We continue the four-part series about fighting the Lord's battle. Scripture tells us that there are three God ordained government institutions. They are family government, church government, and civil government. Today's focus is family government. This teaching is part of a lecture by Mike Winther given at the Big Valley Grace Community Church men's ministry on February 8, 2021.

Mike talks about the purpose of the family. Families are to be protectors and providers. They are also for promoting purity, procreation, and nurturing. Training and instructing children is also an important role of the family. Service to community, check and a balance on the other institutions, and attacking the gates of hell are also important family roles. Mike dives into all of this and more!

You'll Learn:

• [01:33] Christian men need to be warriors.
• [02:45] We are going to talk about the three god-ordained government institutions in this lecture series. They are family government, church government, and civil government.
• [03:29] Martin Luther was willing to attack the gates of hell. He persisted on holding on to what he knew was true.
• [04:46] The purpose of the family. 1 Timothy 5 and Proverbs 31.
• [05:30] Material provision is a primary job of the family.
• [06:17] Provision of safety. Luke 11:21 and Nehemiah 4:13
• [06:55] Promote purity. Matthew 18:6
• [08:53] Procreation. Psalms 127:5 and 1 Corinthians 7. Children are a heritage from the Lord. Children are a blessing.
• [10:06] Nurture. Titus 2 chapters 3 and 5 also 1st Thessalonians 2 verse 7 and forward.
• [11:21] Training and instruction of children. Deuteronomy 6 and Proverbs 22:6.
• [13:43] Service to community. Proverbs 31 God's welfare program starts with the family.
• [14:39] Family is a check and a balance on the other institutions.
• [16:23] It's the purpose of the family to attack the gates of hell.
• [17:19] Satan is attacking the family on a lot of fronts. Satan and the world have confused authority. His goal is to have us reject legitimate authority.
• [18:33] Confusing love is another tool of Satan. Love is a commitment.
• [20:30] Premarital sex is another tool of Satan. He reverses things.
• [21:19] Satan destroys discipline.
• [22:31] Other things include damaging peer influence, media, introducing dangerous worldviews and isms, and education.
• [26:47] The bigger world view the kids have, the less likely they are to wander away.
• [28:22] The family strikes back. Families need to embrace biblical views of authority, love, sex, economics, discipline, and education.
• [30:29] We should focus on Christian education.
• [34:03] There is power in families.
• [37:30] Let's make our children world changers and our families world-changing families.

Your Resources:

• Attacking the Gates of Hell: Preparing for the Battle
• Martin Luther
• Benjamin Spock
• Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews
• A. A. Hodge
• Jonathan Edwards