"The current cultural crisis : rebuilding the foundation -- Leaving and cleaving : marriage in the Old Testament -- No longer two, but one : marriage in the New Testament -- The nature of marriage and the role of sex in marriage : God's purpose for making man male and female -- The ties that bind : family in the Old Testament -- The Christian family : family in the New Testament -- To have or not to have children : special issues related to the family, Part 1 -- Requiring the wisdom of Solomon : special issues related to the family, Part 2 -- Undivided devotion to the Lord : the divine gift of singleness -- Abandoning natural relations : the biblical verdict on homosexuality -- Separating what God has joined together : divorce and remarriage -- Faithful husbands : qualifications for church leadership -- God, marriage, family, and the church : learning to be the family of God -- Uniting all things in him : concluding synthesis -- Appendix : The ""exception clause"" and the Pauline privilege."