GOD'S
RECIPE FOR A HAPPY HOME
Definition: The home
is God’s first and foundational institution for human fulfillment, religious
training, cultural development and racial propagation.
I. The Bible
teaches that God established the one man/one woman pattern
A. By the
Adam/Eve example, Genesis 2:18, 21-25; Matthew 19:3-9; Mark 10:6-9,
B. By examples of
strife and trouble when pattern is broken, Abraham and Hagar, Genesis
16:4-16 ; Hannah vs Peninnah, 1 Samuel 1:6-10; Solomon’s decline, 1
Kings 11:1-13
C. By showing
that variations reveal “hardness” of heart, Malachi 2: 14-16; Matthew
19:7, 8; Mark 10: 2-5
D. By requiring
the pattern in New Testament leaders, 1 Timothy 3:2; 12
E. By denouncing
perversions as “vile affections”, Deuteronomy 27:20-23; Romans 1:24, 26,
27, 32; 1 Corinthians 6: 9,10
II. The Bible
teaches that God established marital sex
A. To bond
joyfully the one man/one woman relationship, Genesis 2:22-24; Proverbs
5:15-20; 15:17; Ephesians 5:22-33
B. To propagate
the race, Genesis 1:28; 9:1
C. To protect
husband/wife integrity, 1 Corinthians 7: 2-5; Hebrews 13 4
III. The Bible
teaches that God established marital relationships in the one man/one woman
pattern
A. The physically
stronger husband
1. Must
provide for the other family members,
1 Timothy 5:8
2. Must love the
one-woman wife exclusively and sacrificially, Ephesians 5:25-33; Proverbs
5:15-20; 1 Corinthians 6:13-20
3. Must honor the
one-woman wife, 1 Peter 3:7
4. Must submit
his body to his one woman wife’s sexual needs, 1 Corinthians 7:3-5
5. Must rejoice
in his one woman wife, Proverbs 5:15-19; Ecclesiastes 9:9
B. The
emotionally more tender wife
1. Must bear the
birth of the children, Genesis 3:16
2. Must submit in
the Lord to the husband’s leadership, Ephesians 5:22
3. Must be a
crown to her husband, Proverbs 12:4; 18:22; 31:10-31; Genesis 2:22
4. Must submit
her body to her one-man husband’s sexual needs, 1 Corinthians 7:3-5
5. Must be a
spiritual testimony of the value of faith in Jesus, 1Peter 3:1, 2
IV. The Bible
teaches that God intends for the one man/one woman family relationship to be
should be joyful and respected
A. The bridegroom
is a type of joyful fulfillment, Ezekiel 16:8- 14; Isaiah 61:10; Luke
5:34,35; Mark 2:19, 20; Matthew 9:15
B. The bridegroom
is released from military duty and business obligations, Deuteronomy 24:5
C. The bride is a
type of joyful fulfillment, Genesis 24:53-67; Isaiah 49:18; 61:10;
Jeremiah 2:32; Revelation 21:2
D. The children
are the gifts of God’s blessing, Psalm 113:9; Genesis 30:1; Psalm 127:3-5;
Proverbs 17:6
E. The children
are normally joyful and appreciated, Psalm 127:5; 128: 3
V. The Bible
teaches that God has established the one man/one woman home as an educational
institution
A. The children
learn to give honor, Deuteronomy 27:16
B. The children
learn obedience to true standards, Proverbs 1: 8, 9; 2:1-9; 3:1-4; 11,12;
3-7; 22:6
C. The parents
teach the children
1. by example,
Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 10:12; 1 Timothy 3: 4, 5; 12;5:14
2. by word,
Deuteronomy 6: 7, 8, 20-25; 31:12,13; Psalm 34:11-19; Ephesians 6:4; 2Timothy
1:5; 3:15
D. The parents
learn to teach in love, Matthew 18:1-6; 19:13- 15; Mark 10:13-16;
Ephesians 6:4
VI. The Bible
reveals God-given examples of proper home teaching in the one man/one woman
home relationships
A. Teaching as
given in Proverbs, 1:8, 10, 15; 2:1; 3:1; 4:1,10, 20; 5:1, 20; 6:1, 3;
7:1; 31:1-4
B. Jesus’
childhood, Luke 2:51, 52
C. Timothy’s
training, 2 Timothy 1:5; 3: 14-15-17
D. Example of
bishop and deacon, 1 Timothy 3:4, 12
VII. The Bible
teaches that God requires continued care by the one man/one woman home for
disrupted members of the home
A. Care for the
widow, Zechariah 7:10; Psalm 146:9; Jeremiah 22:3; James 1:27
B. Care for the
orphan, Deuteronomy 27:19; Psalm 10:14,18; 27:10; 68:5
VIII. The Bible
teaches that God uses the one man/one woman home relationships in allegorical
teaching
A. Parent
allegories
1. Unsaved are
children of devil, John 8:44
2. Believers are
children of God, John 1:12; Romans 8: 14-17; 1 John 3:1, 2
B. Marriage
allegories
1. Jehovah is
betrothed to Israel, Joel 2:16-20
2. The church is
the Bride of Christ, Ephesians 5:23-33
IX. The Bible
teaches that God expects the one man/one woman home to have proper external
relationships
A. Government,
Matthew 22:17-21; Romans 13:1-8; Titus 3:1; 1 Peter 2:13-17
B. Neighbors,
Good Samaritan, Luke 10; 29-37; James 5:4-6; 1John 3:17; James 2:18,19
C. Enemies,
Matthew 5:44; Romans 12:19-21
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