Marriage

How Does Anxiety Affect a Family?

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John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Growing up in a family, it is common to pass things like colds and flus around. As soon as one … Read more

Do Your Parents Dictate Your Holidays?

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Ephesians 5:31 – “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Enmeshment occurs when a child is so consumed with their family that they cannot differentiate, become an adult, leave their father and mother, and move on with plans for their … Read more

Do Kids Have a Sin Nature?

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Ephesians 6:1 – Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. The Bible is clear that young children are supposed to listen to and obey both their mother and father. This is necessary because the world is a dangerous place, children lack wisdom, and God has assigned the parents to protect, train, … Read more

How Does the Holy Spirit Lead Your Children?

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Luke 2:40, 50-52 – …the child [Jesus] grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him…And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these … Read more

Is Patriarchy Really a Bad Thing?

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Ephesians 5:33 – However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. To speak against covenant marriage and families, progressive culture against the Bible driven by feminism and cultural Marxism speaks against the oppression of “patriarchy”. The dictionary definition of patriarchy is, “a … Read more

How Can You Make Your Marriage the Priority?

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Ephesians 5:31 – “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Practically, husband and wife in a covenant marriage are supposed to make decisions together so that they are united as “one”, with the husband taking the first responsibility for leading … Read more

How is Marriage Like the Trinity?

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Ephesians 5:25 – Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her… As we have established, the Trinity is a bit like a family, living together in love and sacrificial unity along with familial language for the Father and Son. In the Trinity, the Father is the singular head, … Read more

What is a Covenant Marriage?

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Matthew 19:6 – “…So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” Regarding triangles, a covenant marriage has not just the husband and wife, but also the Lord. The Christian marriage ceremony includes prayers, Scriptures, and vows, which are intended to clearly recognize God as … Read more

What is Relational Triangling?

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1 Corinthians 7:32-34 – I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. John and Susan were married in their late … Read more

Did You Grow Up in a Normal Family?

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Genesis 2:24 (KJV) – Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Growing up, we tend to think our family is normal because it is the only frame of reference we have. As we get to know other families, visit their … Read more