That's really very interesting. I did not know that the meaning of
the word "family" had undergone such a transformation. There must have
been a word back then matching the definition I gave. Do you know what
that word was?
>I can see a plausible argument (given certain assumptions) from the Bible
>that God ordained the institution of marriage. I can't think of any
>argument that would show that God has ordained any particular grouping
>as the only valid kind of family.
You make a very good point here. I cannot find any particular
Biblical passage(s) that define "family". The concept of family though is
found throughout the Bible and, in context, matches the definitions I gave.
Perhaps the Lord figured that the knowledge of what constitutes a family is
intrinsically obvious and therefore didn't need to be defined.
Mike Jaqua
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