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Fathers
are to Provide for their Family
•1 Timothy 5:8 “If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his
immediate family,
he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” NIV
–“Anyone” is masculine in the Greek—the father is the one expected to provide for his
family, not the wife.
–Adam was given the job to dig in the garden, not Eve
•Genesis 2:15 “The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it
and take care of it.” NIV
–Our children are not to support US, WE are to support our children. It is fine for them and
for our wife to help, but the responsibility is for the husband and father to provide for his family, not
the other way around.