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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)

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Quotations

As you seek a biblical perspective on the family, consider these quotations. Some of them are spot on; others are included just to make you think.
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The Family Is the Church and State in Miniature
The Family Is a Great Evangelist
Fathers and Mothers Belong First of All in the Home
Parents Are Natural Teachers
As the Family Goes, So Goes the Nation and the Church
Children Are a Blessing, a Responsibility, and an Investment
The Hausvater and Hausmutter Sing the Gospel to Their Children
Do Not Covet Your Neighbor's Working Wife

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Featured Publication

“The Natural Law of the Family,” by Dr. Ryan C. MacPherson, President of The Hausvater Project, in Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH, 2011)

Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH)

 

 
 

 

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