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Divine Responsibilities
“The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only – and that is to support the ultimate career. ” — Allegedly, C. S. Lewis
Regarding The Family
The Privilege of Parenthood
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Having Children:
is not a meaningless fad is something to be done inside of marriage is a blessing and responsibility given by God
(Josh. 24:4; Gen. 33:5; 48:9)as if their souls are on loan by God
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Modern Society
exalts single females with children downplays the role of the father promotes a pernicious view of morality
fornication glorified, divorce excused, abortion justified
TV, internet, art, theater, books reverses God’s order: live together, have
children, then get married
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God’s order “Therefore a man shall leave his father and
mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh” (Gen. 2:24)
1st leave > 2nd join to wife > 3rd one flesh
“to depart from, to leave behind. . .to let loose, to set free” (Strong’s #5800)
“cleave, cling to, stay with” (Strong’s #1692)
Honorable morality
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Malachi 2:14, 15
“wife” is the correct understanding, “…yet she is your companion and your wife by covenant. But did He not make them one…” (Mal. 2:14, 15, NKJV)
Being “ONE” is for those who are bound by a “covenant”
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“One Flesh” Outside of the Marriage Covenant is Sin
“Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For ‘the two,’ He says, ‘shall become one flesh.’ But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body” (1 Cor. 6:16-18, NKJV)
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“Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge” (Heb. 13:4, NKJV)
HONORABLE
DISHONORABLE
FORNICATION IS A FOE TO THE HOME AND PROPER PARENTHOOD
God’s Order Since Genesis1st leave parents2nd join to “wife”3rd become one flesh
4th bear children
love enough?
Isolating this aspect in the
union from the first two is wrong!Gen. 4:1; Mal. 2:14, 15
Parenthood:
Is a privileged blessing (Ps. 127:3-5; 128:3)
Is a grave responsibility (Prov. 29:15) Has an accountability (1 Sam. 3:13) Can be disappointing (1 Sam. 8:1-5)
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Parenthood:
Can draw deep emotional bonds of love & anxiety (Gen. 21:16; 1 Kin. 3:26; Jn. 19:25)
Solicits prayer (1 Chron. 29:19; Job 1:5) Is never to be used as a call for
compromise against your duty toward God (Lk. 14:16-27)
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