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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by Douglas McKelvey, Illustrated by Ned Bustard
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by Douglas McKelvey and Pete Peterson (editors), Art Direction by Ned Bustard
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by Martha Peace
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Exemplary Husband
by Stuart Scott
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by Stuart Scott
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by Willard F. Harley Jr.
from Revell Publishing
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Families Where Grace Is in Place
by Jeff VanVonderen
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by Voddie Baucham
from Crossway Books
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by Voddie Baucham Jr.
from Crossway Books
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by Terry L. Johnson
from Christian Focus Publications
for 11th-Adult
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by Edward Shewan & Michael McHugh
from Christian Liberty Press
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by J. Mark Fox
from Xulon Press
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Family: God's Weapon for Victory
by Robert Andrews
2nd edition from Sentinel Press
for 10th-Adult
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Father Hunger
by Douglas Wilson
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
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Federal Husband
by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
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Feminine Appeal
by Carolyn Mahaney
from Crossway Books
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by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
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Fidelity
by Doug Wilson
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Fit to Burst
by Rachel Jankovic
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For a Glory and a Covering
by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
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For the Family's Sake
by Susan Macaulay
from Crossway Books
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by Nancy Wilson
from Canon Press
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Geek Dad
by Ken Denmead
from Gotham Books
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Genesis of Sex
by O. Palmer Robertson
from P&R Publishing
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Get the Girl
by Douglas Wilson
from Canon Press
for 12th-Adult
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by Debbie Maken
from Crossway Books
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Give Them Grace
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from Crossway Books
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Give Them Truth
by Starr Meade
from P&R Publishing
for Adult
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$14.99
God Made All of Me
by Justin S. Holcomb, Lindsey A. Holcomb
Fir from New Growth Press
for Nursery-3rd grade
in Sex Education (Location: HEAL-SEXED)
$15.99
God's Battle
Making Him Known Series - Book 5
by Sally Michael
from P&R Publishing
for 2nd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$23.99
God's Design
Making Him Known Series - Book 8
by Gary Steward, Sally Michael
from P&R Publishing
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$23.99
God's Gospel
Making Him Known Series - Book 7
by Jill Nelson
from P&R Publishing
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$23.99
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Making Him Known Series - Book 1
by Sally Michael
from P&R Publishing
for 2nd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$23.99
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Making Him Known Series - Book 2
by Sally Michael
from P&R Publishing
for 2nd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$23.99
God's Providence
Making Him Known Series - Book 3
by Sally Michael
from P&R Publishing
for 2nd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$23.99
God's Story
from Master Books
for 3rd-8th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$19.99
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Making Him Known Series - Book 4
by Sally Michael
from P&R Publishing
for 2nd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$23.99
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Making Him Known Series - Book 6
by Sally Michael
from P&R Publishing
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$23.99
Godly Man's Picture
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by Thomas Watson
from Banner of Truth Trust
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$10.00
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by Marty Machowski
from New Growth Press
for Kindergarten-6th grade
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$29.99 $18.50 (1 in stock)
Gospel Story for Kids - New Testament Coloring Book
by Marty Machowski
from New Growth Press
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$8.50 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Gospel-Centered Parent
by Deborah Harrell, Jack Klumpenhower, Rose Marie Miller
Fir from New Growth Press
for Adult
in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$12.79
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by William P. Farley
from P&R Publishing
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in Parenting (Location: XFA-PAR)
$12.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Gossip - CD
by Scott Brown
from Vision Forum
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by Dr. Tim Kimmel
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
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$12.00 $6.00 (1 in stock)
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by Peter Leithart
from Canon Press
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