THE REVOLUTIONARY FAMILY (4 OF 5)
by Zach Terry
Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4
This content is part of a series.
The Revolutionary Family (4 of 5)
Series: Family Foundations
Zach Terry
Ephesians 6:1-4
CONTEXT: When the Gospel came to a revolution came with it. It was said of the Apostles, "These men are turning the world upside down" well in fact they were turning it right side up, but this is the nature of the Gospel. It is a revolutionary notion.
MARRIAGE WAS REVOLUTIONIZED
Marriage in the Ephesian culture was a very flippant thing.
- Wives were treated like a combination of concubine and household slave.
- Even in a Jewish home men were permitted to divorce their wives for the slightest infraction. If she lost her attractiveness, divorce. If she burnt dinner, divorce. But God called His men to nourish and cherish their wives.
PARENTING WAS REVOLUTIONIZED
In Roman society pa-tria po-test-as, that is, the authority of the head of the house, gave the father virtual life and death power over not only his slaves but over his entire household. He could cast any of them out of the house, sell them as slaves, or even kill them-and be accountable to no one.
A newborn child was placed at its father's feet to determine its fate. If the father picked it up, the child was allowed to stay in the home; if the father walked away, it was simply disposed of-much as aborted babies are in our own day.
Many times Christians would come along and adopt these abandoned Children.
The Roman culture had the idea that children were only good as far as they could be of some good to the parents. Children were your free labor and they were your retirement plan.
Our own culture seems to follow two extremes when it comes to Parenting Children.
Devalue Children
- 1/3 of all children that are conceive are aborted
- 1/3 of all births do not have anyone listed as father.
- 40% of kids will go to bed tonight without a dad at home.
The other extreme is that the Worship Children
- Worship - Worth/ship to worship your child is to consider them and their de ...
Series: Family Foundations
Zach Terry
Ephesians 6:1-4
CONTEXT: When the Gospel came to a revolution came with it. It was said of the Apostles, "These men are turning the world upside down" well in fact they were turning it right side up, but this is the nature of the Gospel. It is a revolutionary notion.
MARRIAGE WAS REVOLUTIONIZED
Marriage in the Ephesian culture was a very flippant thing.
- Wives were treated like a combination of concubine and household slave.
- Even in a Jewish home men were permitted to divorce their wives for the slightest infraction. If she lost her attractiveness, divorce. If she burnt dinner, divorce. But God called His men to nourish and cherish their wives.
PARENTING WAS REVOLUTIONIZED
In Roman society pa-tria po-test-as, that is, the authority of the head of the house, gave the father virtual life and death power over not only his slaves but over his entire household. He could cast any of them out of the house, sell them as slaves, or even kill them-and be accountable to no one.
A newborn child was placed at its father's feet to determine its fate. If the father picked it up, the child was allowed to stay in the home; if the father walked away, it was simply disposed of-much as aborted babies are in our own day.
Many times Christians would come along and adopt these abandoned Children.
The Roman culture had the idea that children were only good as far as they could be of some good to the parents. Children were your free labor and they were your retirement plan.
Our own culture seems to follow two extremes when it comes to Parenting Children.
Devalue Children
- 1/3 of all children that are conceive are aborted
- 1/3 of all births do not have anyone listed as father.
- 40% of kids will go to bed tonight without a dad at home.
The other extreme is that the Worship Children
- Worship - Worth/ship to worship your child is to consider them and their de ...
There are 17637 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
