by Dr. Roy Kraft Pastor of the Twin Lakes Baptist Church Santa Cruz, California
E very design of God is perfect. This most certainly applies to the plans He has given for the home. The problem is that man is not will ing to follow the pattern God has ordained. The Word of God gives us three main purposes for marry ing and establishing the home. One is to provide a deep and lasting com panionship between husband and wife. A man was not made to be a playboy, and woman is not a play thing. Second is that there might be the management and control of the dynamic explosive function of sex so that it may serve rather than disrupt human life. The third is to bring people into the world, providing for the care of body, mind and spirit. Unfortunately, h o m e s aren’t the training institutions God intended they should be. In the beginning, the Lord made a helpmeet for man. The meaning behind this lovely word suggests someone exactly suited for his spe cific needs. How important to seek God’s guidance for life’s mate! There are so many attacks upon the home
today which cause countless thou sands of divorces every year. Satan seeks to break down the home if he possibly can. Failing here, he will then attempt to make it unhappy. He wants to separate the home and its members from the influence of the Lord. See how successful he is in so many cases. Unfortunately, p r id e keeps many people from seeking help before it’s too late. Divorce today is so common that it is readily accepted as a part of our age. The Bible, however, clearly teaches against it. The so-called “new morality” would stress pre-marital s e x experience and, in fact, would be glad to do away with marriage altogether. Oth er things which add to weakening the home’s battlements are the transfer of religious training outside of the household, and the lessening of par ental control. The Lord has given very implicit instructions concerning a right rela tionship in the home. In addition, it is not at all complicated. God has given to the husband love. Notice how this is repeated in the fifth chap ter of Ephesians. No husband really loves his wife unless he provides for her every need both spiritual as well as physical. To the wives the word from Scripture is submission. If you don’t want to follow out this exhorta tion, it would be better to remain single; otherwise you are in for some real trouble. Ephesians 6:1, 2 pre sent truths for children which are both honor and obedience. However, children can’t obey us as parents un less we give them the loving instruc tion and guidance so vitally needed. If you will only follow God’s won derful pattern for marrying, you can enjoy heaven on earth. May the Lord give us that home which will be a little heaven on earth. 9
Dr. Roy Kraft
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