Family Factor (Study Guide)
Overview
In order to heal the wounds in our society caused by the breakup of marriages and families, couples must commit to the life-long application of God's principles. Whether you’ve been married five months or fifty years, Family Factor will teach you ten principles for a life-long marriage.
Top Highlights
“Research makes it clear that little girls are blessed with greater linguistic ability than little boys, and it remains a lifelong talent. Simply stated, she talks more than he. As an adult, she typically expresses her feelings and thoughts far better than her husband and is often irritated by his reticence. God may have given her 50,000 words per day and her husband only 25,000. He comes home with 24,975 used up and merely grunts his way through the evening. He may descend into ‘Monday Night Football’ while his wife is dying to expend her remaining 25,000 words.’” (Pages 12–13)
“But God’s plan for marriage is different, as described eloquently by Pastor Bill Hybels: ‘In a biblical marriage, each partner looks the other in the eye and says, ‘I love you,’ which by definition means I commit myself to serve you, to build you up, to cheer you on. I know full well this is going to cost me lots of time, energy and money, but I want to put your interests ahead of mine. I’ll stand at the back of the line; you go first.’” (Page 11)
“The world’s view of marriage emphasizes maximum pleasure with minimum sacrifice” (Page 11)
“One person wrote, ‘Choosing a spouse means that you will inevitably be choosing a particular set of unsolvable problems that you will be grappling with for the next 10, 20 or 50 years.’” (Page 45)
“The third reason there is conflict in marriage is because we are self-centered.” (Page 44)
- Title: Family Factor (Study Guide)
- Author: David Jeremiah
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Print Publication Date: 2003
- Logos Release Date: 2004
- Pages: 125
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Christian life
- ISBNs: 9781418517434, 1418517437
- Resource ID: LLS:53.20.51
- Resource Type: text.monograph.study-guide
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-04-24T22:15:47Z
David Jeremiah (1941– ) is an author, evangelist, and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church. Jeremiah holds degrees from Cedarville University and Dallas Theological Seminary. Before becoming the pastor at Shadow Mountian in 1981, Jeremiah began a church in Indiana and developed a Christian grade school.
In 1982, Jeremiah founded Turning Point Ministries: a 30-minute radio program that can be heard on over 1,800 stations worldwide. Jeremiah received numerous awards for his broadcasting and has served on the Board of Directors for the National Religious Broadcasters since 1996. Turning Point later launched a television program which offers a worship service and Bible study lesson.
Jeremiah is the author of numerous books on Christian theology topics including What the Bible Says about Angels, Sanctuary, Prayer: The Great Adventure, and many more. All of these titles, and numerous other study guides, commentaries and devotions by Jeremiah, can be found in the Jeremiah Lifeworks Library 2.0.