Focus on Reproduction, Mentor's Guide, MG12

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F O C U S O N R E P R O D U C T I O N

3. The living instrumentality of the Word of God as that by which we are born from above, 1 Pet. 1.22-25

4. The repentance and faith of the Christian as the means by which we were born , Acts 2.38-39

5. The regeneration (rebirth) of the Holy Spirit, Titus 3.4-7

6. Implication: the picture of the family is one of the central figures of the Spirit to describe the process of repentance, faith, and new birth in Christ .

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C. Oikos : the most common term for “family”

1. Oikos (Greek) = bayit (Hebrew) = familia (Latin)

2. Family as household, as social unit, including blood relatives of the head of the house, as well as other dependents (i.e., slaves, employees, and “clients” [freedmen, friends, and others who looked to the head of the household for patronage, benefaction, advancement, or protection])

3. Oikia (plural of oikos ) is also used to signify the property or substance of a particular household.

a. Mark 10.29

b. Mark 12.40