Marriage and Parenting💍

Purpose

Biblical ideals

Adam and Eve as parents

For companionship

For joy

For family building

To reflect God's image and His Kingdom

To teach love and responsibility

A union between man and woman

Heterosexual relationship

A monogomous relationship

A life long friendship

To raise God fearing children

Adam and Even bare children

Cain

Abel

Seth

First born and seen as the promised one

Given much responsibility and carrier of tradition

Second born

God did not let children be born in the garden lest they be separated from their parents

Third son

Born after Abel's death

Another seed

Worship

Cain and Abel brought their offerings before God

But God only accepted Abel's offering because it was for sin and not merely for thanks

Cain was jealous of his brother and killed him

Parenting is a risk: even when parenting perfectly children have free wills to choose good or evil

God met Cain and encouraged him to overcome sin

Inheritor of the Divine promise

Resembled Adam in body and character than the other sons

Seth set up the first community church