"God instituted marriage before all other estates, and therefore created man and woman … that they should live together, be fruitful, beget children, and nourish and train them to the honor of God." (Martin Luther, Large Catechism, 1529)
HAUS-fah-ter
Hausvater: /HAUS-fah-ter/
noun (German)
1. Housefather.
2. Spiritually responsible head of household, including the housefather as assisted by the housemother.
>> Example: "As the Hausvater should teach it [Christian doctrine] to the entire family ..."
(Martin Luther, Small Catechism, 1529)
