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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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HOME

Gen. 2; Matt. 19

Ps. 127:3; 128:3

PARENT

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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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HOME

PARENT

Gen. 2; Matt. 19

Ps. 127:3; 128:3

CHILD CARE(PHYSICAL &SPIRITUAL)