That’s Messed Up: A Series about Sin and Redemption in Genesis – Isaac & Rebekah | Family Dysfunction (Genesis 27)

Genesis 27:1-24

The sins of ‘family dysfunction’ are the result of prioritizing our own vision for marriage and children over God’s.

Judges 17:6

Isaac and Rebekah’s Recipe for F.D.

  1. Lack of biblical unity between husband and wife

Genesis 2:24-25 // 2 Corinthians 6:14

  1. Shirked leadership and spurned submission

Genesis 3:16-17

  1. Children: Doting instead of discipling; leveraging instead of loving

Genesis 25:28 // Ephesians 6:4

Reversing F.D.

2 Corinthians 5:14-15

  1. Hate your family

Luke 14:26

  1. Conform each role to its divine model

Ephesians 5:22-25, 32 // Hebrews 12:7

  1. Follow and worship Jesus together

Joshua 24:15 // Deuteronomy 6:6-7

“God gave us family. And what a precious gift! But it is a gift, not the Giver. Jesus will not allow Himself to be demoted to High Priest in the Temple Of Family Values. When we come to Christ, we leave that Temple behind, never to return, and we spend the rest of our lives recruiting our families to worship Jesus.” — C.S. Lewis

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