Category Archives: New Testament

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money, is a root of all kinds of evil.  Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith. In marriage money needs to be considered “ours” rather than “mine” and “yours,” or you are headed … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 7:32

I would like you to be free from concern.  An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs – how he can please the Lord. The apostle Paul encouraged singleness as the more desirable lifestyle in light of the larger … Continue reading

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Ephesians 4:32

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you. The Rambo or Dirty Harry approach does not work in a marriage.  In real life, a husband needs to be sensitive and … Continue reading

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Philippians 4:12, 13

I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation… I can do everything through him who gives me strength. When a Christian wife and mother says, “I have to have work to be fulfilled, ” she … Continue reading

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John 10:12-15

I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep. I love my dad.  … Continue reading

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1 Timothy 5:1,2

But speak… to older women as mothers, to younger woman as sisters – with absolute purity. The Bible says that when you meet an older woman, you are to treat her like your mother.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web … Continue reading

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1 Timothy 5:1

Do not speak harshly to an older man, but speak to him as to a father. The Bible says that when you meet an older man, you are to treat him like your father.  ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web … Continue reading

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Hebrews 13:4

Honor your marriage and its vows, and be pure. The husband-wife relationship is more important than the parent-child relationship.  You are preparing your children to leave someday.  But remember, your mate will be there for the long haul.  ~ Dr … Continue reading

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Job 29:14, 16 and Proverbs 31:26

Job: “I put on righteousness and it clothed me… I was a father to the needy.” Proverbs: “She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.” A man of God is described in Job … Continue reading

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Titus 2:4

Encourage the young woman to love their husbands, to love their children, to be… good managers of the household. For a wife and mother, loving her home means deciding consciously that her home comes before everything else in the human … Continue reading

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