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This quarter we take a look at the different aspects of family life in “Family Seasons.”
While these lessons direct us to family life, this is just part of the Christian experience, and we recognize that all families are defective in some way. What we look for is to be part of God’s family—now, and the perfection of the earth made new.
So we ought to ask ourselves, “What is the kind of family God is looking for?” It is not based on blood relationship, lineage, or descent, but on the deliberate choice of doing and being right, an acceptance of God and his kingdom. The Father of this family does not rule by virtue of procreation or position or power, but by inviting choice and acceptance. Our heavenly Father is so different to an earthly father it is hard to comprehend, but God has chosen family relationships to most closely represent the relationships he wants with us. So it is indeed a good idea to look at these models, while recognizing they are but images of the perfection God has planned for us in our eternal relationship we each can have with him.
This in turn means it all comes down to love. That can sound very trite. Love is a damaged word that can mean many things. But in the sense of the altruistic principles by which God runs his universe, then it means so much. That is what John is explaining in 1 John 4. So ultimately through the love we may find in family we can catch a glimpse of God’s love in his family. And despite all the failures and misrepresentation in our earthly families, “We have experienced and trusted in the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who live in love, live in God, and God lives in them.” 1 John 4:16 FBV.
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