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May, 2003
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God's Family Life#246
As Mother's Day comes once again, our thoughts turn toward home and the family. But sadly, one of the greatest problems in our society today is...the breakdown of the family. There are many contributing factors. One of them is the view that the Bible is an archaic book which is irrelevant for today's complex problems. For example, we are told that the Bible's view of the family is hopelessly outdated. We are told that those who wrote about the family in the Bible were so influenced by their culture that what they have to say means nothing for today. Suppose I show you that what the Bible says about the family is not cultural at all. Rather, it is a corrective to the devastating problem of sin. Would that make a difference? It should! You see, when Adam and Eve sinned against God, they suffered certain consequences. God put the results of sin this way, He said to Eve, "Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you" (Genesis 3:16). Here God was telling Adam and Eve about the devastating consequences of sin in their relationship. Eve would want to dominate Adam. Adam would respond by exercising tyrannical rule over Eve. It's a picture which is repeated time after time in marriages. Interestingly enough, the very same words are used about sins desire to dominate us. Listen, "Sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it" (Genesis 4:7). Now, when Paul comes along and says, "Wives be subject to your own husbands" (Ephesians 5:22), he is trying to correct a problem that results from sin. And when he says, "Husbands, love your wives" (Ephesians 5:25), he is speaking to a problem that results from sin.
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