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HOLY WRIT - HONESTY

New Testament there was no laying on of hands The Husband’s Duty toward His Wife: (1) He is to love
preceding the falling down. In fact, there was no human his wife (Ep. 5:25). (2) He is to leave father and mother
instrumentality whatsoever in any of the instances of and dedicate himself to his wife (Ge. 2:24). (3) He is to
falling in the Bible. (2) There was no jerking and nourish his wife (Ep. 5:28-29). (4) He is to cherish his
shaking, which often accompany Pentecostal/ wife (Ep. 5:29). (5) He is not to be bitter against his
Charismatic “spirit slaying.”. (3) There was no “Holy wife (Col. 3:19). (6) He is to honor the wife as the
Spirit glue” that kept sokmeone from rising. (4) There weaker vessel (1 Pe. 3:7). He is to treat the wife as part
was no laughter connected with the falling as there of his life and ministry (1 Pe. 3:7). (7) He is to meet the
often is in Pentecostal “slaying.” (5) There was no physical needs of his wife (1 Co. 7:2-4). (8) He is to
repetition of the falling. (6) There was no instruction meet the financial needs of his family (1 Ti. 5:8). (9) He
about falling or expectation of falling. (7) There were is to be trustworthy (Pr. 5:15-21).
no people queuing up in lines waiting to fall. (8) There The Wife’s Duty toward Her Husband: (1) She is to
were no repetitive choruses preparing people for love her husband (Tit. 2:4). (2) She is to submit to her
experiences such as falling. (9) There was no falling in husband (Ep. 5:22-24, 33; Col. 3:18). (3) She is to
Christian meetings. [See Charismatic, Cloud, Eternal maintain a meek and quiet spirit (1 Pe. 3:4). (4) She is
Security, Healing, Holy, Miracles, Tongues, Trinity.] to keep the home (Pr. 14:1; Tit. 2:5). (5) She is to be
HOLY WRIT. Holy Writing. A name for the Bible. trustworthy (Pr. 31:11). (6) She is to do him good and
[See Bible.] not evil (Pr. 31:12). (7) She is to be virtuous (Pr. 12:4;
HOMAM (raging). 1 Ch. 1:39. Tit. 2:5; 1 Pe. 3:2). (8) She is to preach to him by her
HOME. The home and family is God’s plan. God gave manner of life, not by her words (1 Pe. 3:1-5). (9) She is
Adam a wife, brought them together in the first to meet the physical needs of her husband (1 Co. 7:2-4).
wedding, and instructed them to be fruitful in bearing [Is Fornication marriage? See Marriage.] [See
children (Ge. 1:28; 2:18-25). “God is the author of the Benevolence, Child Training, Divorce, Eli.]
family constitution. He has conceived the plan and HOMEBORN. (1) Native as opposed to foreign (Ex.
executed it. Its laws are stamped in nature and declared 12:49). (2) A slave born in the household (Je. 2:14).
in the Word. The equal numbers of the sexes born into HOMER. [See Weights and Measures.]
the world, the feebleness of childhood at first, and the HOMOSEXUAL. This term is not used in the Bible,
returning frailty of age, are so many features of the but the concept is. It refers to men or women having
family institute left by the Creator indented on his work. sexual relations with members of the same sex. [See
They intimate not obscurely the marriage of one man Sodomy.]
with one woman, the support of children by parents, HONEST. Upright; just; equitable; fair in dealing
and the support of decayed parents by the children with others; free from trickery and fraud; acting and
grown. There are many such laws deeply imprinted in having the disposition to act at all times according to
nature; and in nature, too, a terrible vengeance is stored justice or correct moral principles; frank; sincere;
up, which bursts with unerring exactitude on the head according to truth (Webster). There are two Greek
of the transgressor. In practice, and for safety, keep words translated honest in the N.T.--kalopoion is
families together as long as it is possible. When the translated “honest” six times (Lk. 8:15; Ac. 6:3; Ro.
young must go forth from a father’s house, let a 12:17; 2 Co. 8:21; 13:7; 1 Pe. 2:12). It is also translated
substitute be provided as closely allied to the normal “good” (Mt. 3:10; 5:16; 7:17, 18, 19; 12:33),
institution as the circumstances will admit” (William “better” (Mt. 18:8, 9), “fair” Ac. 27:8), and “well” (Ga.
Arnot). 6:9). Semnos is translated “honest” two times (Ph. 4:8; 1
The Importance of Good Relationships in the Home: Ti. 2:2). This word is translated “grave” in 1 Ti. 3:4, 8,
(1) The family is the foundational building block for 11; Tit. 2:2, 7. “Honest occurs frequently (Ro. 12:17; 2
society and the church; it was the institution first Co. 13:7; Ph. 4:8) in its original sense of ‘honorable,
established by God (Ge. 2:18-25). (2) Marriage is a comely’” (The Bible Word-Book). [See Deceit, Flattery,
picture of Christ and the church (Ep. 5:22-33). (3) Good Grave, Hypocrisy, Integrity, Pure Conscience, Purloin,
relations in the home are commanded by God (Col. Sincere, Steal, Unfeigned, Uprighteous.]
3:18-19). (4) Poor relationships in the home is a bad HONESTY. Becoming deportment; honorableness;
testimony that reflects on Christ (Tit. 2:4-5). (5) Poor venerableness; a serious and obedient Christian walk (1
marriage relationships hinder prayer (1 Pe. 3:7). (6) Ti. 2:2). The Greek word translated “honesty” in 1 Ti.
Poor marriage relationships disqualify men from being 2:2 is also translated “gravity” in 1 Ti. 3:4 and Tit. 2:7.
pastors (1 Ti. 3:2, 4-5; Tit. 1:6). (7) Poor parent-child The Greek root of this word is translated “devout” and
relations populate jail cells (Pr. 29:15) and hell (Pr. “worship.” [See Grave.]
23:13-14).

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