According to Scripture, caring for relatives is a fundamental aspect of Christian living. In 1 Timothy 5:8, believers are instructed to provide for their family members, demonstrating love and responsibility. The importance of showing hospitality and kindness to relatives is also emphasized in Luke 14:12-14, where Jesus teaches about inviting the needy to share in our blessings. Additionally, the Bible teaches that love is a key component of relationships, as seen in 1 John 4:8, which states that God is love, and 1 John 4:18, which highlights the role of love in casting out fear.
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If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid. But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.
And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.