The Family

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The Family is a doctrinal section in the Baptist Faith and Message that outlines Southern Baptist beliefs about the nature, roles, and responsibilities of the family unit from a biblical perspective.

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Label Occurrences
The Family canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf doctrinal statement ⓘ
section of the Baptist Faith and Message ⓘ
affirms marriage as a lifetime covenant ⓘ
marriage as an exclusive covenant relationship ⓘ
marriage as ordained by God ⓘ
marriage as the uniting of one man and one woman ⓘ
the equality of husband and wife as persons before God ⓘ
the family as the foundational institution of human society ⓘ
assignsResponsibilityTo parents to lead their children to faith in Christ ⓘ
parents to provide for their children’s moral training ⓘ
parents to provide for their children’s physical needs ⓘ
parents to provide for their children’s spiritual training ⓘ
parents to teach their children spiritual truth ⓘ
assignsRoleTo husband as head of the household ⓘ
husband as protector ⓘ
husband as provider ⓘ
husband as responsible for loving leadership ⓘ
wife as helper to her husband ⓘ
wife as managing the household in cooperation with her husband ⓘ
wife as submitting herself graciously to her husband ⓘ
biblicalBasis Deuteronomy 6:4–9 ⓘ
Ephesians 5:22–33 ⓘ
Ephesians 6:1–4 ⓘ
Genesis 1–2 ⓘ
Psalm 127 ⓘ
describes Southern Baptist beliefs about the family ⓘ
emphasizes mutual love between husband and wife ⓘ
mutual respect between husband and wife ⓘ
mutual submission under Christ ⓘ
language English ⓘ
moralStance affirms sexual relations only within heterosexual marriage ⓘ
opposes same-sex marriage ⓘ
partOf Baptist Faith and Message ⓘ
religiousTradition Baptist ⓘ
linked to: Baptists

Southern Baptist Convention ⓘ
sourceText Baptist Faith and Message 2000 ⓘ
teaches children are a blessing and heritage from the Lord ⓘ
children owe honor and obedience to their parents ⓘ
children should respect their parents ⓘ
distinct roles for husband and wife in the family ⓘ
theologicalPerspective complementarian ⓘ
evangelical ⓘ
usedBy Southern Baptist churches ⓘ
linked to: Baptists
usedFor church membership teaching ⓘ
doctrinal instruction ⓘ
seminary and denominational education ⓘ
viewOnDivorce discourages divorce and upholds permanence of marriage ⓘ
viewsMarriageAs picture of the relationship between Christ and the church ⓘ

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