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Eccle 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep

his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret

thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

violet

gratefulgrace

Why are you asking to me it seems like a pretty vague question?

Maybe the single woman is a missionary and keeping a home together for orphans or nursing in a third world country.
Maybe she is a professor (or whatever) and lives alone opening it up in hospitality and spiritual bible study to other Christians or non Christians.

I think it is up to God to decide where a woman of age lives not her parents. IMHO gratefulgrace

Ausgirl

Well, I am a single girl/woman. I lived at home with my parents until I was 27 - I had this romantic ideal that I would live at home until I married - eventually though, when he didn't arrive and still hasn't (taps foot patiently waiting!), the time came when I had to leave home and make my own home.
I certainly am the keeper of my home! However, I would definitely prefer this wasn't the case, I dislike being responsible for all the decisons, finances, everything else that comes with owning a home!
If you're asking if it is biblically wrong, well, I don't know the answer to that.

Rumely

You reminded me of Corrie and Betsie ten Boom, Violet. That's what they did. A woman who stays in the parents' home until marriage will do well if she does so in faithful service to God and does so in a productive manner. Given the options available to women in modern cultures and economies, I think a woman of a certain age and maturity will also do well in leaving home if she does so in faithful service to God. If she runs her household with good stewardship, handling her finances well, being hospitable, being productive with her time and energy, and above all, doing all unto the Lord, I'd say she is doing well as "keeper" of the home.

Theophilus

It is not a matter of who has to be the head of the household ,or a matter of who gets to be the head of the household. Nor is it a matter of domonance.

It is a matter of who is taking what responcibilities in the "marriage" that should be the foundation, under normal circumstances, of the household. How ever there are times and situations ,often time because of sin that this is not the case.
When there is a marriage, and it is as it should be, the husband should take the responcibility (before God) for what happens in that marriage/ family /household. When, for what ever reason the husband is unable to or doesn't take care of his rightful responcibilities or if the woman is not married then she is responcible to the lord for it in her own right.
If anyone thinks that a woman is a the slave to or property of her husband by force or commandment of God they better think again!!!!
If anyone thinks that a woman has no authority input, and or responcibility in the marriage and family they best rethink that notion as well.
The willful submission of the wife to the husband in marriage is a point of order, part of God's plan, not justification for dominance abuse or neglect of either in their responcibility to do right before God.


By doing it. It is her responcibility in the unability and or absence of the/a husband.



Sincerely
His and Yours
Theophilus (Cliff)

violet