Dr Paul Allen

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh ( Genesis 2:24). When a man and a woman people marry it is important for them to leave their parents . It is sometimes difficult for parents to let their children leave, and it is sometimes just as hard for the children, but it is necessary. Leaving does not mean cutting off one’s parents, but it does mean geographical separation. We remove ourselves from the boundaries of the home where another couple is in authority and establish a new home. What happens if a newlywed couple lives with their parents? We see this when a couple wants to get married but they do not have very much money. The parents offer to have them live with them. It is very unwise to get into this situation. Think about it. I bring my wife to live in my home, and pretty soon she is thoroughly intimidated by the way my mother does things. Or we move in with her parents. Her father is the authorit