Category: Family

Religión familiar

“Con la iglesia que está en su casa.» (1 Cor. 16:19)

Entre los saludos presentados por el apóstol Pablo en su primera epístola a los corintios, estaba el a Aquila y Priscila, y “la iglesia que está en su casa” (1 Cor. 16:19). Algunos muy buenos intérpretes, lo sé, entienden esto de una reunión establecida, declarada y solemne de cristianos en la casa de Aquila y Priscila, para el culto público; y se alegraban de tener casas en las que reunirse, donde querían esas mejores comodidades, en las que la iglesia se acomodó después, en sus días prósperos. Cuando no tenían los lugares que podían desear, afortunadamente hicieron uso de los que pudieron conseguir.

Pero otros piensan que se refiere solo a su propia familia y a los visitantes dentro de sus puertas, entre los cuales había tanta piedad y devoción, que bien podría llamarse iglesia o casa religiosa. Así lo entendieron los antiguos en general. Tampoco fueron solo Aquila y Priscila cuya casa fue celebrada así por la religión (aquí y en Rom. 16:5), sino que Ninfas también tenía una iglesia en su casa (Col. 4:15 y Fil. 1:2). No sino que otros, a quienes y de quienes se envían saludos en las epístolas de Pablo, tomaron conciencia de mantener la religión en sus familias; pero estos se mencionan, probablemente porque sus familias eran más numerosas que la mayoría de esas otras familias; lo que hizo que sus devociones familiares fueran más solemnes y, en consecuencia, más tomadas en cuenta.

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Por: Matthew Henry

En: “A Church in the House – A sermon concerning Family Religion” (predicado en Londres, el 16 de abril de 1704).

Traducido al español por: Carlos J. Alarcón Q.

“Death to the Patriarchy?”

What is the difference between patriarchy and complementarity — and which is the better term for capturing the full vision of Christian manhood and womanhood? Most complementarians steadfastly avoid the word patriarchy, wanting to distance themselves from any associations with oppression and prejudice. On the other hand, critics of complementarianism are eager to saddle their opponents with the charge of defending patriarchy. The terms often function as a way of communicating, “I’m not that kind of conservative Christian” — to which the reply is, “Oh yes, you are!” So what is the most accurate term for those who want to recapture a lost vision of sexual differentiation and order?

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Family religion

A Church in the House: A Sermon Concerning Family Religion

Preached in London, April 16, 1704
by Matthew Henry

“With the church that is in their house.“
1 Corinthians 16:19

Among the salutations presented by the Apostle Paul in his first epistle to the Corinthians, was that from Aquila and Priscilla, and “the church that is in their house” (1 Cor. 16:19). Some very good interpreters, I know, understand this of a settled, stated, solemn meeting of Christians at the house of Aquila and Priscilla, for public worship; and they were glad of houses to meet in, where they wanted those better conveniences, which the church was afterwards, in her prosperous days, accommodated with. When they had not such places as they could wish, they thankfully made use of such as they could get.

But others think it is meant only of their own family, and the strangers within their gates, among whom there was so much piety and devotion, that it might well be called a church, or religious house. Thus the ancients generally understood it. Nor was it only Aquila and Priscilla whose house was thus celebrated for religion (here and Rom. 16:5), but Nymphas also had a church in his house (Col. 4:15 and Phil. 1:2). Not but that others, to whom and from whom salutations are sent in Paul’s epistles, made conscience of keeping up religion in their families; but these are mentioned, probably because their families were more numerous than most of those other families were; which made their family devotions more solemn, and consequently more taken notice of.

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“Why are Men in Crisis?”

“Man Park,” cooed the Saturday Night Live narrator, “it’s like a dog park, but for guys … so they can make friends and have an outlet besides their girlfriends and wives.” The sketch, from about a year ago, points to an unfortunate reality. Men are in crisis, struggling with a loss of purpose, of relationship, and of usefulness.  

A January 2021 report from the Institute for Family Studies noted that “Girls are outperforming boys at every level, from elementary school through graduate school.” However, this isn’t primarily because girls are succeeding. It’s because, as Andrew Yang with The Washington Post wrote, “Boys and men across all regions and ethnic groups have been failing, both absolutely and relatively, for years.” 

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