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Is it possible to live a life pleasing God in a family atmosphere?
Yes. It is not necessary that man should isolate himself from his wife, his family and friends and renounce the world to live a holy life as a sage (as some religions teach today). A godly man can live a completely normal family life and even keep begetting children while still walking with God. God instituted the family and He labels marriage as honourable and the intimate husband-wife relationship as undefiled. Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. – Heb 13:4.
It is certainly possible to live a thriving life pleasing to God in a family atmosphere. Enoch did. He walked with God everyday three hundred plus years but also lived with his wife and fathered children. The intimacy that a husband and wife enjoy will not be a hindrance to their relationship with God. In fact, God put in this desire for intimacy in Adam and Eve.
Also, the presence of children in a family atmosphere need not be an impediment to a perfect relationship with God. One need not become a ascetic (Munivar or Thuravi in Thamizh) or renounce family life and separate themselves from their loved ones in order to pursue a life pleasing to God.
On the other hand, a father has responsibility to bring up his children in the fear of the Lord. If he has to do this, his presence with his family is essential, at least until the adolescent stage of the life of his children. Fathers who go abroad to pursue a career separating themselves from their family (wife and children) are not doing the will of God. Money can't replace responsibility. (Think about all the money you earn wasted on ungodly living by your children. Frightening!)
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