Sentences with phrase «church relationship in the family»

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The explanation, argues South African theologian John de Gruchy in his book Reconciliation, lies in the growing conviction among Christian theologians in the twentieth century that God's reconciliation of the world to himself through Jesus Christ encompasses political orders, not merely relationships among persons or within families or church communities.

What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.

Twenty centuries later, I think we are the ones who invest our ego in the church and make the church about our values, rather than seeing our relationship to Jesus as finding expression in a community of believers — quite literally a new family.

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The congregation should be encouraged to rally around the family quietly, in order to help them resist the temptation to withdraw from the sustaining, perspective - giving relationships with the extended family (including the church), which they need desperately.

Regardless of the outcome of her pregnancy test, many relationships have potentially been put in jeopardy: her relationship with her parents and with her boyfriend Tom, Tom's relationship with his family, and perhaps their relationships with others in the church.

When reading the Old and New Testament, one finds that right from the start, both in Judaism and early Christianity, family relationships were considered extremely important, and this is also seen in the work of the churches throughout the centuries.

I am very happy (and feel no disrespect) having a relationship with my church family in which someone feels comfortable enough to just call me «Brian».

The emotional climate of families can be enhanced profoundly by the nurturing relationships within a dynamic, caring church in all the light and the shadows of a family's life cycle.

Parents need the church to take the initiative in helping them to be self - conscious about the way Christian values and attitudes are related to family relationships.

When human relationships in a family, a church, or a community are of such a quality as to satisfy the heart - hungers of persons, they grow toward the fulfillment of their potentialities.

The Total Woman (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H. Revel, 1973), Virginia R. Mollenkott, Women, Men, and the Bible (Nashville: Abingdon, 1977); Helen Andelin, Fascinating Womanhood (Santa Barbara, Calif.: Pacific Press, 1963); Don Williams, The Apostle Paul and Women in the Church (Van Nuys, Calif.: BIM Publishing Co., 1977); Larry Christenson, The Christian Family (Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship, 1970); Gladys Hunt, Ms. Means Myselj (Grand Rapids: Erdmans, 1972); Letha Scanzoni and Nancy Hardesty, Al1, We're Meant to Be (Waco: Word Books, 1974); Elisabeth Elliot, Let Me Be a Woman (Wheaton: Tyndale House, 1976); George W. Knight, III, The New Testament Teaching on the Role Relationship of Men and Women (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1977).

Liberty, so defined, requires in the first instance liberation from all forms of associations and relationships — from the family, church, and schools to the village and neighborhood and the community broadly defined — that exerted strong control over behavior largely through informal and habituated expectations and norms.

It's just a facade and I get tired of being around people who want to embrace crazy and call it normal whether it's in the church, family relationships or friendships.

«Anyone trying to access names that have been restricted will have their account suspended and be required to contact [the church] to establish their family relationship in order to have their access reinstated.

This can occur in any relationship from a spouse and a family, to a pastor and a church, a boss and a company, a leader and a group, or people of influence and a movement.

Its church hierarchies are often housed in organizations such as Focus on the Family and independent congregations instead of in denominations, and their relationship with government is more subtle and more private then that of mainline denominations.

Although the «People of the Way» had all things in common, the early church was taught very soon that the family of mom, dad & kids made it to the top of relationships.

This subject must be presented only in terms of chastity, health and the truth about human sexuality in its relationship to the family as taught by the Church.»

Whether it's around parenting or my marriage, my relationships in my extended family and friendships, the care and daily running of our home and finances, our church, our faith, our city, our country and our world, I feel overwhelmed sometimes by all of the things that I should be doing or need to be doing.

In the recent decade, I've witnessed tragic instances of broken relationships and detrimental rifts within various communities: schools, churches, neighborhoods, families and the workplace.

This suggests that the attitudes about the family held by most adult church members are not very different from those of any other American.4 One difference is that members of congregations expect the church to help them achieve fulfillment in their family relationships.

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Our table - oriented family relationships in the church are possible because behind the table, visible to the eyes of faith, is the outline of something more substantial and more terrible.

Afterwards they are invited (everything is by invitation; there is no coercion at any point) to tell their own abortion story, to connect the pains of the past with the present; and in the telling of these stories, damaged relationships with God, with the unborn child, with family members and the Church are also addressed.

Up to now, spouses who really sought to live their conjugal relationship as God wished, to sanctify themselves in and through their marriage, received little orientation from the teaching of the Church, aside from the idea that a certain abstinence is a recommendable means not just of family planning but of positive growth in married sanctity.

Paul blessings as i shared with Christine it is a personal relationship with Jesus when Jesus called his disciples he said follow me not the church not man.I belong to 2 churchs and i keep in touch with a couple indirectly and minister from time to time they are all different styles and different doctrines and in each of them i have people i care about they are family to me brothers and sisters in the Lord and i can go there and feel at home we sing and worship the Lord and hear the word together its awesome.I used to feel that i did nt fit in now i can fit in anywhere because where we go he goes with us.There is unity in Christ even though we may differ in doctrine.brentnz

Aware that the negative relationships within the church affect the parsonage family, clergy spouses expect themselves to be ballast in the waves of church family problems.

This approach is often used to gain power, control and a feeling of superiority over others, either in the church or in personal relationships, especially the family.

This year, hundreds of LGBT Christians, family members, friends, ministers, and more will come together in Portland for the singular purpose of transforming how we engage with both Side A Christians (who support same - sex relationships / marriage) and B Christians (who pursue or encourage celibacy) across the church aisle.

But church - related counselors probably have more opportunities as growth enablers in marriage and family relationships than in any other area.

Having an ongoing relationship with a majority or near - majority of families in most communities creates a unique opportunity for churches that is shared by no other social institution.

The isolation of single persons or childless couples from adults who are married and have children perpetuates the Victorian way of ordering relationships in a congregation; they organized all church activities to give optimal support to their vision of the ideal Christian family: a father, a mother, and several children.4

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The relationships they do have outside of that are those they encounter in their natural circles: other soccer families or church families or PTA friends.

In addition to controversy over the content of their books, there is also controversy over the Ezzos» lack of accountability, bad behavior and history of broken church, professional and family relationships, which seem curiously incompatible with the message of their books.

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But beyond their relationship, Obbie weaves in the story of their immediate and extended family's blind obedience to an esoteric church and its domineering minister.

Knowing whether you and your partner have a similar relationship with God, as well as involvement in church, are important aspects to consider before getting married, as noted by licensed marriage, family and child therapist H. Norman Wright in the book «101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged.»

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Building skills for healthy, lasting relationships makes a significant difference in the well - being of children, family, co-workers, church, and community.

People need help in their marriages and families, want help with their relationships, and they are looking to churches and houses of worship to provide that help.