CHRISTIAN

FAMILY AND THE

COMMUNITY
VERONICA F. OBAT
Christian teaching on family life:

Christianity teaches that family members have duties towards

each other:
•Family members should support each other through difficult
times as well as celebrating special events.
•Families have a responsibility towards their members who are
sick or elderly.
•It is the duty of a Christian family to bring up the next
generation to follow the Christian faith. This also involves
teaching Christian values of love and forgiveness.
 Bible teaching:
Respect your father and your mother.
Exodus 20: 12
But if anyone does not take care of his relatives,
especially the members of his own family, he has
denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Timothy 5: 8
Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your
parents, for this is the right thing to do
.Ephesians 6: 1
Parents, do not treat your children in such a way
as to make them angry. Instead, bring them up
with Christian discipline and instruction.
Ephesians 6: 4
 Protection and nurture
Christian love is sacrificial. Just as Jesus
demonstrated by dying on the cross, parents and
children are called to make sacrifices for each
other. Family is the first place where children can
find out about love,
companionship and forgiveness. Parents can set
children a good example of how to live a
Christian life.
Families can play an important role in
the community. They can provide support for
other families, care for the elderly and adopt
children. Responsibility towards elderly family
members is especially important.

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. PARENTS ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
INFLUENCE ON THE RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL
OUTCOMES OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

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THE PRIMARY WAY BY WHICH CATHOLIC IDENTITY
BECOMES ROOTED IN CHILDREN’S LIVES ARE THE DAY-
TO-DAY RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF THE FAMILY AND THE
WAYS PARENTS MODEL THEIR FAITH AND SHARE IT IN
CONVERSATION, COLLABORATION, AND EXPOSURE TO
OUTSIDE RELIGIOUS OPPORTUNITIES.

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THE FAMILY ISTHE PRIMARY

COMMUNITYWHERE CHRISTIAN

FAITH PRACTICES ARE

NURTURED AND PRACTICED.

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SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED AS A
FAMILY AND SUPPORTING SERVICE
ACTIVITIES BY YOUNG PEOPLE

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