A Son Who Deserts Father Inherits Nothing

A son … who deserts his father in order not to pay him obedience is considered deserving of being disinherited and of having his name removed forever from his family.

Lactantius (ca.304-313), 7:155. Cited in A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, edited by David W. Bercot, Pg 499

A Godly Mother

 

Work vs. Family

No matter how much a man may be concerned with his work in the world, he cannot normally care about it as much as he cares for his family. This is because we have, in the life of the family, a bigger stake than most of us can ever have in our employment. We can change business associates…we can leave a poor job…but we cannot change sons. If we lose the struggle in our occupational interests, we can try again, but if we lose with our children our loss is terribly and frighteningly final.

Elton Trueblood. Quoted by Alexander Strauch, The New Testament Deacon, pg. 142

Children, Honor Your Parents

Yet another reason why honoring parents and long enduring civilization are connected is strong families form a major bulwark against totalitarian regimes. A standard feature of totalitarian regimes is the shifting of children’s loyalty and obedience from their parents to the state. One of the first things totalitarian regimes seek to do is weaken parental authority and replace it with the party or state. In such countries, children are encouraged to inform on their parents if they make critical comments—or even tell jokes—about government leaders or about the dominant ideology (in the modern period, that would almost always refer to communism, Nazism, or radical Islamism). Consequently, parents would often fear to speak openly in front of their children.

Dennis Prager, The Rational Bible, Exodus: God, Slavery, and Freedom, pg.258

Links to Good, Thought-Provoking Articles

Here are links to some good articles I’ve read over the past month.  I hope you find them thought-provoking as well as edifying.

Christian kids must slay wolves in sheep’s clothing, not pet them!  Follow this up with Christian parents must be willing to fight for the heart an soul of their children.

Life’s Questions in Rock and Roll.

Don’t be Shocked When Many “Christians” Cheer the Criminalization of Christianity.

Differences between performance music and worship music.  Interesting.

Sacred space and the trivialization of God.  A thought-provoking commentary.

Sexual Sin and the Pursuit of Purity.

Why the Lazarus narrative does NOT support Calvinism.

The Mind Controlling Slave in “Jehovah’s Organization.”

Why Christian Children Don’t Belong in Public Schools. For over two decades I’ve been saying that Christians need to abandon these government indoctrination centers.

Liberal “Christianity” is another religion entirely.

Women preaching.

God’s high calling for moms.

Dissecting another anti-discernment hit-piece. Too many Christians think it is wrong to expose false teachers and their false teachings, and they attack those who do so.