Word From the Wise | Ladies and Gents, 🛑 Sharing Your Marital Home w/Your Friends

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While the Bible does not explicitly state that the "marital home" is a "sanctuary," it provides principles that support the idea of a marital home being a sacred and peaceful haven. Biblical teachings encourage creating a home filled with peace, love, and forgiveness, where spouses are supportive and respectful, making it a place of refuge and spiritual refuge. 

Supporting principles from the Bible

Peace and refuge: The Bible encourages building a home with peace, referencing Jesus' instruction to stay in a house where there is peace, as noted by Crosswalk.com. It also teaches that believers should "seek peace and pursue it" (Psalm 34:14) and be at peace with all people, as emphasized by Gentle Christian Parenting and FamilyLife.

Love and forgiveness: The home should be a place of love, grace, and forgiveness, where mistakes are met with kindness and understanding, as described by FamilyLife.

Support and intimacy: A wife is described as a sanctuary and a source of support for her husband, as seen in the passage from Proverbs 5:15-20 quoted by DayStar Ministries. This mutual support allows for both physical, emotional, and spiritual needs to be met.

Honoring God: Creating a peaceful and holy home is a spiritual act. By praying for and blessing the home, and by practicing godly principles within it, you can invite God's presence into your home, notes Christian Fellowship Church, Bangalore and A New Thing Ministries.

Unity: A marital home is considered the "Most Holy Place" of the Christian home in some interpretations, representing the union between husband and wife that is set apart, according to Messengers of Light Ministry. 

Practical applications

Create an environment of security and love through your words and actions.

Be quick to hear and slow to speak to foster better communication, as encouraged in James 1:19.

Be quick to forgive and avoid going to bed angry, following the instruction in Ephesians 4:26.

Show kindness and grace to your spouse and family members.

Pray together for your home and family. 



The phrase comes from Matthew 6:3, where Jesus teaches that acts of charity should be done with humility and without seeking recognition. It means you should not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret and your motives are pure, not seeking praise from others. Your heavenly Father will see your secret generosity and reward you. 

Humility and secrecy: The phrase is a metaphor to encourage giving without calling attention to yourself. Your actions should be quiet and unobtrusive.

Pure motives: The focus is on the intention behind the act, rather than the reward of human praise. The ultimate motivation should be love for God, not getting your name on a list or dwelling on your good deed.

Divine reward: The scripture promises that your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you openly.