The Covenant Home: God’s Ideal Institution for the Nurture of Children (2)
Den Hartog articulates a Reformed vision of the covenant home as God's design for nurturing children, grounding family structure in the created order and covenant purposes. The article emphasizes the complementary roles of husband and wife, the sanctity of marriage as a lifelong union, and children as precious covenant gifts requiring parental love and devotion. This resource presents a traditional Protestant Reformed perspective on family life rooted in creation ordinances and covenant theology.
Previous article in this series: June 2014, p. 402. The covenant home is God's good and wise creation. The home was created when God made man and woman after His own image. The family was intended to be a reflection of His own covenant life as the triune God. God Himself united man and woman in the intimate holy bond of marriage. God created the man and the woman with their unique characters adapted for their respective roles in marriage. After He created Adam and Eve, God gave them the joint...
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