Marriage & Family

 

Christian families are a vital element in rebuilding a biblical culture. Husbands must be the spiritual leaders, the providers, the protectors; wives, submissive yet wise and strong help meets; children Christian warriors in training. Through the Messiah, God promised blessings to His people, their children, and their children's children forever.

In a culture like ours, though, the family and marriage are under assault. Many are seeking a new way, that of the unconnected individual. But man is indissolubly social. God said to Adam in the Garden, “It is not good for man to be alone” (Gen. 2:18). What was true of our first father before the Fall is even more established in the experience of all men since. Man needs woman. Parents need children. Children need parents. By definition marriages and families are essential to the good and well being of any society of men. That is certainly true of the society of the church.

Marriage and family are institutions created by God and ordered by his Word. In the Bible, we learn that God has assigned various roles to husbands, wives, parents, and children. These roles consist in obligations and prerogatives (Eph. 5:22-6:4). As with all that God commands, when people are careful to observe these standards they find life filled with meaning and joy. A good marriage is a great delight. A happy family showers blessings on each member at all times. As the church we must recover and remind our culture of these truths.

Recovering marriage and family will mean recovering the vision of the servant. Fathers, mothers, parents, children, sisters, and brothers are all offices of service. Sometimes that service is expressed through leadership and authority (fathers, parents, older siblings, etc.). Sometimes service manifests itself in offices of submission and obedience. All serve Christ. All submit to divine authority. All honor and assist each other.

The family is also founded upon the ultimate family; that of the Godhead. Between the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit there exists a familial relationship. That bond within the Trinity provides the ultimate example of how to live in love and service to one another. Reviving this Christian view of marriage and family will prove key to the recovery of a truly Christian culture in our land. Every effort and all exertion toward that end will be gloriously repaid in the generations to come. God has promised great things to our families.

We pray that these books may assist you in laying claim to those promises.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he is a husband and father, teaches adult Sunday school in his Presbyterian congregation, and likes weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

 

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Come Back, Barbara
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by Starr Meade
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by Paul C. Reisser
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Complete Husband
by Lou Priolo
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Cord of Three Strands
by Diana Lynn Severance
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Correcting Your Child in Love
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Creative Counterpart
by Linda Dillow
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Creative Family Times
by Allen Hadidian, Will Wilson
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by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, et al.
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by Conn & Hal Iggulden
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by Willard F. Harley, Jr.
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Desperate
by Sally Clarkson, Sarah Mae
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
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Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye?
by Carolyn McCulley
from Crossway Books
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Disciplines of a Godly Family
by Barbara Hughes, R. Kent Hughes
Revised from Crossway Books
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Divorce
by John Murray
from P&R Publishing
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Don't Make Me Count to Three!
by Ginger Plowman
from Shepherd Press
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Double Dangerous Book for Boys
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from Grace & Truth Books
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Duties of Parents
by J. C. Ryle
from Lamplighter Publishing
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Each for the Other
by Bryan Chapell, Kathy Chapell
Revised from Baker Books
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$14.99
Emotionally Destructive Marriage
by Leslie Vernick
from WaterBrook Press
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$17.00
Empty Nest
by Elyse Fitzpatrick
from New Growth Press
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$2.79
Engaging Today's Prodigal
by Carol Barnier
New Edition from Moody Press
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Every Child Can Succeed
by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
from Focus on the Family
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$2.00 (1 in stock)
Every Man's Marriage
by Fred Stoeker, Mike Yorkey, Stephen Arterburn
1st edition from WaterBrook Press
for Adult
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Every Man, God's Man
Every Man Series
by Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck, Mike Yorkey, Rick Warren (Foreword)
1st edition from WaterBrook Press
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Every Moment Holy Prayer Journal
from Rabbit Room Press
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Every Moment Holy Volume 1
by Douglas McKelvey, Illustrated by Ned Bustard
pocket from Rabbit Room Press
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in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$24.99
Every Moment Holy Volume 2
by Douglas McKelvey, Illustrated by Ned Bustard
from Rabbit Room Press
for 6th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$34.99
Every Moment Holy Volume 2
by Douglas McKelvey, Illustrated by Ned Bustard
Pocket Edition from Rabbit Room Press
for 6th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$24.99
Every Moment Holy Volume 3
by Douglas McKelvey and Pete Peterson (editors), Art Direction by Ned Bustard
from Rabbit Room Press
for 6th-Adult
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$34.99
Everyday Battles
by Bob Schultz
from Boulder Creek Books
for 10th-Adult
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Everyday Talk
by John A. Younts
from Shepherd Press
for Adult
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
Everyday Talk About Sex & Marriage
by John A. Younts with David Younts, foreword by Kirk Cameron
from Shepherd Press
for Adult
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Excellent Wife
by Martha Peace
2nd edition from Focus Publishing
in Biblical Womanhood (Location: XFA-WOM)
$13.95
Excellent Wife - Study Guide
by Martha Peace
from Focus Publishing
for Teenagers-Adult
in Biblical Womanhood (Location: XFA-WOM)
Exemplary Husband
by Stuart Scott
from Focus Publishing
in Biblical Manhood (Location: XFA-MEN)
$13.95
Exemplary Husband - Study Guide
by Stuart Scott
from Focus Publishing
for Adult
in Biblical Manhood (Location: XFA-MEN)
$9.95 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Faithful Parent
by Martha Peace & Stuart Scott
from P&R Publishing
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Fall in Love, Stay in Love
by Willard F. Harley Jr.
from Revell Publishing
for Adult
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$19.99 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Families Where Grace Is in Place
by Jeff VanVonderen
Reprint from Bethany House
for Adult
in Covenant Family (Location: XFA-COV)
$15.99
Family Celebrations at Birthdays and for Vacations and Other Holidays
by Ann Hibbard
from Baker Books
for Adult
in Holidays (Location: HOLIDAY)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Family Driven Faith
by Voddie Baucham
from Crossway Books
for Adult
in Covenant Family (Location: XFA-COV)
$8.00 (3 in stock)
Family Driven Faith
by Voddie Baucham
from Crossway Books
for Adult
in Covenant Family (Location: XFA-COV)
$12.79
Family in its Civil and Churchly Aspects
by B. M. Palmer & J. W. Alexander
from Sprinkle Publications
for Adult
in Covenant Family (Location: XFA-COV)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Family Practice
by R.C. Sproul Jr., editor
from P&R Publishing
for Adult
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
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