Because we’re engaged in deadly spiritual warfare, we need God’s help to stand firm.
God uses unlikely people, and they get to be part of his church.
It is ultimately the parent’s job – ultimately, according to Paul, the father’s job – to instruct children in the way of the Lord.
God has chosen to create a new people, a new humanity, out of those who were once enemies. He’s chosen to dwell among his people.
To live consistently with the gospel means to pursue relational harmony.