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Monday, October 17, 2011

The Family - Part I

THE FAMILY1
The family is the foundation of a society. If the family is destroyed, the society is doomed. The foundation of a free state rests in the home.
The family is the first church, the first school, the first business and the first government. As is the family in a nation, so is the church, the state, education, businesses, the arts and life of that nation.
The home is the first sphere of society and determines the extent to which it prospers.
The family is a divine institution of God and will only succeed as family members apply these principles in the home, such as:
The marriage union is sacred. Once consummated it should be for ever and there should not be any thoughts of divorce or infidelity.
Women are raised to their proper role. Husbands are to treat wives as Christ treats the Church. (Ephesians 5:25)
The true family is united by the bond of Christ (Philippians 2:3-11)
Christian parents see children as a gift from God and themselves as stewards (Psalm 127:3)

THE MISSION OF THE CHRISTIAN HOME
It is to provide the temporal and external well-being of its members, to provide the physical, mental, moral and spiritual needs of their children until they grow up and are trained to provide for themselves. The parents who do not provide for their own family“are worse than an unbeliever.” (I Timothy 5:8).
The primary duties of a Christian home are to teach the Bible, seek God in prayer and worship, maintain discipline, build Christian character and teach the children a biblical view of life. (Proverbs 22:6)
There is no substitute for the parents.

THE INFLUENCE OF THE HOME
The Home molds the character and shapes the destiny of men.
The Home determines the course of a nation.
That which shapes men, shapes nations.
The Christian home produced the founders of the USA who established the first Christian Republic, with all its blessings and liberty, which in turn has influenced
liberty in all the world.

1 Ref: “Liberating the Nations” pages 107-112 by Stephen McDowell and Mark Beliles, Providence Foundation.
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