Marriage & Family
“For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our…
“Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life.” – Proverbs 31:10-12 “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.…
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be…
“Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” – Colossians 3:20-21 Whether it’s a new father and mother, after the birth of their first child, or seasoned parents after the birth of their next child, Christian parents begin…
“Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.” – Ephesians 4:29 Communication can make or break relationships. Marriages are no exception. In fact, communication break down in a marriage can set heightened and progressive stress and strain in the…
“Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.” – 1 Corinthians 7:2 In the second half of 1 Cor. 6, the Apostle Paul teaches us a theology of the body. Scripture teaches us that God has given our bodies great, high value and…
Our church believes in the membership of families. What does this mean? Apart from some of the more visible things such as a worship service filled with young children as well as adults, it means that we believe our children are part of the church, members of the community. The Scripture time and again gives…
“For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.” – Genesis 18:19 One of the wonderful purposes God had in…
“For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children; That the generation to come might know them, the children who would be born, that they may arise and declare them to their children, that they may set their hope in God, and not forget the works…