The Covenant Household
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Families are formed by covenants. But what is a covenant, and what does that mean for your family?
Throughout Scripture, God makes covenants with His people. This is not just a contract, but a new bond in which God takes responsibility for His people, and His people respond to him in faith. This is true of our relationship with God, and it is true in the case of lesser covenants--such as the covenant family.
In this short book, Pastor Douglas Wilson shows how the family should live in the light of what the Bible says about the covenant. The husband is the head of the household, and this means that the problems of the family members are not their problems but our problems. The husband cannot just dismiss his wife’s problems as something she needs to work through by herself, and the parents cannot complain when his kids don’t act like they were taught to. The family is bound together in covenant.
This book covers everything from marriage to childrearing to cultural engagement. The family is not just a collection of individuals: it is a unit joined together by God, and we should live as though that were true (because it is).
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- Explains the concept of covenant as a personal bond and applies it to the family unit
- Emphasizes the husband’s responsibility as the head of the household for the well-being of his family
- Covers various aspects of family life through the lens of the covenant
- CHAPTER 1 The Meaning of Federal Marriage
- CHAPTER 2 Common Sins in Marriage
- CHAPTER 3 The Sketch of a Godly Husband
- CHAPTER 4 The Sketch of a Godly Wife
- CHAPTER 5 The Federal Family
- CHAPTER 6 Common Sins of the Household
- CHAPTER 7 Sketch of Godly Parents
- CHAPTER 8 Worldview Parenting
- Title: The Covenant Household
- Author: Douglas Wilson
- Publisher: Canon Press
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Pages: 146
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781957905228, 1957905220
- Resource ID: LLS:CVNNTHSHLD
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-07-07T19:28:49Z
Douglas Wilson (1953– ), a prolific author and speaker, has been the pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho for over 30 years. He is a senior fellow of theology, a permanent member of the Board of Trustees, and a professional in residence at New Saint Andrews College. Wilson graduated from the University of Idaho with a BA in classical studies and a BA and an MA in philosophy.
He is the editor of Credenda/Agenda magazine and has authored numerous books, including The Paideia of God: And Other Essays on Education, Standing On the Promises: A Handbook of Biblical Childrearing, Reforming Marriage, and Reformed Is Not Enough: Recovering the Objectivity of the Covenant, which can all be found in the Douglas Wilson Collection (17 vols.).