How You Can Manage a Household

CLEANLINESS-WHY SO IMPORTANT?

Another Bible principle that can help in the management of a household is found at 2 Corinthians 7:1.  There we read:  "Let us cleanse ourselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit."   Those who obey these inspired words are acceptable to Jehovah, who requires "worship that is clean and undefiled."  (James 1:27)  And their household receives associated benefits. 

For example, the Bible assures us that the day will come when disease and sickness will be no more. At that time, "no resident will say: "I am sick.' " (Isaiah 33:24; Revelation 21:4, 5)   Until then, however, every family has to handle sickness from time to time.  Even Paul and Timothy got sick.  B(Galatians 4:13; 1 Timothy 5:23) Still, medical experts say that much sickness is preventable. Wise families escape some preventable illnesses if they avoid fleshly and spiritual uncleanness. Let us consider how. -Compare Proverbs 22:3. 

Cleanness of spirit includes moral cleanness. As is well-known, the Bible promotes high moral standards and condemns any kind of sexual intimacy outside the marriage.  "Neither the fornicators, . . . nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men . . .  will inherit God's Kingdom."  (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10) Observing these strict standards is very important for Christians living in today's degenerate world.  Doing so pleases God and also helps to protect the family  from sexually  transmitted diseases such as AIDS, syphilis, gonorrrhea, and chlamydia. - Proverbs 7:10-23. 

'Cleansing oneself of every defilement of flesh' helps to protect the family from other sicknesses.  Many diseases are caused by a lack of physical cleanness. A prime example is the smoking habit. Not only does smoking befoul the lungs, the clothes and the very air but it also makes people ill.  Millions of people die each year because they smoked tobacco. Think of it; each year millions of people would not have fallen ill and died prematurely if they had avoided that 'defilement of the flesh'! 

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From the book: The Secret of FAMILY HAPPINESS