Throughout my Biblical studies one fact remains paramount; that the family, husband, wife and children, is the first ministry given to us by Adonai. Biblical literalists like myself cannot ignore the fact that we are all indebted to our families. It is inescapable that in marriage there must be a man and a woman to hold the state of matrimony. Any other view, and I am referring to same-sex marriages are a facade of what we see in Scripture. The Word states that there should be one man for each woman.
We can also find throughout the Bible the mitzvot that parents have a strong responsibility to teach our children everything we can about God, Yeshua and the Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit). In fact, one of the more devout Jewish verses in Deuteronomy tells us what parents should be accomplishing,
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. 10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
Deut 6:4-10 (KJV)
Unfortunately I see too many uneducated children today. Even kids who attend church every Sunday tend to hold what I call "spiritual illiteracy." Outside of Fundamentalist churches it often becomes obvious that the Bible is not being taken literally. Pastors and preachers are interpreting the Bible in a "lets make it fit" fashion. Chuurch teachings are being watered down for the congregants. This my friends is not just wrong, but an abomination to God.
As a preacher, husband and father I take the words of Deuteronomy chapter six very seriously. Every chance I get I talk to my daughter obout God. That is a task we all need to do.
This ends part 1.
