Should Christians celebrate Mother’s Day?
Mother’s Day—called Mothering Day in the U.K.—can be traced back to ancient pagan practices, but it has gone through a lot of changes and names to get to what we know today. The history of Mother’s Day can be traced back to celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the mother of the gods.…
What does the Bible say about sons?
Son in the Bible is used in several different ways, but it always refers to a relationship or affiliation. In Hebrew, it is ben (think “Benjamin,” which means “son of my right hand”), in Aramaic bar (“Simon Bar-Jonah” of Matthew 16:17), and in Greek, auios. It is most often used to indicate a direct descendent—either…
What is biblical homemaking?
A homemaker is typically a married woman who works full-time to create a welcoming home life for her husband and children. Homemakers traditionally do not work outside the home for monetary compensation but consider homemaking duties their full-time career. Before the 1960s, homemaking was the norm for wives and mothers. But by the late ’60s…
How does the Bible define a good Christian family?
Technically, the Bible does not define a good Christian family, because that term is not found in the Bible. However, the Bible does delineate what a family is and conveys its importance. Once we have a biblical understanding of the family, we can carefully apply the adjectives good and Christian. The biblical ideal of a…
What does it mean to be a godly father?
Fatherhood was one of the first jobs God gave men. Immediately after creating Adam and Eve, God commanded them to “be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28). One of His primary purposes for marriage was offspring who would fill the earth with God’s praise and glory. However, providing sperm for conception is merely the beginning of…
What does it mean that God is father to the fatherless?
Psalm 68:5 says, “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.” Of all the ways the Lord God Almighty could have chosen to relate to humanity, He chose the language of family. He could have described Himself as a benevolent dictator, kind boss, or patient landlord. But instead,…
What does the Bible say about Christian fathers?
The greatest commandment in Scripture is this: “Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:5). Going back to verse 2, we read, “So that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you…
Who is the head of the household according to the Bible?
Ephesians 5:23 makes it clear who should be the head of a household according to God’s design for the family: “For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.” But we err when we disregard all the aspects of…
Should Christians celebrate Father’s Day?
Father’s Day is a day set apart to celebrate fatherhood, recognize the influence of fathers in our homes and society, and foster paternal bonds. It is also celebrated to honor and commemorate our fathers and forefathers. While it is celebrated in the U.S. on the third Sunday of June, in many other countries the officially…
What does the Bible say about matriarchy?
The Bible does not explicitly address the concept of matriarchy, a societal system where women hold primary power and authority. True matriarchies are rare, and they were virtually nonexistent in biblical times. Today, the social climate favors a broad egalitarianism over either patriarchy or matriarchy. While matriarchies have been debated in theory, they are seldom…