Our families launch out into a hostile world every day that lives to point out their faults and hurt them. Why shouldn’t they be able to return to a warm loving home where joy is found to shield them from the blows of the world?

Our last lesson showed that as long as we live, learning how to love will be the endeavor of a Christian home. In this lesson we will look at how that is lived out.

In the Bible love is presented as the key Christian value. It is the most important characteristic of Christian behavior (1 Cor 13:1-3,13). Love must also be the key value of a Christian home.

What most often takes away the joy and peace of our homes is the refusal to crucify self. The outward issue is never what the conflict is about – what fuels conflicts are wills and egos unwilling to bend.

In family life, as in every aspect of life, when our will clashes with God’s will, we must crucify the flesh.

What most often takes away the joy and peace of our homes is the refusal to crucify self. The outward issue is never what the conflict is about – what fuels conflicts are wills and egos unwilling to bend.

 In family life, as in every aspect of life, when our will clashes with God’s will, we must crucify the flesh.

What most often takes away the joy and peace of our homes is the refusal to crucify self. The outward issue is never what the conflict is about – what fuels conflicts are wills and egos unwilling to bend.

In family life, as in every aspect of life, when our will clashes with God’s will, we must crucify the flesh.

What most often takes away the joy and peace of our homes is the refusal to crucify self. The outward issue is never what the conflict is about – what fuels conflicts are wills and egos unwilling to bend.

In family life, as in every aspect of life, when our will clashes with God’s will, we must crucify the flesh.

God’s involvement is the most important factor in our marriages and families. He is committed to our marriage covenant and makes it possible for us to fulfill our commitment to each other.

God’s involvement is the most important factor in our marriages and families. He is committed to our marriage covenant and makes it possible for us to fulfill our commitment to each other.