Why Do Churches Focus So Much On Families?

When we think and act as if the intact nuclear family is what “completes” our Christianity, then everyone, including intact nuclear families, will miss out on God’s ideal. The nuclear family is a wonderful servant to God’s purposes. Weakened MarriagesIt’s also helpful, if not essential, to realize that disproportionate emphasis on the nuclear family diminishes family itself. Weakened ParentingTreating the nuclear family as lord and savior also weakens parenting. There’s Only One Permanent FamilyScripture is quite clear that in the end and forevermore, the nuclear family is a temporary entity.