Hausvater: /HAUS-fah-ter/
noun (German)
1. Housefather.
2. Spiritually responsible head of household, including the housefather as assisted by the housemother.
>> Example: "As the Hausvater should teach it [Christian doctrine] to the entire family ..."
(Martin Luther, Small Catechism, 1529)
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Natural family is defined, according to natural law, as a man and woman joined in the lifelong commitment of marriage, and their children, whether biological or adopted, linked also beyond this nuclear family to others through extended kinship.
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Studying Luther’s Large Catechism: A Workbook for Christian Discipleship, by Dr. Ryan C. MacPherson
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