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Ephesians 3:14,15.

14"For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named."

Humanly speaking, we link the identity of a husband, wife, and children to their particular family name. This, however, is only a surface identification. Family identity has a deeper root. "Family" is a word that is rooted in God: God is Father - the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Himself, God is a "divine family." This also expresses itself in the way that God relates to people. The Bible reveals this aspect of God's nature in rich and varied use of family imagery: God is our Father, God is Husband to His people, God is like a nurturing mother. Christ is the Bridegroom of the church. When a man and a woman come together in marriage, God extends to them this name that in essence belongs to Him - the name of family. Husband, wife, and children live up to the true meaning of this name as they reflect the nature and life of the divine family in their human family.

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