Historic New London Academy. Bedford County, Virginia. New London, prior to the Revolutionary War was a town of considerable importance and for many years continued to be the foremost trading center in frontier Virginia. Here in the old courthouse, Patrick Henry made the second most famous of his speeches.
Jesus is the key to membership in God s family. When He established His deity by rising from the grave, He made it possible for us to have forgiveness from sin and a renewed relationship with God. 1  Eyewitnesses to His perfect life: Matthew 16:13-17.
Children were very important to the family and were considered proof of God's love (Psalm 127:3-5). They were under absolute authority and control of the father. Sons were especially important and were considered second to the father in significance.esus provided a new understanding of familyâthe family of God and the family of faith. According to Jesus, neither the nuclear family nor the household was the primary unit of God's creation.