Christian Living Vol. Page 8 January 1999 The Family of Christ By F. Furman Kearley Families have been often recognized as the foundation of society. Generally, families are the closest units of any society.
Family members strengthen each other, help each other and defend each other.
To write about the family of Christ is very needful but it is more needful for us to truly make the church the body of Christ as the family of Christ. However, the relationships are clearly expressed so that it is certainly Scriptural to speak of the family of God and the family of Christ. The Scripture repeatedly calls God Father. The term brethren is used many times as an address of faithful Christians. They are beloved brethren and faithful brethren.