MH page 131

When one surrenders to Christ, the mind is brought under the control of the law; but it is the royal law, which proclaims liberty to every captive. By becoming one with Christ, man is made free. Subjection to the will of Christ means restoration to perfect manhood.

Surrender to Christ brings freedom and moral restoration. The text discusses spiritual surrender to Christ and its effect on the mind and freedom, which is a theological statement rather than an empirical medical claim.

Obedience to God is liberty from the thralldom of sin, deliverance from human passion and impulse. Man may stand conqueror of himself, conqueror of his own inclinations, conqueror of principalities and powers, and of “the rulers of the darkness of this world,” and of “spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12 .

Obedience to God frees individuals from sin and internal impulses. The paragraph focuses on spiritual victory over sin and moral impulses through obedience to God.

In no place is such instruction as this more needed, and nowhere will it be productive of greater good, than in the home. Parents have to do with the very foundation of habit and character. The reformatory movement must begin in presenting to them the principles of the law of God as bearing upon both physical and moral health. Show that obedience to God's word is our only safeguard against the evils that are sweeping the world to destruction. Make plain the responsibility of parents, not only for themselves, but for their children. They are giving to their children an example either of obedience or of transgression. By their example and teaching, the destiny of their households is decided. The children will be what their parents make them.

Home instruction in divine law shapes foundational habits, character, and health. It combines spiritual principles regarding God's law with empirical observations about parental influence on child habit formation.

If parents could be led to trace the result of their action, and could see how, by their example and teaching, they perpetuate and increase the power of sin or the power of righteousness, a change would certainly be made. Many would turn away from tradition and custom, and accept the divine principles of life.

Awareness of the consequences of parental actions would lead to behavioral change. It addresses the psychological and behavioral response of parents when confronted with the outcomes of their actions.