MARRIAGE AND HOMES
Each of the moral issues which we have considered in previous articles touches some segment of our society. But when we discuss Mom, Dad and the kids it touches every single one of us.
I was fortunate to have been reared in a home with two parents my entire childhood. I'm in the minority now. I'm really sad about the fact that so many children will never know the security and joy of a two-parent home.
That's the way God designed it, you know. God intends for a man and a woman to marry and have children and enjoy a lifetime of meeting each others needs. That's the closest to heaven on earth that we can ever know.
I won't quote the statistics; but as you know, they're pretty dismal. Even though divorce is considered normal, now it's killing our society. The home is the basic building block of any society. Anything that erodes the family harms our society. We don't even know how to define "family" anymore - that's indicative of how effective godless forces have become.
Our children have less and less chance of having a happy marriage and home than ever before. We learn in two ways - what we see and what we hear. How many happy homes do you see? Who do you know that is even teaching Biblical truth on marriage and divorce anymore? Even in our churches!
The Bible says, "God hates divorce." (Malachi 2:16). Who cares? Our highest government officials are accused (and occasionally even convicted) of immorality and adultery. Who cares? We usually say something like, “That doesn't affect me!"
When we abandon God's standard, we suffer the consequences. When parents won't work out their problems, they resort to intimidation and violence. The kids are learning. Now one of our biggest problems is teen violence. Where did they learn it? That's all they've ever seen.
The answer is not sex education and getting guns off the street. It's not building bigger jails. How big would they have to be to solve our problems? A knife or a pipe is as effective in killing someone as a gun, you just have to get a little closer.
Is there no hope? Of course there is. But neither our government nor science nor law officials nor our education system is going to provide it. Our homes can. But the solution is going to require something different than "throwing money at it." We must return to God's standards for our homes. One man and one woman for a lifetime. Committed to each other. Taking responsibility for our own children. Providing for them - spiritually, physically and emotionally.
There are some happy homes in our community. It is possible. We don't have to be condemned to repeat our parents' mistakes. Determine that you want to have a happy home. Open your Bible and find out what your creator says about how to be a Mom and Dad. Find a church that teaches what the Bible says and not what people say the Bible says. Then DO IT.
As the home goes, so goes the nation. God bless our homes. God bless America.