Lesson 1: What is a Christian Home?
The Role of the Mother
A great mother must also be a great wife. It is not enough to nurture the children, yet seek to usurp the father’s seat of leadership within the household.
In order to truly fulfill her God-given role within a Christian household, the mother must first love God, then her husband, and then the children. She must be committed to the family unit, and not see divorce as an option. Similarly, her world cannot revolve around her children, even if she does stay at home with them.
For a mother to fulfill her role within a Christian household, she needs to
- love her husband and her children (1)
- submit to her husband’s leadership (2)
- respect her husband (3)
- comfort her children, and care from them with gentleness, not harshness (4)
- take care of the children’s physical needs, such as making meals, mending clothes, and buying shoes (5)
- teach the children spiritual truths (6)
(1) Titus 2:4
(2) Colossians 3:18
(3) Ephesians 5:33
(4) Isaiah 66:13, 1 Thessalonians 2:7
(5) Proverbs 31:21-22
(6) 2 Timothy 3:14-16
