While each family member must love the other family members, that love will not be expressed in the same manner in each relationship within the family. While the love is the same in all the relationships, love will not be expressed in the same way in each of the relationships. Each family is composed of different relationships. Each relationship has distinctive differences and distinctive needs. Love will respond to each of those needs in a valid manner as it seeks what is best for the person and what is best for the family.
Love always focuses on the best interest of both the family and the person.
For example, sometimes it is necessary for love to confront, and at other times it is necessary for love to overlook. Sometimes it is necessary for love to condemn, and at other times it is necessary for love to encourage. Sometimes it is necessary for love to discipline, and at other times it is necessary for love to console. Sometimes love must force the loved one to accept responsibility, and at other times it is necessary for love to be supportive. We have been studying what it means to love God.