Lesson 1, continued:It’s never too early to study the Bible truth relating to the family.II Chronicles 34:1-3 – Josiah was only 16 when he began to seek God.It’s never too late to study the family. Titus 2:3-5Apply God’s work to yourself!Who might we blame when we mess up?Genesis 3:12-13 – Adam blames everyone but himself.Proverbs 19:3 – The foolish blame the Lord.In Ephesians 5:22-33 …Find where the husband is told to make his wife submit.Find where the wife is told to make her husband lead.(This doesn’t mean we should never try to teach / encourage others to fulfill their roles.)Matthew 7:1-5; James 1:22Ephesians 4:22-24; II Peter 1:5-8; 3:18Since the 1960s, the rate of new marriages has fallen by more than 50%. Rates of divorce and single parenthood have more than doubled. The trend of cohabitation is not making families stronger.The importance of developing a good marriage:Marriage is the bedrock of a family and families are the bedrock of a society.Genesis 2:18-24Genesis 18:20 – God was not pleased with Sodom and Gomorrah.Malachi 2:13-16 – God cares about the family!Jamestown, 1607Oneida Community, 1848-1879Matthew 19:4-9 – God’s strict marriage law. From the beginning, it was to be a permanent relationship.
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