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2. With submission, as the church is to submit to Christ - Co 3:18; Ep 5:22-24
Mark A. Copeland
C. WHERE FATHERS RAISE THEIR CHILDREN...
1. Without provoking them to wrath - Co 3:21; Ep 6:4a
2. In the nurture and admonition of the Lord - Ep 6:4b
3. With proper discipline when needed - Pro 13:24; 19:18; 29:17; He 12:7-10
D. WHERE MOTHERS RAISE THEIR CHILDREN...
1. With love - Ti 2:4
2. As homemakers, managers of the home - Ti 2:4; 1 Ti 5:14; cf. Pro 31:10-31
E. WHERE CHILDREN REACT TO THEIR PARENTS...
1. With obedience - Co 3:20; Ep 6:1
2. With honor - Ep 6:2-3; cf. Pro 31:28
F. WHERE ALL ARE DEDICATED TO SERVING HIM...
1. Having a genuine faith from one generation to another - cf. 2 Ti 1:5
2. With devotion to the Lord that surpasses even devotion to one another - Mt 10:37
CONCLUSION
1. No family is perfect, but God’s ideal for the physical family is worth striving for...
a. It is the best hope for strong marriages, for healthy and happy families, that last a lifetime
b. God-ordained marriages, and certainly children, deserve the very best we can give
2. If we find ourselves in a family broken beyond repair...
a. By death, divorce, or dysfunction beyond our control
b. Do not forget that God has a spiritual family designed for eternity
The best hope for strong, physical families is for everyone to become a child of God in His spiritual
family. Have you become a child of God by being born again of water and the Spirit...? - Jn 3:3-5; Mk
16:16
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