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in-laws
From what you know of scripture, what role would you say 'in laws' have in a family? How much authority should they expect in their married children's lives? Their grandchildren's lives? Is the relationship Ruth and Naomi had unique to their circumstances or a model for us to follow? and how does that relate with what Christ said about everyone in the family of God being his mother, brother, or sister? Should in laws demand special priviledges? I would appreciate any thoughts you have on this. thanks.
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None to very little if the issues are between a husband and wife... in Genesis it says they leave there mother and father and cling to each other...more problems are caused by meddeling parents than can be mentioned...steve
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Scripture Twisting
Really it says that a man should leave his father and mother and cling to his wife. My ex-mother-in-law insisted that was for men, not women, and therefore didn't apply to her daughter. Crazy, ain't it?
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4And He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made[a] them at the beginning "made them male and female,'[b] 5and said, "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?[c] 6So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."
In Matthew 19: 4-6 we read the famous quote here by Jesus and actually He is referring to Genesis 2 :24
It says "Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate." That can actually mean let no person seperate. If a parent of either side of the family is causing dessention then between the husband and wife, they are working against something that God has joined together and doesnt want seperated. If the husband or wife is taking in law comments or input and using it to divide a Godly marriage then thats wong.The husband and wife should be growing together in Him and when something happens it should be considered by them both in thier love for eachother in the love of God. The Bible should be thier guideline..thier compass..the light unto thier path.The Godly order in a family is God,husband and wife. We are told to love our wives like Christ loved the Church. When God made woman he used a rib from Adams side meaning in an illustrative or symbolic way that she wasnt supposed to be really over or under her husband. All relationships with people can be challengeing and those that involve inlaws even more challengeing. A spouse should try to have a good relationship with the inlaws but we must allow for some humanity in the whole thing because we are human. When though it begins to seperate a husband and wife then thats clearly wrong. It takes a prayerful couple on thier knees filled with Gods love and Spirit to seperate truth from error which comes from inlaws input. In a marriage we need to grow together not apart. Parents should not try to keep raising thier kids when they are married they have to give them to God and each other,after all thats what most marriage ceremonies are about.
A wife is primarily a responder...and we need to love them like Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for the Church. Thats a pretty tall order but we should be growing in that direction through the Lord. They once asked Billy Graham if his wife had ever considered divorce and he replied" Divorce...No never but now murder.....thats a different story. You no whats good is taking a marriage class with your wife.The thing I like about a Christian marriage is that when theres a despute and there will be....a couple can go to the Bible and just do what it says.
Steve
4And He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made[a] them at the beginning "made them male and female,'[b] 5and said, "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?[c] 6So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."
In Matthew 19: 4-6 we read the famous quote here by Jesus and actually He is referring to Genesis 2 :24
It says "Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate." That can actually mean let no person seperate. If a parent of either side of the family is causing dessention then between the husband and wife, they are working against something that God has joined together and doesnt want seperated. If the husband or wife is taking in law comments or input and using it to divide a Godly marriage then thats wong.The husband and wife should be growing together in Him and when something happens it should be considered by them both in thier love for eachother in the love of God. The Bible should be thier guideline..thier compass..the light unto thier path.The Godly order in a family is God,husband and wife. We are told to love our wives like Christ loved the Church. When God made woman he used a rib from Adams side meaning in an illustrative or symbolic way that she wasnt supposed to be really over or under her husband. All relationships with people can be challengeing and those that involve inlaws even more challengeing. A spouse should try to have a good relationship with the inlaws but we must allow for some humanity in the whole thing because we are human. When though it begins to seperate a husband and wife then thats clearly wrong. It takes a prayerful couple on thier knees filled with Gods love and Spirit to seperate truth from error which comes from inlaws input. In a marriage we need to grow together not apart. Parents should not try to keep raising thier kids when they are married they have to give them to God and each other,after all thats what most marriage ceremonies are about.
A wife is primarily a responder...and we need to love them like Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for the Church. Thats a pretty tall order but we should be growing in that direction through the Lord. They once asked Billy Graham if his wife had ever considered divorce and he replied" Divorce...No never but now murder.....thats a different story. You no whats good is taking a marriage class with your wife.The thing I like about a Christian marriage is that when theres a despute and there will be....a couple can go to the Bible and just do what it says.
Steve
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