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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Lutherans For Life is a pro-life, pro-family ministry, neither a church body nor a denomination but a voluntary organization of 'For Life' individuals.
Established by members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, LFL addresses abortion, chastity, euthanasia, and a variety of bioethics issues, from a biblical perspective, encompassing both Law and Gospel. The website includes numerous online articles plus a catalog for ordering print resources.
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