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God Fearing Families Are The Hinges Upon Which History Turns
Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Jan 11, 2023 (message contributor)
Summary: In this study we will learn the Key role Parents play in determining the outcome of History: Especially Fathers! These truths apply to our Physical Families & our Spiritual Family in Christ’s Church (We must be faithful in both!).
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God Fearing Families are The Hinges upon which History Turns
(A Historic Revelation of the Importance of the Family)
In this study we will learn the Key role Parents play in determining the outcome of History: Especially Fathers! These truths apply to our Physical Families & our Spiritual Family in Christ’s Church (We must be faithful in both!). God empowers us to fulfill His Glorious Purpose by giving us a revelation of His eternal purpose for our Families. We have a Divine revelation of Parenthood that empowers us to triumph in all the struggles of raising Children in today’s world.
Almost every family in the O.T was dysfunctional in some way! But they eventually triumphed by faith in God! (Heb. 11). Hang in there! No matter how tough life gets we must remain Focused on Family. Parents who invest their lives in their children & grandchildren will reap Eternal Rewards on the Great Day of Judgment: “if any provide not for his own, & specially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, & is worse than an infidel” (1Tim. 5:8). Focusing on the Family is the Key to find meaning & purpose in Life & change History for the better.
MALE/FEMALE SEXUALITY IS EVOLUTION’S IMPOSSIBLE DILEMMA! It is impossible for “random chance + time” to produce male & female of millions of species, simultaneously evolving infinitely complicated sexual apparatus’ that perfectly “unite” with each other to have viable offspring. To believe the perfection of Male/Female sexuality of countless species could “evolve” slowly over time is the epitome of absurdity; an unsolvable barrier to “evolution” (Rom. 1:21-22)
FAMILY IS A SPECIAL CREATION OF GOD (UNIVERSALLY FOUND) [Not the invention of Man]
Jesus was Omniscient & never lied. He confirmed the Genesis account of the origin of the family (Matt. 19:4-6; Mk. 10:6-9). But “Scientists” – “How much do they really know for sure?” They often deceive & are often deceived! Universally accepted Scientific Facts are often proven wrong within 1 generation. Samuel Arbesman in the book: The Half-Life of Facts reveals that Researchers discovered a clear pattern of decay of facts in all major scientific disciplines. In about 45 years 50% of the accepted facts are no longer fully factual. After 50 years only 25% of scientific articles were still considered fully factual.
So we must Choose Carefully the Foundation on which we will build our Life.
1. The Revelation of God: “In the Beginning God created.” If true, we are special; our life has eternal value, high morals, meaning & purpose.
2. The Theory of men: In the Beginning Nothing Created something;
then something evolved itself into everything. If true you are an accident; your life has no value, meaning or purpose.
Godly Families are a key part of God’s Eternal Redemptive Plan. God wants to bless the whole World through God fearing families. God Promised Abraham: “And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice” (Gen 22:18). Why Could God Bless the Whole World through Abraham & His Seed (Descendents)? God tells us in Gen. 18:19: “For I know him, that he will command his children & his household after him, & they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice & judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”
We must Know that Being a Faithful Parent can Bless Millions
There is a Jewish saying: “He who saves a single life saves the world entire.” “Eve” was “the mother of all Living” (Gen. 3:20). Abram’s name was changed to “Abraham” for God would make him “a father of many nations” (Gen. 17:5). We must catch a vision of the potential, privilege & responsibility of parenthood (Eph. 3:20; I Cor. 2:9). God said of Sarah: “… I will bless her, & she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.” (Gen 17:16). God told Rebekah: “… Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people…” (Gen 25:23).
Because Family is such a crucial part of God’s Redemptive Purposes, satan tries to destroy it! The devil does this by changing the definition of marriage from being between 1 man & 1 woman; by promoting same sex marriage; homosexuality; By promoting Sex outside of marriage; pornography; transgenderism & the list of attacks is endless.
Same Sex Marriage threatens the well Being of Civilization because it undermines God’s Purpose for Marriage, Parenthood & Gender. To deny the universally, scientifically observable differences & purposes of male & female is the height of absurdity! (Rom. 1:21-2). You are guilty of loving & practicing a LIE (Rom. 1:25; Rev. 22:15; I Thess. 2:9-12). You are at war with reality, nature, & God!
Anything that undermines the stability of the Family threatens the survival of Civilization. Research shows that The Bible’s prohibition of non-marital sex made the creation of Western civilization possible. Societies that had no boundaries around sexuality were stymied in their development. Two Books document how the sex Revolution is destroying Civilization. “The American Sex Revolution” by Pitirim Sorokin & “Sex & Culture” by J.D. Unwin.