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God has designed each family to be a culture, with a language, customs, traditions, and countless unspoken assumptions. The culture of the family intimately shapes the children who grow up in it. It is the duty of the father to ensure that the shaping takes place according to biblical wisdom. Some fathers establish a rebellious culture for their children and bring upon their children the wrath of God, sometimes for generations. Other fathers fail to establish any distinct culture, and show more outside cultures rust to fill the void. Through the Messiah, God promised blessings to His people, "their children, and their children's children forever." The norm for faithful members of the covenant is that their children will follow them in their faithfulness. The oddity should be children who fall away. Unless we reestablish faithful Christian culture in countless homes, we will never reestablish it anywhere else. show lessTags
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Douglas Wilson is a pastor in Moscow, Idaho, a father of three, and grandfather of seventeen. He is the author of numerous books, including Reforming Marriage, The Case for Classical Christian Education, and Letter from a Christian Citizen.
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Common Knowledge
- Dedication
- For Bekah, Nathan, and Rachel. May the Lord give you as many hours of laughter around the table with your children as He gave us with you. Crescite et multiplicamini.
- First words
- What is a marriage?
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and teh hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse (Mal. 4:5-6)
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
- DDC/MDS
- 248.845 — Religion Christian practice & observance Christian experience, practice, life Christian Living for specific groups Christian Living for Adults Parenting
- LCC
- BV4529 .W585 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Practical Theology Practical Theology Practical religion. The Christian life
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