Building a Godly Home, Volume 1: A Holy Vision for Family Life

For years, William Gouge’s Domestical Duties 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 Building a Godly Home.In the first volume, A Holy Vision for Family Life, 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.ContentsServing Each Other in the Fear of the LordParticular Callings and the Wife’s SubmissionHeadship in Marriage and the ChurchHusbands and the Love of ChristLove That Purifies the UncleanRedeemed for GloryMarital Love and Self-LoveChrist’s Union with His BelovedThe Ancient Law and Unique Bond of MarriageThe Mystery and Practice of MarriageThe Child’s Duties to His ParentsThe Parents’ Duty towards Their Children Read more