3.1 The Role and Purpose of Families Flashcards
What do Christians believe are the reasons that God has provided families?
To help people to develop loving and respectful relationships.
What function do Christians believe that families should have?
Be a place for the nurturing and disciplining of children.
The family is also a place for hospitality.
How do Christians feel the relationship between parent and child should be?
Parents should respect their children.
Children should honour their parents.
How does the Bible represent the model of a family?
A mother, father and children.
It is a place where the children can be brought up as Christian.
What does the Church of England encourage parishes to do for Christians before they get married?
Run courses on marriage and parenting to help strengthen future family life.
What does the Roman Catholic Catechism say about families?
Families are of central importance as ‘The family is the original cell of social life.’
What is fidelity?
Staying true and faithful to your spouse. Not committing adultery.
Fidelity helps to protect the stability of the family unit.
What sources of authority are there on Christian views of families?
‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth’ Genesis 1
‘Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.’ Exodus 20:12
‘Fathers do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.’ Ephesians 6:4
