Father as defined by www.dictionary.com:
1.A man who begets or raises or nurtures a child.
2.A male parent of an animal.
3.A male ancestor.
4.A man who creates, originates, or founds something
5.An early form; a prototype.
Father Christianity.
God.
The first person of the Christian Trinity.
An elderly or venerable man. Used as a title of respect.
A member of the senate in ancient Rome.
One of the leading men, as of a city: the town fathers.
or Father A church father.

A connection formed from the very existence of mankind. A common bond formed
by the very process of multiplication by human beings.The process of multiplication
symbolise the act of prosperity and blessing.

Genesis 1:28 - And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 9:1 - And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth

Genesis 9:7 - And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

Genesis 16:10 - And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude

Genesis 17:2 - And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly

Through the process of multiplication, the bond emerges .The bond refered here is the unique connection between one man to another reflecting upon the core existence of one is solely due to the action of another.The "father-son" bond.A bond that has been around since the existence
of living beings.It has been and still believed to be the very core connection in a Nucleus family.
It is the very basic principles Christianity, the existence of trinity for eternity.FATHER,SON,HOLY GHOST.

It is a responsibility one chooses to carry when he decides to have a generation for himself giving him all authority to bless as well as to curse even to the extend of sacrificing the son.
A son is inflicted under the responsibilities regardless of his actions and choice to obey his father.The teaching says a son has to be constrained by the rules of the father trying to please and to attain blessing from father. He must avoid anything that would displease father that would cost him.

Genesis 9:21-27 - And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. 27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

How would one justify if the father leads him towards the other direction, the direction which one believes leading towards the opposite site of correction decision? Can it be considered as
a noble act of obedience and sacrifice towards the father that created and made his existence?
Can one decide "obedience is better than sacrifice" when the cost is he himself being the sacrifice? Above all can one make such a desicion in this modern world of individualistic and
materiallistic?

Genesis 22:7-10 - And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life

These are some of the great example of obedience which seems so ridicilious in this modern age complex society formed by time and mass developments.A society consist of single parents,abuse of children and other sorts of social illness.An illness that drifts away our faith and believe when one is faithful or makes the impossible possible.

My husband and son have a personality conflict. They seem always to be arguing and trying to push each other's buttons, almost like brothers. It is driving me crazy. They are both somewhat possessive of me — my son worse than my husband. Sometimes they drive me crazy! Any advice?
Christina
www.family.org

A common complaint in a todays common society. A common statement in the ever evolving human structure.The communication between one to another has become very much advance and "easy" .But the communication between a father and a son has taken the opposite direction to the extend of making it impossible to constitute the distinction between the faithful and the unfaithful.

Can a son be faithful to the father to the extend of sacrificing himself?
Can he resist all resistence coming against his believe?
Can he withstand the effects of his desicion?

A struggle against his own mother,brothers and the society in doing what he believes the right thing to do, making the impossible possible.Despite what has been done towards and against him, he still is faithful and ever vigilant in preserving the covenant he made with himself - "Obedience IS BETTER THAN Sacrifice".

Even the father doubts his obedience
Logically thinking it is ...illogical and impossible to a lame man as a father
Making it not worth fighting for.....?

From
Roopesh Sitharan
http://pesona.mmu.edu.my/~roopesh