Christian Living In The Home Analysis
The summary of Christian Living in the Home by Jay E. Adams
Building a strong Christian family, particularly in this sinful culture we have today, is very challenging. This is because; many Christian marriages have been shaped by the culture, values instead of the biblical values. Due to these facts, Christian homes are no longer having any identity, because they are being categories with unbelievers whom. This is why Jay E. Adams calls us to carefully check on the destruction of home and family as the basic unit of society and calls us to apply Scriptural principles and understand them carefully. As he emphasizes how much more when Marriage is redefined, and Biblical approaches to discipline are under constant fire, and “family values” is …show more content…
He also suggested that this also does mean that individual within the family cannot sin. As he clarifies in his definition that, “A truly Christian home is a place where sinners live; it is also a place where members of the home admit the fact and understand the problem, know what to do about it, and as a result grow by grace. Beside this, Christians admit their sins: in this he explains that in Christian home, there should not be an attitude like excuses, or blame shifting, rationalization. However, there should a freedom of one accepting your wrongs, and asking forgiveness from God and from your neighbor (1 Jn 1:8-10). Another thing he allotted is that in Christian home each individual knows what to do about their sins as they constantly searching through the scriptures. Last, Christians progress out of their sins: in this, he explains that sinners live in the Christian homes, but the sinless Savior lives there too and that makes all the difference!! : (Col …show more content…
However, he gave advice that even in the midst of all these situations that Christians home face, there is a hope. God is still the same, and sin is still the same, and human beings behave in the same manner, but in the atoning work of Christ on the cross to redeem mankind. Therefore, the hope is believers growing in the likeness of Christ and changing for His glory.
Third, communication comes first: in this, he explains from the biblical concept from the Ephesians 5:22-32, that Paul addresses wives (v.22); and then the husbands (v.25), and describes the fundamental roles of relationships between them, and suggests that each member should strive to fulfill his responsibility.
Fourth, questions to our heart: in this, he point out two cardinal questions which
Building a strong Christian family, particularly in this sinful culture we have today, is very challenging. This is because; many Christian marriages have been shaped by the culture, values instead of the biblical values. Due to these facts, Christian homes are no longer having any identity, because they are being categories with unbelievers whom. This is why Jay E. Adams calls us to carefully check on the destruction of home and family as the basic unit of society and calls us to apply Scriptural principles and understand them carefully. As he emphasizes how much more when Marriage is redefined, and Biblical approaches to discipline are under constant fire, and “family values” is …show more content…
He also suggested that this also does mean that individual within the family cannot sin. As he clarifies in his definition that, “A truly Christian home is a place where sinners live; it is also a place where members of the home admit the fact and understand the problem, know what to do about it, and as a result grow by grace. Beside this, Christians admit their sins: in this he explains that in Christian home, there should not be an attitude like excuses, or blame shifting, rationalization. However, there should a freedom of one accepting your wrongs, and asking forgiveness from God and from your neighbor (1 Jn 1:8-10). Another thing he allotted is that in Christian home each individual knows what to do about their sins as they constantly searching through the scriptures. Last, Christians progress out of their sins: in this, he explains that sinners live in the Christian homes, but the sinless Savior lives there too and that makes all the difference!! : (Col …show more content…
However, he gave advice that even in the midst of all these situations that Christians home face, there is a hope. God is still the same, and sin is still the same, and human beings behave in the same manner, but in the atoning work of Christ on the cross to redeem mankind. Therefore, the hope is believers growing in the likeness of Christ and changing for His glory.
Third, communication comes first: in this, he explains from the biblical concept from the Ephesians 5:22-32, that Paul addresses wives (v.22); and then the husbands (v.25), and describes the fundamental roles of relationships between them, and suggests that each member should strive to fulfill his responsibility.
Fourth, questions to our heart: in this, he point out two cardinal questions which