Biblical instruction for all starts with the family
Text: Psalm 127:3-5, Lo children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Genesis 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions. Do you think nine is a lot?
How Wives Must Live
KJV
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
NLV
22 Wives, obey your own husbands. In doing this, you obey the Lord.
KJV
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
NLV
23 For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. It is His body (the church) that He saves.
KJV
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.
NLV
24 As the church is to obey Christ, wives are to obey their own husbands in everything.
How Husbands Must Live
KJV
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
NLV
25 Husbands, love your wives. You must love them as Christ loved the church. He gave His life for it.
KJV
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
NLV
26 Christ did this so He could set the church apart for Himself. He made it clean by the washing of water with the Word.
KJV
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
NLV
27 Christ did this so the church might stand before Him in shining-greatness. There is to be no sin of any kind in it. It is to be holy and without blame.
KJV
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
NLV
28 So men should love their wives as they love their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
A happy wife is a happy life.
KJV
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
NLV
29 No man hates himself. He takes care of his own body. That is the way Christ does. He cares for His body which is the church.
KJV
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
NLV
30 We are all a part of His body, the church.
KJV
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
NLV
31 For this reason, a man must leave his father and mother when he gets married and be joined to his wife. The two become one.
KJV
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
NLV
32 This is hard to understand, but it shows that the church is the body of Christ.
KJV
33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
NLV
33 So every man must love his wife as he loves himself. Every wife must respect her husband.
Husband and wife relations will reflect on the children.
Children
How Children Must Live
Ephesians 6:1-9 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. (2 promises).
4 And, ye fathers provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Love them as Christ loves us.
Family principles carries over to others.
5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
6 Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Children
New Life Version
Ephesians 6:1-9 Children, as Christians, obey your parents. This is the right thing to do.
2 Respect your father and mother. This is the first Law given that had a promise.
3 The promise is this: If you respect your father and mother, you will live a long time and your life will be full of many good things. (Two promises, long life and happy life).
4 Fathers, do not be too hard on your children so they will become angry. Teach them in their growing years with Christian teaching.
Instructions for all to live by. NLV
5 You servants who are owned by someone must obey your owners. Work for them as hard as you can. Work for them the same as if you were working for Christ.
6 Do not work hard only when your owner sees you. You would be doing this just to please men. Work as you would work for Christ. Do what God wants you to do with all your heart.
7 Be happy as you work. Do your work as for the Lord, not for men. 8 Remember this, whatever good thing you do, the Lord will pay you for it. It is the same to the Lord if you are a servant owned by someone or if you work for pay.
9 Owners, do the right thing for those who work for you. Stop saying that you are going to be hard on them. Remember that your Owner and their Owner is in heaven. God does not respect one person more than another.
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