"If God so loved me, while yet his enemy, a rebel against his rightful authority, I may well love my own children in spite of all their faults, even were those faults more and greater by far than they are." "Then, papa, I think we should love you well enough to try very hard to get rid of them," returned Max.
"And the wonderful love of God for us should constrain us to hate and forsake all sin," said his father.

"The Bible bids us to 'be followers of God as dear children.' And oh, how we should hate sin when we remember that it crucified our Lord!" There was a momentary silence: then the children began talking joyfully again of the new home in prospect for them, and their hopes and wishes in regard to it.
Their father entered heartily into their pleasure, and encouraged them to express themselves freely, until the clock, striking nine, reminded him that more than the allotted time for the interview had passed.

Then he bade them say good-night, and go to their beds, promising that they should have other opportunities for saying all they wished on the subject..