PROBLEMS FACING THE CHRISITAN HOME

No matter how hard you try to protect your family by building a Christian home, there will still be major problems that affect it. The world’s philosophy will still seep in; the psychology of friends and family will continue to be heard—and sometimes heeded; the civil government will always interfere; the “civilization” will forever try to “help”; and the satisfaction of the flesh will still be a temptation to one and all. These many problems of our society, like it or not, do—and will continue to—affect the Christian homes we try so hard to build!

Before we ever begin our families, we are taught the philosophies of this world. Spock’s teachings are prominent in this generation, and they are engrained into the very thought process of any person raised in the public—and most private—schools. They are also confirmed to us through television, magazines, the newspapers, and much more. This is a big factor in many homes today.



After our children are born, our friends and family “throw” their psychology at us constantly. When your child is still a baby, as they lie sleeping in the crib or snuggled in your arms, you are told, “Oh, she’s so cute, but just you wait…!” In addition, your parents and friends have thei

r own ideas of how your children should be raised, and they do not mind “educating” you in that area.



The civil government seems to enjoy interfering with the Biblical family’s progress too. They set forth laws to prohibit the proper discipline of your child, naming it physical abuse, thus instilling beliefs into every citizen that contradict the proper upbringing of family and the Biblical family values. The civil government is one of the problems facing our homes today.



Another is mere civilization. Those things that seem to add to society—seem to make it a better place—literally tear apart the Christian home. The television, which you allow your children to watch, contains some of the vilest things imaginable, and, even the most innocent appearing productions, teach evolution, rebellion, violence, and other anti-Biblical principles. The Internet, when placed in your home, provides an open door to many uncanny and evil things. Time spent on these objects (television, computer, etc.) is stolen from the precious little time available to the proper “rearing” of your children; thus, they are raised by the world instead of “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”!



The desire to satisfy the flesh is the last problem that shall be mentioned. There are many ways to accomplish the fulfillment of this desire, and most of them are readily available to us and our children. These traps, baited with the false promise of success and happiness, are easy to fall into and almost impossible to break free of. This is probably the most prominent and easily attained road to the destruction of the Christian home. Remember, you must lead by example; help your children to overcome in this world by standing against the odds and raising a Christian family through the defeat of these problems that plague the Christian home.