Bible Studies
- Lesson One
- Sermon on the Mount
Our First Lesson comes from the words of the Lord himself on the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 5-7
What do most people want out of life? Would you say money for life is very harsh I would say for most of the "have nots" of the world.
Or would you say it is "Power" for with Power you can control others to the extent they will allow themselves to be controlled.
Or would it be "Love",the romantic kind that most of us find this awe inspiring and wonderful thing that happens usually for a man in his eyes for men or very visual where as women it sometimes usually starts from their hearts for they are very emotional and more of the "nurturing" type than most men.
Would it could it be "Fame" or "Popularity", for everyone loves to be liked?
It may surprise you that this question has been asked of many people from all sorts of walks of life, different cultures, different ethnic backgrounds, different religious beliefs, no religious beliefs, Professional Players of all the Popular Sports, Famous Actors and Singer, Famous Present and Past Presidents and heads of Stated and an amazing 83% stated if given a choice, they would just like to be "Happy"
Now I find it that the first lesson Jesus has to offer us in the Sermon on the Mount is about "Happiness", not about "Love", or the ten commandments, or the restrictive type of "governing" that took place in the Old Testament of the Bible.
Here is part of what Jesus had to say that day
Jesus went up a mountainside and spoke to His disciples and the crowds of people. This "Sermon on the Mount" outlines the right ways for us to approach God and to deal with other people.
Happy are those who know they
Are spiritually poor;
The Kingdom of heaven belongs
To them!
Happy are those who mourn;
God will comfort them!
Happy are those who are humble;
They will receive what God has
Promised!
Happy are those whose greatest
Desired is to do what God
Requires;
God will satisfy them fully!
Happy are those who are merciful
To others;
God will be merciful to them!
Happy are the pure in heart;
They will see God!
Happy are those who work for peace;
God will call them his children!
Happy are those who are
Persecuted because they do
What God requires;
The Kingdom of heaven belongs
To them!
Now let us take a closer look at what Jesus was trying to say us verse by verse, for some have said Jesus often spoke in riddles or parables
to confuse people , no he was speaking very clearly and concisely for he wanted even the children to understand for remember he also said
TEXT: Matt 18: 5 "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.
Matt 18:1-14 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 2 He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. 6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. 7 "Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to sin! Such things must come, but woe to the man through whom they come! 8 If your hand or your foot causes you to sin cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. 10 "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. 12 "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.
Now lets take it Verse by Verse and try to see if you can grasp the simple teachings of his life.
Verse 1
Happy are those who know they
Are spiritually poor;
The Kingdom of heaven belongs
To them!
My way of understanding this. Those who put their Trust In God instead of worldly things such as luxury cars, fine brand name clothes only, the latest and coolest cell phone or new video game for their children, and yes even the necessities of life can be considered "poor in spirit" ,but God Promises them that the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
Verse 2
Happy are those who mourn;
God will comfort them!
Means to me, for those of us, and that is a lot of us on a daily basis we mourn over the "bad" things we may have done by either deed , word, or action that has caused another person emotional or even physical harm,we are all sinners and fall short of the Glory of God but once again, God Promise to those that Mourn! God will comfort them!
Verse 3
Happy are those who are humble;
They will receive what God has
Promised!
To me mean that the "meek" or "humble" of the world are first to forgive their brothers and not hold grudges in their hearts and for such God has promised them they will receive there just reward in Heaven.
Verse 4
Happy are those whose greatest
Desired is to do what God
Requires;
God will satisfy them fully!
I think may mean for those who seek on a daily basis to serve God perfectly hunger for thirst and righteous and God Promises them to satisfy them fully.
Verse 5
Happy are those who are merciful
To others;
God will be merciful to them!
Means those who seek out to relieve the sufferings of others for they are compassionate, loving, kind and gentle and in doing so to others God Promise to be Merciful to them.
Verse 6
Happy are the pure in heart;
They will see God!
Means that those who's motives along with their thoughts are not only pure, but as well so are their outward actions towards others. The next line is a little harder for me to explain to non-believers, for they will take out of context the own words used in the bible "no man has seen god and lived" I guess you never heard of "the Lord's prayer". Shouldstudy it sometime and you will realize Jesus was praying to someone other than himself. Remember No man has seen God and lived. If Jesus was God himself how come people continued living?Also in (John1:18) it states Jesus is the "only begotten god".Thus once again not such a big mystery after all,Have I personally seen 'GOD", no I have not, but I also have never seen the "wind" but saw the effects of it in many tornadoes, I also have never seen nor can explain to you that I have seen electricity, but I know when I flip a light switch on I see the "end results" of electricity.
Thus once again those who are pure in heart, are promised they will see GOD.
Verse 7
Happy are those who work for peace;
God will call them his children!
Means a lot to me for I have first hand the horrors and the sufferings caused by war. When the people who work for peace and reconciliation and try to stop, bitterness, lawsuits, family disputes, things will get a lot better in this world, and for those who do such they will be called "Gods" Children.
Verse 8
Happy are those who are
Persecuted because they do
What God requires;
The Kingdom of heaven belongs
To them!
To me implies that although we are not to seek persecution, we must be able to accept it cheerfully as part of Gods Blessing. People have suffered even physical harm , revenge, mistreatment, teasing, ridicule and discrimination due to their beliefs, but God assures them that the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to Them!
I hope you have found this first of many Bible Lessons easy to understand and maybe shed some light on this wonderful thing we call Faith.
I beg you to come back soon where I will share with you how to turn your failing marriage around, bring back the romance and love that you once shared with your mate, through following a few simple tenants from the word of God.
Thank you again for visiting us and allowing us to come in to your Living Rooms
Agape
Gene & Jennifer
"Until you become as little children"
Religion based on the Christianity belief found in the Holy Bible as given to us by God and Jesus themselves as a personal letter to us is a sure way to bring hope, faith,love,Happiness into your life or back in your life. Knock and the door shall be opened, for He is the way and the light of the world .
- How to love your wife or husband using Bible Backed Teaching from our personal Savior Jesus Christ and his Heavenly Father God
How to Love your wife or husband using Bible Based Facts.
They have shelves and shelves of self help books about how to save your marriage, marriage counselors, marriage advisor, fortune tellers, tarot card readers, love potions, voodoo, you name if a man can make a dollar off of your broken heart there is a book for you.
Do I believe men and women are different, My Great God, yes! I don’t know whether men or from Mars are from Women or from Venus, but we definitely, men and women don’t seem understand the vast difference without the help of God, can be a definite challenge.
Women and men are both biologically and psychologically differently, Very Different and that differences at times causes room for misunderstandings, small disputes, which if not talked about and prayed over can turn into long term problems that can lead to all kind of problems including emotional and physical abuse, emotional abuse or outright abandonment.
Men don’t need much except for a few basic and baseline needs to be meet, to be sexually taken care of, to be feed, and to have a few buddies and just enough money so he can invite a few friends over for weekend beer and a football game.
Now this is not to say “all men” are like this, no not true, for when men grow up turn their life over to God they change. And become much more less self centered, more nurturing , caring and loving to their wives, treating them as part of a whole not something they have control or power over but are in a partnership that is shared equally by open honest communication.
Men, if not grown up and God fearing care little about security, responsibility or worry about tomorrow much less education for their children. It is said if “men were left alone, they could survive on a “bone’.
Women on the other hand are vastly different and their needs are much more. They need to be told a lest several times a day “both how beautiful they are” and how you could not live without them.
Any man who has been done this route as many times as I have and admissibility failed will tell you that a women’s “yes” does not always mean “yes for certain, and her “NO” although very clear and concise can sometimes mean yes, and you who would be at times like this rather “fishing” are giving the ultimate challenge to figure out which one means which one at any given time.
And my friend if you can do that already …STOP …reading for you are either self actualized or already an angel returned to earth.
And the sad part if you get it wrong, the “yes” and the “no” be well prepared to eat out at a fast food place for the next three days for they will now perform a situation on you I call “calculated and timed space ignorance”, for an average of somewhere between 1 and 5 days they will neither look at you, speak to you and act like you don’t even exist in their lives, but this is just their emotional side of their brain at work for they have no logical way to deal with you except punish you and withhold love.
But there is also a cure for this and it is to be found within the next few pages, and is based on my beliefs or dogma but the teachings of our Father in Heaven and his only begotten son he set her as a way we could all get to finally see the one true living God and not die.
Now on to other matters of difference.
Take me for an example I still carry and own a quality leather wallet given to me by my Dad as a Christmas Gift... Coming from the eastern shore of MD, on the Chesapeake Bay, I was like my family before me a “waterman”, or one who earns their livelihood from the bounties of the ocean.
Between the ages of 9 until 18 when I joined the military. Due to either storms or I need to go overboard and cut off the tangled crab pot ropes wrapped around the prop, I estimate I went into the salt water which will turn a 6 penny galvanized nail into rust in about 48 hours, about 20 or so times with leather wallet with me, I cared little for I did not lose anything the money will easy reshape and dry itself if you stick it in dryer for about 20 minutes on low with a sheet of downy in there.
Now let’s move on to my wife or woman in general, First thing they need besides your complete and loyal pledged dying love of them is “Security”
Yes women need, crave and long for security, you could look like Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Nicolas Cage and my personal favorite because he is old, but still “Hot to me Clint Eastwood all rolled into one. You could be the best Lover she has ever had or could hope to have….
But if you fail to meet the “security needs “of your wife you are doomed to certain Failure, without the divine intervention of guidelines simple and direct as explained in the HolyScriptures.
Take my wife for example, even though I cherish the very ground she walks on, I am still at times confused by her.
We have been married for 5 years, two completely different cultures of two totally different ethnic backgrounds. Due to this we started our lives together with somewhat of a challenge, because my wife is educated and has her BS in Teaching
She speaks English fluently for it is a required class here in the Philippines along with our national language of Tagalong.
But due to her accent and my deep southern drawn there are times she says something in English that I do not understand. If she stops and spells out what the word means I can usually get it, but requires a lot time and effort which can only be accomplished through prayer together as a couple.
Now with that said, he “security” comes in many forms; I have told you for the past 20 some plus odd years now I have the same old leather wallet
She has and god knows how many she has given away to her sisters nieces and friends I know of at least 20 handbags, and for every handbag, because it is gold, she needs a new pair of shoes to match the bag, then she needs a hair piece to put her beautiful hair up in a either bun or a right side pony tail.
And she needs such things as $4.98 cents a bottle of Revlon nail polish of every color know to GOD, Along with that comes the need for matching lipstick, lip gloss and eye liner , fashion blush made by only natural earth tones only
And then there is this every present ½ ounce of something from L’Oreal’ called “ eye prevention wrinkle “proofing” cream that she must have but I have no idea why for she had not one blemish or line on her beautiful face.
I will not even venture into the area of clothing and gold jewelry. For it would take up more web space and create another expense for me.
Now does she deserve all these “things” of course she does for she loves and takes care of me better than any other human being I have every been with.
But just you will be prepared about our next bible lesson into “how to love your wife or husband using Bible based facts and scriptures?
It won’t be an easily lesson but it will be well worth it.
Agape
Gene & Jennifer Murphy
Lesson Two Continued.....
So just what does the bible have to say about husbands and wives and their role in marriage, well the first thing Jesus himself said was, "as for me I wish you would remain unmarried thus to have more time to devote yourself to the spreading of the good news of the kindgom.
And once again we find him right for any of us who been married for awhile will attest to the fact that it takes an lot of emotional energy on both sides to make a marriage work. When one can not give 1 100% which is normal the other has to pick up the slack and give 150%
So lets turn to the word of God itself and see what it has to say on these matters.
Role of the Husband in the Bible
"But if any man does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. " 1 Timothy 5:8
"But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. " 1 Cor 11:3
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, " Ephesians 5:25
"Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. " Col 3:19
Ten commandments for husbands - Thou shalt not take thy wife for granted, but will honour and respect her as thy equal. (1 Pet 3:7)
- Thy highest allegiance, except God, shall be to thy wife, not thy relatives or friends. (Gen 2:24)
- Thou shalt frequently tell thy wife how important & valuable she is to thee. (Phil 2:3; Prov 31:10-11)
- Thou shalt hold thy wife's love by the same means that thou won it. (Sos 5:10-16)
- Thou shalt actively establish family discipline with thy wife's help. (Eph 6:4)
- Remember to do all the little things for thy wife when you say you will. (Mt 5:37)
- Keep thine eyes on thy own wife, not thy neighbors. (Prov 5:15-20; Job 31:1; Jer 5:8)
- Thou shalt make every effort to see things from thy wife's point of view. (Gen 21:12)
- Thou shalt not fail to kiss thy wife every morning. (Sos 8:1)
- Thou shalt not be stingy with thy wife when it comes to money. (Esther 5:3)
Ten commandments for wives - Expect not thy husband to give thee as many luxuries as thy father hath given thee after many years of hard labor. (Phil 4:11; Amos 4:1)
- Thou shalt work hard to build thy house with the husband that you have, not fantasizing about "the one that could have been". (Prov 14:1)
- Thou shalt not nag...hit him with thine frying pan, it is kindlier. (Prov 27:15; 21:19)
- Thou shalt coddle thy husband and be a warm wife. (1 Cor 7:3-5)
- Remember that the frank approval of thy husband is more to thee than the side glances of many strangers. (Ezek 16:32; 2 Pet 2:14)
- Thou shalt not yell at thy husband but will be a gentle and quiet spirit. (1 Pet 3:1-4)
- Permit no one to assure thee that thou art having a hard time of it. (1 Pet 5:9)
- Thou shall not fail to dress up for thy husband with an eye to please him, as thou didst before marriage. (Sos 4:9-11)
- Thou shalt submit to thy husband from thy heart and allow him to be head of the household. (Col 3:18; 1 Pet 3:6; Eph 5:33)
- Thou shalt assure thy husband and others that he is the greatest man alive. (Phil 2:3; Sos 5:9-16)
Husband! Are you Taking your Wife for granted???In the early hours of man's existence, God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make for him an helpmeet for him" Genesis 2:18. The beautiful garden would not have been a paradise without Eve. What a lonely existence man would have had without woman. Man has need for companionship, affection, empathy, procreation. It is not good that man should be alone. Naturally, this applies to woman, too.
Home is one of the sweetest and fondest words enshrined in human affections. Woman's greatest joy can come in making a happy home for her husband and children. It is very difficult to overestimate the worth of a good woman. Solomon recognized the virtues of a good woman and man's inability to get along without them. He said, "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies, the heart of her husband doth safely trust in her. She will do him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land" Proverbs 31:10-31.
In Proverbs we also find such statements as "he who findeth a wife, findeth a good thing and obtaineth favor of the Lord" Proverbs 18:22. And "house and riches are the inheritance of fathers, and a prudent wife is from the Lord" Proverbs 19:14. We should not cease in the giving of thanks to the Lord if we have found a prudent wife. How fortunate we are if we have mutual love and companionship in our homes. If we do not have such a home, may God help us to achieve one.
The Bible says love is as strong as death. Jealousy is cruel as the grave.
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. (Solomon 8:6-7). Solomon also said live joyfully with thy wife, whom thou lovest, all the days of the life of thy vanity (Ecclesiastes 9:9). If the home is not a happy place, someone has failed. Peter gave us instructions on how to live together harmoniously. He said, "Husbands, dwell with them (your wives) according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife as unto the weaker vessel and as being heirs together of the grace of live, that your prayers be not hindered" II Peter 3:7. She is not weaker in character and intellect, but she is weaker physically and man must understand her needs and limitations. He must also be aware of her ability to help him. He must also use his abilities in helping her. Wise men show an interest when their wives speak up, and weigh their wisdom, for many times their wisdom out-weighs that of their mates. Sometimes we rob ourselves of the happiness our heavenly father intended for us because we have not learned to enjoy the companionship of our Godly mates.
Pitiful is the man or woman who exploits his mate and reveals secrets that should be kept between themselves. It is unbecoming and certainly not Christ like to downgrade the opposite sex in story telling and off-color jokes. We are God's creation. Each with a specific purpose and work. We're not in competition, and the Christian woman is not seeking a false liberation, but is happy and fulfilled in the role that God gave her. Many of our frustrations are mental as well as physical ills, brought upon us by a lack of love and companionship in the home. Our greatest joy should come to us through our working together as husband and wife, and praying together with common interests and common goals. God has given us laws for our well-being, for God knows much better than we the things that are good for us and the things that make us happy (Matthew 6:8; Ephesians 5:25).
Although you may deeply appreciate your wife, it can mean so much to the both of you if you will take the time to let her know it. Tell her how you feel and show her in a thousand little ways. It can mean so much. It is unfair and unchristian to take her for granted. Married people owe each other more than just a home, food and clothing. Your time, your attention and your interests are also extremely important in maintaining a happy relationship. Why not set aside a night each week for just the two of you to be together, away from family, friends and responsibilities. Go out for dinner or, if finances are a problem, just for a walk. Leave all your other responsibilities at home and don't even allow them to be mentioned. Believe it or not, the world will still be turning when you get back, and the happiness that such times will bring to both of you will be well worth the effort.
The Husband's Responsibility to his Wife & the Bible!The position of the husband in the home and his related responsibilities are quite clearly defined in principle in Ephesians 5:22, 28-31. "Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, even as Christ is head of the church; and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wife as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it . . . So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church . . . For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and shal.1 be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh".
It is impossible to completely deal with the responsibilities of the husband in such a short article. I am going to ask you to make some notations of scriptures and then read them at a later time. Let us start with some scriptures that deal with the husband as head of the house. Genesis 3:16, says in part "her desire shall be to man". Then Eph. 5:23, "husband is head of the wife"; then I Tim. 2:11-12, "She shall have no dominion over a man". Now don't stop at these verses and think that the only responsibility of the husband is to be HEAD of the house. By the way, head does not mean master as in a master-slave relationship, nor does it mean a relationship like a general to a private in the army. It is more like a partnership where one is the leader, guide, director. Now consider this. Can you think of any decision that a husband should make WITHOUT consulting or considering his wife and her wishes? I cannot!
Now let us consider some other responsibilities. The husband is to love his wife above all other human beings. Consider Eph. 5:25 and 28; and Col. 3:19. These passages teach that the husband is to be considerate and tender. The verses in Ephesians 5 teach that the husband is to cherish his wife. This means that she is to be treated with tenderness and affection. This would mean that since love must be fed, there is to be a warm demonstrative love relationship. The husband has the responsibility of not only demonstrating his love and concern, but telling her. He should not sit in such self-absorption that he does not talk with her and communicate with her socially, mentally, verbally and physically. The husband will demonstrate his love for his wife in other ways, rather than just at the time of sexual relationship. If this is the only time that affection and consideration is shown, then a wife will get the idea that all a husband is interested in is her body and that she is merely a sex object.
I Peter 3:7, teaches that the husband is to honor his wife. She gave up her name to take yours. Honor means that you should show her respect and this involves courtesy, consideration and emotional support. Be sure that as her husband that you do not hold her up to ridicule in public by the cutting remarks that you make. She wears YOUR name and is to viewed as part of your body. She is not perfect and you are aware of this. Do not expect perfection, but as Ephesians 4:32 teaches, "forbear one another". This means to be gentle toward her. Control of temper, abstaining from physical violence and restraining a sharp tongue that makes one feel so inferior - are ways by which you can exhibit forbearance.
Paul presents another responsibility of husbands in I Timothy 5:8 - "But if any provide not for his own, especially for those of his own household, he hath denied the faith and is worse than an infidel". Marriage is a financial venture and the husband has a responsibility to finance or support or provide for his family. This is talking about money. As a husband, your earnings are not your own but belong to your wife as well and your children.
Another responsibility of the husband is to be active in the area of the discipline and rearing of the children. When the Apostle Paul was giving the qualifications for elders and deacons, he included this statement that is certainly applicable to all men: I Timothy 3:3-5, and he speaks of ruling your own house. Now this discipline should be with love. Many times discipline is administered without love. The Book says in Ephesians 6:4, "Fathers provoke not your children to wrath", and again in Colossians 3:21, "Fathers provoke not your children to anger lest they be discouraged". The husband therefore does not leave all the discipline up to his wife, but shares in the molding and direction of your children. It is not a proper division of responsibility to say that as the husband I will provide the living and the wife is to take care of the house and children. The husband has duties even after his days work is done by which lie is earning a living to support his family.
The Christian father should set an example for his family as he earns a living, directs the household with concern for each member, and as he fulfills his role as head of the house. He should see to their spiritual development by the life he lives and the direction in which he leads his family.
Your wife is a part of your body - you are a part of each other. For this reason Paul said, "Love your wife". He didn't say, if you want to. As you love her, you love yourself and are fulfilling the role that the Lord wanted you to have.
Father’s are critically important to normal development of children.
Single parent families headed by women are an engine for social decay.Dads are very important for a healthy family!
Dads are very important for a healthy family!
A. When our country’s welfare system was being developed, a rule was issued that if the father resided with the mother, benefits would be reduced or cut off.
B. Articles were published in the 1990’s attacking the notion of fatherhood. Myths developed
C. Older television shows had titles like "Father Knows Best," but current televison portray fathers as bumbling idiots.
D. What is interesting is that people didn’t always have this view
1. In 1965 Patrick Moynihan made this conclusion: "From the wild Irish slums of the 19^th century eastern seaboard, to the riot-torn suburbs of Los Angles, there is one unmistakable lesson in American history: A community that allows a large number of young men to grow up in broken families, dominated by women, never acquiring any stable relationship to male authority, never acquiring any rational expectations about the future - that community asks for and gets chaos."
2. Real studies, not empty claims, show that fathers play an important role in cognitive abilities in their children
a. "When fathers are involved in their children’s education, the kids were more likely to get A’s, enjoy school, and participate in extracurricular activities."
b. Children with involved fathers tend to attain higher levels of education.
c. A study of 17,000 children, published in /Adolescence/, found that children living apart from their biological father were more likely to repeat a grade in school and 70% more likely to be expelled.
3. Fathers play an important role in moral behavior
a. Without involved fathers, teenagers are more likely to use alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs. They are more likely to commit suicide.
b. Fathers strongly influence their children’s sex-role identities.
c. Adolescent girls are three times more likely to engage in sex before 15. They are five times more likely to become a teenage mother.
d. Boys tend to respond more readily to systems of rewards and punishments that fathers use than those used by mothers.
4. It follows that the influence of dads also affects the general health and well-being of their children, since they hinder poor moral choices, but also
a. Without fathers, children tend to have higher rates of asthma, headaches, anxieties, depression and behavioral problems
b. Children with engaged fathers show greater initiative and demonstrate self-control. They also tend to be economically self-sufficient.
c. Boys with engaged fathers tend to be good fathers as well. After all, they had someone to model their behavior after.
