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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 personal 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, 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 his 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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Douglas Wilson has been a pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho for more than forty years and is the author of more than a hundred books, including Reforming Marriage, Why Children Matter, and Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning. He is the father of three children and eighteen grandchildren. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Douglas Wilson is pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, and the writer of numerous books, including Same-Sex Mirage: Phantasmagoria at the Altar & Some Biblical Responses.

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Finished the book in a week. Excellent material and some items I didn't understand why he would make the statement were well explained and broken down. Recommended this book to so many people already!
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William Hendley
5.0 out of 5 stars You should read this book if…
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023
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You are considering marriage, about to getting married, or married.

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you are a woman, man, parent, grandmother, or a grandfather. I suppose if you are breathing its a good book for you to read. If you are curious about what the chief end of man is, with respect to familes then give it a read.

Why should your read this book:
Well, it outlines in clear enough ways what our duties are in light of who God is. It answers this question: If God invented familes, then what does God want famlies to be like? When you answer this question in light of scriptue, you gotta talk about Covenants. This book does that, in a way that is clear, and gracious.

By What standard did I give this book five stars?
Well, it glorified God by using his word in an emotioally, and intellectially honest way.

You dont need a PHD in biblical theology to know that scriptue was used rightly in this book. Its low hanging fruit I will grant, but unfortuatley its the sort of fruit we tend to pass over, like plums. When was the last time you ate a plum? You might try it only to realize plums are pretty good, and you should have been eating them the whole time. When was the last time you read a book about covenant households?

In other words, it was enjoyable to read, it honord God, and I benefited from it. I suspect you will also.
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Malik Bishop
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, Reformed, Family Theology
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023
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This is a short, excellent book on the household from a covenant viewpoint and framework. This is solid, meaty, practical theology of the family. There are charges in this book that, should you heed them, will create and sustain a family built on the Word of God and the God who commands such things. Great work that is worth reading and working out what is presented.
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Will Reed
5.0 out of 5 stars Genuine Wisdom
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024
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Author Doug Wilson brings ‘how-to’ and ‘’why’ clarity to the everyday nuts and bolts of Christian family life without preachiness. His practical advice finds a concrete foundation in Scripture and the aforementioned qualities already earn this title four stars. The fifth star is for not repeating himself unnecessarily and for using a perspective that speaks to all family members without condescension in spite of roles established by Biblical Covenant that are hierarchical.

It is a quick read and a keeper for general reference even though our final word has been written (even breathed/ spoken) by God. If you want to jumpstart your Christian family’s effectiveness in the world and keep her in high gear, read this short book and refer to it regularly. Share it with your spouse and friends.
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Stefenie McCallie
4.0 out of 5 stars Covenant convicted
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2023
I appreciate this short primer. It is basic biblical information for new and young believers and us new to reformed theology.
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Conrad
5.0 out of 5 stars How to get your house in order
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2023
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I've been in the faith for my entire life and still learned a lot from this book. Wilson espouses biblical principles of the proper ordering of the home in a way that is extremely foreign to most Christians. In most Christian households today, the wife is the head of the household in almost every capacity. This book affirms the mandate and heavy responsibility of men to lead their families and to accept responsibility before God for EVERYTHING that happens under his roof. There are certainly things which Wilson is giving his personal opinion on based on biblical principles, but he does not give these opinions more weight than they are due.

Also, it's a very fast and concise read. I will be recommending this to many of my non-reader friends as you can easily knock this out in a couple hours.
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Charlie Lyon
5.0 out of 5 stars Simplicity and Purity of Devotion to Jesus
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
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George MacDonald, Author and Lover of God, offers a simple test of true discipleship: if you can't think of one thing you did or did not do today because Jesus told you, you have good reason to believe you are not his follower. Mr. Wilson puts forward, in the clearest of terms, what Jesus wants us to do and how he wants us to live! Covenantally! Bravo!
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CowboyPilot
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2023
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This is a dense book. Its not long, but each chapter is full of Biblical insights and actionable areas that every family can find useful. Be prepared to be poked in the eye a fair bit but also encouraged.
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Storm
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Short Read
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2023
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I enjoyed how concise this was, and saturated with scripture. The author did a good job of explaining the different but equally important roles of a husband/wife and dad/mom in the family centered around Christ. Definitely will be passing this one on!
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