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God has ordained the family as the
foundational institution of human society.
It is composed of persons related to one
another by marriage, blood, or adoption.
Marriage is the uniting of one man and one
woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime.
It is God's unique gift to reveal the union
between Christ and His church and to provide
for the man and the woman in marriage the
framework for intimate companionship, the
channel of sexual expression according to
biblical standards, and the means for
procreation of the human race.
The husband and wife are of equal worth
before God, since both are created in God's
image. The marriage relationship models the
way God relates to His people. A husband is
to love his wife as Christ loved the church.
He has the God-given responsibility to
provide for, to protect, and to lead his
family. A wife is to submit herself
graciously to the servant leadership of her
husband even as the church willingly submits
to the headship of Christ. She, being in the
image of God as is her husband and thus
equal to him, has the God-given
responsibility to respect her husband and to
serve as his helper in managing the
household and nurturing the next generation.
Children, from the moment of conception, are
a blessing and heritage from the Lord.
Parents are to demonstrate to their children
God's pattern for marriage. Parents are to
teach their children spiritual and moral
values and to lead them, through consistent
lifestyle example and loving discipline, to
make choices based on biblical truth.
Children are to honor and obey their
parents.
Scripture References:
Genesis 1:26-28; 2:15-25; 3:1-20; Exodus
20:12; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Joshua 24:15; 1
Samuel 1:26-28; Psalms 51:5; 78:1-8; 127;
128; 139:13-16; Proverbs 1:8; 5:15-20;
6:20-22; 12:4; 13:24; 14:1; 17:6; 18:22;
22:6,15; 23:13-14; 24:3; 29:15,17; 31:10-31;
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; 9:9; Malachi 2:14-16;
Matthew 5:31-32; 18:2-5; 19:3-9; Mark
10:6-12; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians
7:1-16; Ephesians 5:21-33; 6:1-4; Colossians
3:18-21; 1 Timothy 5:8,14; 2 Timothy 1:3-5;
Titus 2:3-5; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Peter 3:1-7.
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