South End
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10 Facts About The Home
Aaron Erhardt

  1. The home is a God-ordained institution (1)

  2. The home consists of members in a family(2)

  3. Husbands are leaders of the home (Eph. 5:23) (3)

  4. Husbands are providers for the home (1 Tim. 5:8) (4)

  5. Husbands are to love their wives (Eph. 5:25-33) (5)

  6. Wives are to be homemakers (Tit. 2:5) (6)

  7. Wives are to submit to their husbands (Eph. 5:22) (7)

  8. Wives are to respect their husbands (Eph. 5:33)

  9. Children are to be brought up in the Lord (Eph. 6:4) (8)

  10. Children are to be obedient to their parents (Eph. 6:1) (9)


Footnotes:

  1. God ordained three institutions: The home (Gen. 2:18-25), the church (Eph. 3:10-11), and civil government (Rom. 13:1-7). The home is the oldest institution.

  2. The home is a social unit consisting of family members. The first home had a husband (Adam), wife (Eve), and children (Cain, Abel, Seth, etc).

  3. The husband is the head of the wife (1 Cor. 11:3). Hence, he is the leader of the home. The fact that an elder must “rule” his house well (1 Tim. 3:4, KJV) also emphasizes the husband’s role as leader.

  4. From the beginning, man was to work (Gen. 2:15). However, he must keep work in its proper place. Some men have neglected their families by working too much.

  5. Agape is a willed-love that goes beyond emotion and seeks the very best for its object. Husbands are to love their wives “as Christ loved the church” and “as their own bodies” (Eph. 5:25, 28). Likewise, wives are to love their husbands (Tit. 2:4).

  6. The wife’s primary responsibility is domestic. She is to be busy at home (1 Tim. 5:14). There is no greater job a woman can have than that of housewife!

  7. The wife’s place is one of submission (Eph. 5:22; Col. 3:18; 1 Tim. 2:11-12; Tit. 2:5; 1 Pet. 3:1-6). She is to yield to the authority of her husband. This does not mean, however, that the husband is to rule with an iron-fist. He is to honor his wife as the weaker vessel (1 Pet. 3:7). Wives are a blessing from God (Prov. 18:22). Submission is not a sign of weakness, but strength.

  8. Children are a blessing from God (Ps. 127:3), and come with great responsibility. Parents are to raise their children in a spiritual atmosphere filled with instruction and teaching (Deut. 6:7). Many parents fail in this area.

  9. Children are to obey their parents (Col. 3:20). When children are disobedient, they should be punished. Spanking is a God-ordained punishment (Prov. 13:24, 22:15; 23:13-14).


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