What is family? How does the Bible define it? - Family - TouchPoints

Genesis 2:24This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

Ephesians 2:19So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.

James 1:18He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

The Bible talks about both an earthly family (made up of husband, wife, and children), and the family of God, which includes all who believe in Jesus Christ.

Genesis 4:1Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced a man!”

God planned for husbands and wives to join him in the creation of families—the wonderful privilege of teaming up with the Creator to make children.

1 Chronicles 9:1So all Israel was listed in the genealogical records in The Book of the Kings of Israel.

The Bible lists several genealogies, all recorded by family units, showing the family as central and fundamental to the development of people and of nations.

Proverbs 6:20-23My son, obey your father’s commands, and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. Keep their words always in your heart. Tie them around your neck. When you walk, their counsel will lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up, they will advise you. For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.

Nowhere can truth be more effectively taught and modeled than in the family.

Joshua 24:15“Choose today whom you will serve. . . .But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

The family is one of God’s greatest resources for affecting change in an individual as well as a community. This change is directly related to the family’s spiritual commitment and zeal.

Psalm 127:3Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.

Children are a wonderful blessing.