If Any Provide Not For His Own He Hath Denied The Faith - 1 Timothy 5:8

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Paul's message is simple: if you don't take care of your family you are faithless. This statement conforms with the values of most cultures - that in families, we are to take care of each others needs. There are many extensions of this which include not only physical needs, but also emotional and spiritual ones as well. Parents are to bring up their children, take care for them and teach them. I suppose this is a well-known thing in our society, unfortunately, it sometimes falls lower on the priority list for some.

Ours is a culture rampant with selfishness. Often parents are so absorbed in themselves, that children are neglected or relegated to lower priorities than they should. Some children are more familiar with their video games and television shows than their parents. Parents will be held accountable.

Some are more concerned with wealth, prosperity and careering than raising a family and so never have children. Or worse yet, prefer cohabitation and separation to marriage and union; abortion and death to children and life. Certainly individual circumstances vary, and we cannot judge individuals, but collectively, these forms of selfishness are much too prevalent, and are often found to be the norm rather than the exception. For all these things we will be called into account.