This passage of scripture has a lot in it: Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of...

Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. (Ps. 127:3) Parents are privileged to be the vessels in each family through whom God desires to promote His eternal purpose. Parents are responsible to be fruitful and multiply, and...

"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward" (Ps. 127:3 KJV). What we commonly refer to as paternal or maternal love is really agape. It is present in both the believer and the unbeliever. The unbeliever is not able to attain...

"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God" (1 John 4:7 KJV). There are actually four Greek words for "love." Agape is the God-kind of love. It is the type of love that loves based on the...

"Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband" (Eph. 5:33 KJV). Submission is an act of faith, just as marriage is an act of faith. For example, the wife submits herself to her...

"For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God" (Heb. 11:10 KJV). The engagement period allows you the opportunity to look at one another more closely once you know you're getting married. It's a time for working on your friendship...

"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock" (Matt. 7:24 KJV). In order to begin a marriage on a solid foundation, we must look at the beginning of the dating process. Each...

"Can two walk together, except they be agreed" (Amos 3:3 KJV)? When you decide, I like this person; I want to see what makes him tick, then you move on to the casual friendship. The distinguishing characteristics are as follows: 1) It is based on common interests,...

The home or family is the basic unit of all society. Strong families are important for the success of society and the success of the Church. When you have a society as we have now, that doesn't recognize the family, that society will eventually fall apart. And when...

Marriages without agape (the biblical term for love) will most likely end up in disaster. Couples should always be friends, but you can only build a home on agape. Agape takes time, work, and patience. (And, there is a much better chance of developing it before you...

If we want to be what God wants us to be, and we want to have what God wants us to have, we have to do the things that the Word tells us to do. We have to live by the Word of God—not by the words of our friends, our fellow employees, or our neighbors—we have to...

I'm tired of hearing people make excuses on why they can't do what God told them to do. It's time for us to make some decisions. Either we're going to go with God all the way, or we ought to get out, because if you're just straggling along and hanging on, nothing...