“What does the Bible say about Christian fathers?”……The greatest commandment in Scripture is this: “Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:5). Going back to verse 2, we read, “So that you, your children and their children after them may fear the […]
“What does the Bible say about obeying parents?”……Obeying one’s parents is a direct command from God. “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right” (Ephesians 6:1). The wordobeyin this verse cannot be separated from the idea of “honoring” them.Ephesians 6:2–3continues: “‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first command with a promise—‘so […]
“What does the Bible say about caring for our old parents?”……The Bible has much to say about caring for elderly parents and other family members who are not able to care for themselves. The early Christian church acted as the social services agency for other believers. They cared for the poor, the sick, the widows […]
“What constitutes marriage according to the Bible?”……This is a difficult question to answer because the Bible nowhere explicitly states at what point God considers a couple to be married. There are three common viewpoints: 1) God only considers a couple married when they are legally married. 2) A couple is married in God’s eyes when […]
“What does it mean that women are the ‘weaker vessel’ (1 Peter 3:7)?”……The context of1 Peter 3:7is the Apostle Peter’s instructions concerning living as godly believers toward one another beginning in the home (1 Peter 3:1-12). The wife is addressed first and then the husband. This is the same order the Apostle Paul uses inEphesians […]
“What does it mean to train up a child in the way he should go?”……Solomon’s advice to parents is to “train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6). Raising and training a child within the context of this proverb means that […]
“What are the roles of the husband and wife in a family?”……Although males and females are equal in relationship to Christ, the Scriptures give specific roles to each in marriage. The husband is to assume leadership in the home (1 Corinthians 11:3Ephesians 5:23). This leadership should not be dictatorial, condescending, or patronizing to the wife, […]