4.4 Marriage and Family

• The meaning of marriage and of the family
• Christian teachings on marriage
• Christian teachings on the family
• The importance of marriage and family life
• Celibacy as an alternative to marriage
• Challenges facing marriage and family today
• Solutions to problems facing families, and the values and life skills that build stable families

• elaborate Christian teachings on marriage and family
• explain celibacy as an alternative to marriage
• discuss challenges related to marriage and family
• recommend solutions to problems facing families today
• recognise marriage and families as sacred institutions ordained by God

“Why is marriage and family life important?”

“How should those who have taken a vow of celibacy live?”

“Which values and life skills enhance stable families?”

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1. Christian teaching on marriage and family, and celibacy
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   What marriage and family are, what the set passages teach about each, why they matter, and celibacy as a deliberate alternative.
2. Challenges facing marriage and family today, and solutions
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   The pressures on Kenyan families, practical and Christian responses to them, and the values and life skills that make a household stable.
3. What marriage is, and what a family is
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   The definitions, the five systems of marriage recognised by Kenyan law, and the forms the family actually takes.
4. Christian teaching on marriage, and its texts
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Six teachings, each tied to the passage it rests on, and how to read Ephesians 5 properly.
5. Duties within the family, in both directions
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   What children owe parents, what parents owe children, the duty to elderly relatives, and the limits of honour.
6. Why marriage and family life matter
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Six reasons, what each would cost if it were lost, and an honest answer about households that do not fit the pattern.
7. Celibacy as an alternative to marriage
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   What celibacy is, what Jesus and Paul say about it, how those who take the vow should live, and an honest note about failure.
8. Values and life skills that build stable families
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Six values, six skills, why values alone are not enough, and what a young person can practise now.