THE FAMILY
CONTENT
- Meaning of Family
- Types of Family
- Paul’s Teaching about Family (Col. 3:18-21)
- Rights and Duties of Family Members (Col. 2:18-21)
- Values Found in Good Family Relationship
Meaning of Family
A family is a group of people who are related by blood or by marriage. Families are the origin of human communities. Some members of a family include father, mother, children, relatives, grandparents and in-laws.
Types of Family
There are two types of family, the nuclear and extended family.
1. Nuclear family
This type of family consists of the father, mother child/children
2. Extended family
This type of family has a father, a mother and child/children in addition to any other relatives like cousins, grandparents, nieces and nephews.
Paul’s Teaching about Family (Col. 3:18-21)
Paul recognized the role of every member of the family and used these roles to describe the nature of our relationship with one another in the church. Paul taught that husbands should love their wives and not be harsh with them.
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