Introduction (Gal. 3:8-9; Gen. 17:7; Acts 16:31; Rom. 4:11; Gen. 17:11-13; Col. 2:11-12; Acts 16:33)
I. A Household
A. Human Culture (Acts 16:31; oikos; Acts 2:39)
B. God's Nature (Rom. 1:19-20; Ex. 20:5-6, 34:6-7; Eph. 3:14-15)
II. A Biblical Household (WCF 1.9)
A. Household in the OT (Gen. 45:17-19; 1 Sam. 22:16, 19; Josh. 24:15; Ruth 1:16-17)
B. Household in the NT (1 Tim. 3:4-5, 5:4, 8, 3:15; Eph. 2:19, 3:6, 3:14-15, 4:11-14, 5:1, 5:22-25, 6:1-4, 6:5-9; Col. 3:18-22)
III. A Biblical Household and Baptism
A. The Philippian Jailer (Acts 16:34)
B. Noah (2 Pet. 2:5; Heb. 11:7; 1 Pet. 3:20-21)
Conclusion (Matt. 28:18-20; Isaiah 44:1-5) |