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What happens when a society or a culture ignores or disregards God's Word? What are the consequences? Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones addresses the outcome when children rebel and refuse to follow the command of Ephesians 6:1-3 [Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. ]
The summer 2009 issue of the Free Grace Broadcaster has an article by Dr. M.L.J. titled, "Children, Authority, and Society" (available from Chapel Library). In that article he makes a very astute observation of one of the reasons our country is in it's present state of anarchy.
"....this is one of those laws that, when neglected, leads to the collapse of society. Whether we like it or not, a breakdown in homelife will eventually lead to a breakdown everywhere. This is, surely, the most menacing and dangerous aspect of the state of society at this present time. Once a family idea, the family unit, the family life is broken up - once that goes, soon you will have no other allegiance. It is the most serious thing of all. And that is perhaps the reason why God attached this promise to it."
"...no other allegiance..."
No allegiance to the church, to marriage, to the Word of God. This has been the design of satan from the beginning when he spoke with Eve in the garden and said to her, "hath God said?".
The summer 2009 issue of the Free Grace Broadcaster has an article by Dr. M.L.J. titled, "Children, Authority, and Society" (available from Chapel Library). In that article he makes a very astute observation of one of the reasons our country is in it's present state of anarchy.
"....this is one of those laws that, when neglected, leads to the collapse of society. Whether we like it or not, a breakdown in homelife will eventually lead to a breakdown everywhere. This is, surely, the most menacing and dangerous aspect of the state of society at this present time. Once a family idea, the family unit, the family life is broken up - once that goes, soon you will have no other allegiance. It is the most serious thing of all. And that is perhaps the reason why God attached this promise to it."
"...no other allegiance..."
No allegiance to the church, to marriage, to the Word of God. This has been the design of satan from the beginning when he spoke with Eve in the garden and said to her, "hath God said?".
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