Encouraging Family Reformation

The biblical institutions of church and family in America are in need of reformation. Some say that we are in the period of greatest apostasy in 500 years. Less than one-half of one percent of adults ages 18 to 23 years have a biblical worldview. Only one-third of Christian parents say their religious faith is one of the most important influences on their parenting and only 27% of Protestant parents are very familiar with what the Bible has to say about parenting. It is clear that many Christian parents are no longer discipling their children in the faith. The result---SBC’s Council on Family Life reported that roughly 88 percent of evangelical children are leaving the church shortly after they graduate from high school. The problem is not only with the church and its program-oriented, marketing-driven growth philosophy, but also with parents, who have abdicated their role and responsibility in teaching, discipling, and nurturing their children in multigenerational faithfulness. The result is that the secular post-Christian culture has claimed the children and youth of America. When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3). We are encouraged by the fact that God is sovereign, Jesus Christ is Lord and His kingdom is forever. As we believe God's covenantal promise, our opportunity is great in working toward reformation of the family, the church, and the nations.

This blog links to a wide variety of writings on biblical issues regarding the family, biblical roles and relationships in the family, the church, education, and biblical worldview including ethics, apologetics, history, politics, and culture. The blog was created to encourage biblical family reformation through development of a clear family vision of multigenerational faithfulness. Our duties as parents include sharing the gospel with our children, discipling them in the faith (Deut 6:7), raising them in the fear, nuture, and admonition of the Lord (Prov 9:10; Eph 6:4), cultivating in them a biblical worldview (2 Cor 10:5), and providing them with the necessary tools to recognize and engage an increasingly humanistic, post-Christian culture while glorifying God.

June 23, 2009

The One Anothers of Scripture

Love one another
Do not oppress one another
Be at peace with one another
Show hospitality with one another
We are members one of another
Honor one another
Do not judge one another
Receive one another
Do not excuse one another
Do not fight with one another
Serve one another
Do not envy one another
Admonish one another
Wait for one another
Greet one another
Care for one another
Bear the burdens of one another
Show deference to one another
Forgive one another
Be kind to one another
Submit to one another
Do not lie to one another
Provoke to good works one another
Comfort one another
Concern yourself in the affairs of one another
Do not hate one another
Do not speak evil of one another
Pray for one another
Be like-minded toward one another
Do not hold a grudge against one another
Highly esteem one another
Do not be partial toward one another
Have fellowship with one another
Edify one another
Teach one another
Do good to one another
Exhort one another
Minister spiritual gifts to one another

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