Golden Keys
To
Black Family Relationships

"God's Formula For Love"

by
Doris M. Ewell Jones, PhD
Family Outreach, Pine Forge, Pa.

CONTENTS PART A FAMILY DYNAMICS AND PRECEPTS Family Operational Rules God's Formula for Love God's Ten Step Formula for Love Practical Precepts for Black Family Relating God is Love Golden Keys to Black Family Relationships Poem: God's Message to Me God's Acts of Love In the Beginning God PART B TWO GREAT RULES OF LOVE Poem: Ten Principles of Love All This and Happiness Too I. Love the Lord Thy God With All Thy Heart Worship the Lord Thy God of Love II. Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Self Love One Another PART C TEN PRINCIPLES OF RIGHT LOVING I. God and He Alone Is Creator, Lord, Worship Him II. God Cannot Be Limited to a Person, Image or Idol III. Reverence and Exalt God's Holy Name Poem: In the Name of the Saviour IV. Keep the Sabbath. Day Holy V. Treat Your Mother and Father with Love and Respect VI. Love Life, Protect Life Refuse to Kill VII. You Should Practice High Moral Standards Poem: True Love Never Fails VIII. Do Not Take What Belongs to Another IX. Give A Truthful Honest Report About Your Neighbor X. Be Happy for the Blessings of Others-Avoid Envy Poem: Youth Rap On Life, Hear Ye   PREFACE The purpose for God's Formula For Love is to assure each reader of God's love for each of us; to increase our understanding of the carefully planned set of principles and guidelines that were given us; and to help us realize that God's commandments were given to His children to provide a safe context for their advancement within the limits of God. Our keeping of God's principles for living demonstrates a way to show our love for Him and shows our appreciation for the sacrificial death of God's only Son Jesus. Part A deals with family interest and precepts. Part B, the first Two Acts of Love given by GQD to man, describes the act of creation and the act of redemption as a measure of adjustment. The preliminary Section 1 describes God's historical acts of love, beginning at creation and culminating in the downfall of Adam and Eve due to their lack of faith and trust in God, and their act of sin. Section 2 gives adjustive guidelines for the ensuing drama and the plan of salvation. The introductory Section 3 explains the rationale for needing commandments and principles for living. The first four commandments describe our relationship to God, and the second six commandments describe our relationship to our friends and neighbors. Part C deals with the ten commandments and their meanings as they relate to Christians today. Each chapter deals with a successive commandment by first stating the commandment of concern in modern language. The second page states the commandment as given in the King James version of the Bible, along with two or more short interpretations of what the verse means. The following pages of the chapter discuss the positive and negative connotations of each successive commandment in a essay format, prose or verse. All of the practical precepts that govern relationships can be summarized in one concept - love. God the Father is Love. He has given us His formula for love which has ten golden keys or precepts to help us form stable loving relationships. The first four golden keys were summarized as the great and chief commandment-to love the Lord your God with your whole heart, soul and mind. The second set of six commandments were summarized as our duty to others with whom we relate - We are to love our neighbor as ourselves. The person who loves God and his/her neighbor has fulfilled the law (Romans 13:8). The spiritual climate of the family, its cultural background, socialization methods, interpersonal relations are greatly influenced by the way we love God, ourselves, and others. For instance, black families who accept God's formula for love are less likely to feel powerless and hopeless even in the face of poverty, racism and oppression.

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