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Christian Family, The

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An earlier edition of this book was given to my husband and me as a wedding gift. I am convinced that the Lord used this book to change our preconceived notions of marriage and help us build a union that has blossomed and grown for 27 years. Now I am ordering it to give to my son and his new bride with prayers that it will be used just as mightily in their lives.

This book has been used in our church as a counseling tool as well as taught from the pulpit. It is one we recommend to all aspiring teachers and anyone who works with children and families in general. Pastor Christenson has provided exceptional information in this book. I highly recommend it.

My mother sent me an earlier additon of this wonderful book. I never read it totally or indepth as I have recently. I am now ordering this newer edition for my children and friends. So simple is the truth though sometimes hard to see until it is in print in front of your eyes and your heart is ready to accept it.

This book has been a favorite reference for marriage and family for the better part of our 47 years of marriage.

I first read this book about 9 years ago, I had a hard time with some of the principles, but I prayed thru them & read the Bible on the topics & God worked on my heart for an entire year with these principles. Now I'm married with 2 kids & my marriage has been fantastic from day 1 & I truly believe it's from the principles I learned in this book! My kids are amazingly well behaved & they are totally secure & awesome kids. I believe the parenting section is so good. I look all around in a society where people are scared to spank or discipline their kids and its pretty unfortute. Parents who won't be the parents to their kids & see how the kids run the show & make the decisions with their tempers and I think, wow imagine when these kids grow up & are running the world. They have no concept of respect or authority & it's scary. I highly recommend this book to everybody who truly wants a great family and to live in the ultimate blessings God intended for us thru our family!!

If you want joy, peace, direction and sucess for Christain family living this the book for you.When I put into practice the principles that were outlined, my life was dramatically changed for the good.

I had owned this book before and did not still have my copy. I reordered and am very pleased with the price and condition.

The building stones of God's precious Word are being set in order in this book for getting and keeping a good family relationship with God's Power following.

Readers should be aware that Larry Christenson recommends that a man beat his wife and daughters to make them submit to his authority. This was brought to my attention by a very shocked and upset 12 year old whose father had purchased the book.

Do you believe that a happy marriage is likely to result from a "chain of command" mentality, with the man in absolute power over wife and children?

Do you believe that spanking should be the first response, that it should cause terror and pain, and that children should be hauled off to the woodshed for breaking a dish while washing it?

Do you believe that homsexuality is caused by women dressing immodestly or by fathers performing "female tasks", such as washing dishes or bathing the baby?

Do you believe that by divorcing, a husband and wife cease to be Christian and are in a state of damnation, no matter what the circumstances?

If so, this is the book for you. If not, you need to look elsewhere for guidelines for a Christian marriage.

Most of the quotes Larry Christenson offers in his book to support his views are from the 19th century writings of H.W.J. Thiersch in a Germany headed toward the Third Reich. (More on Christenson's ideology can be found at www.geocities.com/Athens/3682/fundies)

A more balanced view of what the Bible does say and doesn't say about families is presented in The Christian Family in Changing Times by Robert Hicks. Hicks points out the myths that we mistakenly accept as truth, and the lack of biblical support for the idea of prescribed "roles" in a family, the concept so rigidly held by Christenson.

Let's hope 21st century Christians will learn to reject the temptation to power and reflect Jesus instead.

Nazi death camp survivor Elie Wiesel put it like this:
"Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire
is that which he exercises over himself."