Preparing our Sons and Daughters to Build the House
Written by Howard and Eileen Pastoor of Faith Protestant Reformed Church in Jenison, Michigan, this article addresses how parents can prepare their children for Christian marriage and family life by instilling the fear of the Lord from childhood. Drawing on Scripture and Reformed theology, the Pastoors emphasize that godly marriage preparation begins long before courtship, rooted in parental faithfulness to baptismal vows and covenant training that shapes children's entire character and worldview.
God-fearing parents love their children and rejoice when they walk in the truth, marry in the Lord, and bring their children up in His fear. They rejoice when the marriages of their children are built upon the Rock, Jesus Christ; when they live together in love, unity, and peace and reflect the beautiful and mysterious marriage of Christ and His bride, the church. They rejoice, because they know in their hearts and souls that this is God's gracious work and confess "Except the Lord build the...
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