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:'''<span id="265:7">(7)</span>''' To preserve the sanctity of the home by honoring Christ in every phase of family life and by demonstrating Christlike love (always avoiding violence, including physical, psychological, emotional, or sexual abuse toward one’s spouse or family members, as well as sexual infidelity or desertion, any of which warrant church discipline for the offender and may justify separation or divorce if true repentance and appropriate counseling cannot bring about reconciliation), and by living peacefully with one another, thereby building up one’s spouse and family members through word and deed, and encouraging the nurture and education of the children in the Christian faith so as to bring them early to the saving knowledge of Christ.
:'''<span id="265:7">(7)</span>''' Preserve the sanctity of the home by honoring Christ in every phase of family life and by demonstrating Christlike love (always avoiding violence, including physical, psychological, emotional, or sexual abuse toward one’s spouse or family members, as well as sexual infidelity or desertion, any of which warrant church discipline for the offender and may justify separation or divorce if true repentance and appropriate counseling cannot bring about reconciliation), and by living peacefully with one another, thereby building up one’s spouse and family members through word and deed, and encouraging the nurture and education of the children in the Christian faith so as to bring them early to the saving knowledge of Christ.


:[[Proverbs 22:6|Prov. 22:6]]; [[Malachi 2:13-16]]; [[Mark 10:9]]; [[1 Corinthians 7:10-16|1 Cor. 7:10–16]], [[Ephesians 5:28|Eph. 5:28]]; [[Ephesians 6:4|6:4]].
:[[Proverbs 22:6|Prov. 22:6]]; [[Malachi 2:13-16]]; [[Mark 10:9]]; [[1 Corinthians 7:10-16|1 Cor. 7:10–16]], [[Ephesians 5:28|Eph. 5:28]]; [[Ephesians 6:4|6:4]].

Latest revision as of 16:35, 5 November 2022

(7) Preserve the sanctity of the home by honoring Christ in every phase of family life and by demonstrating Christlike love (always avoiding violence, including physical, psychological, emotional, or sexual abuse toward one’s spouse or family members, as well as sexual infidelity or desertion, any of which warrant church discipline for the offender and may justify separation or divorce if true repentance and appropriate counseling cannot bring about reconciliation), and by living peacefully with one another, thereby building up one’s spouse and family members through word and deed, and encouraging the nurture and education of the children in the Christian faith so as to bring them early to the saving knowledge of Christ.
Prov. 22:6; Malachi 2:13-16; Mark 10:9; 1 Cor. 7:10–16, Eph. 5:28; 6:4.