The Bible is God’s message to humanity (II Timothy 3:16). The family is God’s invention and we seek to bring families together, not separate them (Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Ephesians 6:4; Titus 2:3-5). God came to earth in His Son to win the world to Himself (II Corinthians 5:19; Colossians 2:9; I Timothy 2:5). Believers enter the redeeming plan by turning from sin, taking on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in baptism, and receiving His Spirit with the experience of a language given from heaven (Acts 2:4, 38; 19:1-6).