

HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH
Campville, NY
The Characteristics of a Godly Home
Luke 1:6
A glimpse into the home of Zacharias and Elisabeth reveals parental characteristics.
I. Parents are both righteous before God
A. Righteous = just "di'kaios"
B. Saved cf. Lk.2:25, Mk.2:17, 6:20, Mt.13:49
C. Holy cf Jn.5:30, 7:24 = right Gal.3:11
II. Parents that walked in all the commandments
A. They journeyed in the commandments
B. They walked through life in the commandments
C. Commandments = the imperatives of God
"entolay" = an order, precept
III. Parents that walk in the ordinances of the Lord
A. Statutes - practices
B. A pre-scripted walk
C. Something deemed right so as to be law
D. Rules = stopping at red lights
E. Parents that follow the rules
IV. Parents that were un-blameable
A. Irreproachable cf. 1 Tim:3:
B. Faultless cf Phil.2:15, 3:6, 1 Th.3:13, Hb.8:7
Parents, that is men and women, do you have these characteristics?