Comments on: Why did Jesus teach so little about the family?

By: Clueless in Seattle

Clueless in Seattle — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 19:12:05 +0000

The strongest family tie Jesus mentions frequently in the gospels is his relationship with his Heavenly Father. This family relationship seems to be where Jesus’ thoughts went to most frequently. However we also see a few tender moments with Mary, his mother at Cana and at the cross. Joseph is scarcely mentioned in the gospels and we can only speculate as to why this might be.

By: samuelthelamanite

samuelthelamanite — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 14:32:56 +0000

They are both good examples for our society to emulate. They were chosen to raise the son of God. What a great example of a family unit. Father/mother both striving to raise righteous children dedicated to the God. As children being raised by goodly parents, Jesus and at least one of his brothers served God throughout their lives.

Whether we are currently the children or the parents we should model ourselves and our own families after Jesus’ family as best we can.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 03:40:46 +0000

In reply to samuelthelamanite. So, we should be modelling Mary and Joseph?

By: samuelthelamanite

samuelthelamanite — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 00:33:37 +0000

We can model having our children being born into a family unit.

I won’t speculate on Jesus’ marital status.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 23:18:01 +0000

In reply to samuelthelamanite.

Except being born into a family isn’t something we can model. We’re either born into a family or we’re not.

Also, given how little evidence there is that he was married and had children, should we follow suit?

By: samuelthelamanite

samuelthelamanite — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 22:38:03 +0000

If we treat Christ’s life as a type and symbol for us to model, it is interesting that he was born into a family unit. Though still a virgin, Mary was still married to Joseph. If family life was not important, the virgin could have raised Jesus by herself.

We also see that Jesus had both brothers and sisters (Mark 6:3), at least one of which became a strong defender of the faith (Gal. 1:19).

Of course we cannot bypass the striking beauty of the scripture found in John 19 when, while dying upon the cross, Jesus gave the care of his mother Mary to John, one of his closest friends and disciples. Note that after he had put John in charge of his mother, the scripture notes “Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled”. That final act of seeing after his mother completed his mortal ministry.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 02:35:12 +0000

Different times. Those folks were fiercely loyal to their families and to the cultural establishment of the time.

It’s sad that in our own times the prophets must continually remind us how to handle the basics — and I’m not talking about the gospel per se. I’m talking about how to live a little better than vagabonds.