A family head who allows unbelieving relatives to make decisions that prove detrimental to the spiritual welfare of his children cannot be viewed as “presiding over his own household in a fine manner. ” — 1 Timothy 3: 4.
Bet ja nu tēvs, kas ir kristietis, līdzīgi dievbijīgajam patriarham Ābrahāmam, pats nepiedalās sarunās par sava bērna laulībām? ( 1. Mozus 24: 2 — 4.)