Christian Perspecitve - The Family

Quotes for Christian Perspective - The Family, Marriage & Divorce

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Responsibility of Children in the Family

"Honour your father & mother" - Exodus 20.

"Do not lie" "Do not steal" - Exodus 20.

"Children, obey your parents in everything for this pleases the Lord" - Colossians 3.

"Whoever doesn't provide for his relatives...is worse than an unbeliever" - 1 Timothy 5.

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Role of the Church

"Marriage is given, that husband and wife may comfort each other" - Common Worship 2000.

"Honour your mother and father" - Exodus 20.

"What God has brought together let not man separate" - Matthew 19.

"Do not commit adultery" - Exodus 20.

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Family Life

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" - Genesis 1.

"Honour your father and mother" - Exodus 20.

"Do not lie" "Do not steal" - Exodus 20.

"For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is head of the Church" - Ephesians 5.

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" - Galatians 3.

"Children, obey your parents in everything for this pleases the Lord" - Colossians 3.

"If anyone does not provide for relative...he has denied faith (and is worse than an unbeliever)" - 1 Timothy 5.

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Divorce

"Man must not separate what God has joined together" - Matthew 19.

Old Testament - man may divorce his wife under certain circumstances - Deuteronomy 24.

Jesus allows divorce for marital unfaithfulness - Matthew 5.

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Yaay so many useful quotes ^_^

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