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we must recognize that God's basic institution throughout Scripture, starting from the Garden of Eden, is the covenant family. From a biblical point of view, all modern forms of government are variations on monarchism, of rule from the top down, whereas in Scripture, the family is the central social government.
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There is but one family which ought to be reckoned, both in heaven and on earth, both among angels and among men—if we belong to the Body of Christ. For outside of Him there is nothing but dispersion
Family0Families are the seminaries both of church and state, and therefore, as you desire the church may be pure and the state righteous, look well unto your families and let religion flourish in them. Reformation indeed must begin at persons, and if everyone would mend one, all would be reformed. But from persons it must proceed to houses, and if these were but once leavened with godliness, what holy cities and what a happy nation would there be.
Family0Look what the roots are in the family; such will the fruit be in the church and commonwealth.
Family0If God isn't in his rightful place at the center of your family, guess who you'll stick in his place? Yourself! You'll make it all about you -your schedule, your pleasure, your control.
Family0If you want to be a godly head of a family, you must ensure that there is Christian harmony among those under you, appropriate for a house where the leader fears God.
Family0in the economy of human life, the family lays the foundation for human society for the believer and the non-believer alike and is the nursery of knowledge, worship, government, and all social order. Thus, when the family collapses, all society breaks down.
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People often try to fix their families by making surface changes in important areas, but until they deal with worship, they will find themselves like the men of Judah--healing "the hurt of [the] people slightly" (Jer. 6:14). So many maladies in family life can be traced to the abandonment of family worship.
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