Bible Question: is there a scripture in the bible that states "a family that prays together stays together"? |
Bible Answer: No, there is no Scripture that says in so many words that "a family that prays together stays together." That's a man-made slogan but not necessarily an untrue one by any means. There is a wonderful passage of Scripture (Deuteronomy 6:1-9) that speaks mightily of saturating oneself and one's family with the word of God. When the family is united in the study of God's word, when the father, in the words of Deuteronomy 6:2, teaches it diligently to his sons, talks of it when he is sitting in his house and walking by the way, and when he lies down and when he rises up -- when a father and his family are thus centered on the word of God, and when all the family in unision lift their voices to God in fervent prayer, the godly tie that binds them together waxes stronger than the forces of evil that seek to divide them. I believe that the family who study the word of God together and who pray together will in all likelihood stay together and grow stronger and more loving with every passing day. But how many families who would like to be known as Christian families actually set aside some family time every day to study the Bible and pray together? A few generations ago it was commonplace for Christian parents to teach their children how to read by guiding them in the reading of the Bible. I submit that it is far better in every way for a child to learn to read by reading Scripture than by reading Harry Potter. Neither adult nor child can take from a written page more than the author has put there. Who has put more on a page, the author of Harry Potter or the Author of Scripture? --Hank |
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