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Japanese The Bible treats the family as a household God blesses and gives work to. Parents teach their children (Deuteronomy 6:6-7), children honour their parents (Exodus 20:12), and Joshua answers for his whole house (Joshua 24:15). Scripture is just as plain about families that fail. The first brothers in Genesis end in a murder, Proverbs weighs a plain meal with love against a feast with hatred, and Jesus warns that following him can divide a household. How a family begins and…
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