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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 : 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨 - 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐚 Introduction: God's Strategy Begins at Home In today’s age of disconnected families, rapid secularization, and flashy ministry programs, the foundational role of the Christian household in God’s redemptive plan is often overlooked. Yet, from the time of the early church through every vibrant gospel movement—including Pentecostalism in Kerala—the home has remained the central place where faith is formed, passed on, and multiplied. The Scriptures do not present the household merely as a convenient structure, but as a divinely ordered institution, rooted in submission to Christ and submission to one another according to our God-given roles. From ancient oikos households in the Greco-Roman world to Spirit-filled homes in India, God's order in the family has always supported the growth a...

What is God’s plan for marriage? Contemporary culture is considerably confused regarding the nature of marriage. Only by returning to the biblical foundation for marriage and the family will we be able to rediscover God’s good and perfect plan for humanity in this all-important area of our lives. Rooted in Creation (Genesis 1–3) The book of Genesis, tells the story of how families, couples as well as children, established their relationship with each other and with God. In exploring the biblical teaching on marriage, there is no more important paradigm than God’s intended pattern for marriage presented in Genesis 1–3. Marriage is shown to be rooted in God’s creative act of making humanity in his image as male and female. The depiction of the original creation of man and woman and the subsequent fall of humanity in Genesis 1–3 centers on at least three vital clusters of principles: 1.     The man and the woman are created in God’s image to rule the earth for God; I...