry with infidels, papists, or other idolaters: neither should such as are godly be unequally yoked, by marrying with such as are notoriously wicked in their life, or maintain damnable heresies... Although the corruption of man be such as is apt to study arguments unduly to put asunder those whom God has joined together in marriage: yet, nothing but adultery, or such willful desertion as can no way be remedied by the Church, or civil magistrate, is cause sufficient of dissolving the bond of marriage." - The Westminster Confession of Faith, "Of Marriage and Divorce," excerpts from chapter 24, 1647 (Original Edition).

A Church in the House: A Sermon Concerning Family Religion (London, 1704) by Matthew Henry

Duties of Parents by J. C. Ryle

The Necessity and Excellence of Family Religion by Samuel Davies

Family, Children, Home, and Family Worship

Marriage, Courtship, etc.

Husbands, Wives, and Parents: Their Biblical Place and Duties (1876) by B. M. Palmer

How May the Duty of Daily Family Prayer Be Best Managed for the Spiritual Benefit of Every One in the Family? (1675, reprinted 1845) by Thomas Doolittle

The Bible and Birth Control by Charles Provan

Duties of Husband and Wife by Thomas Boston

What are the Duties of Husbands and Wives Towards Each Other? (1674, reprinted 1844) by Richard Steele

A Christian Directory: A Sum of Practical Theology and Cases of Conscience... by Richard Baxter

Dr. Dad: Random Thoughts on the Status of Fatherhood in Modern America by David Gamble

Birth Control, Christian Education and the Victory of Christ's Kingdom by Dr. Reg Barrow

The Family in its Offices of Instruction and Worship (1876) by B.M. Palmer

Family Religion, or the Domestic Relations as Regulated by Christian Principles (1859) by B.M. Smith

Religious Courtship: Being Historical Discourses, On the Necessity of Marrying Religious Husbands and Wives Only (1743) by Daniel Defoe

The Biblical Battle for the Family (1993) by George C. Scipione

The Catechising of Youth and Christ's Favour to Little Children Displayed (1713) by Matthew Henry

Commentary on the Westminster Shorter Catechism (2 Volume Set) by Thomas Boston

THE PSALMS OF DAVID IN METRE (Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650) by the Westminster Assembly, Church of Scotland General Assembly & Francis Rouse, 1646-1650) With Devotional Notes On Each Psalm by John Brown Of Haddington

Tales of the Covenanters: Helen of the Glen, Ralph Gemmell and The Persecuted Family (1894) by Robert Pollok

Sketches of the Covenanters (1913) by J. C. McFeeters