What does scripture say about Step Families.

[justasinner]

I hope this topic is OK here?

If an elderly couple decide to marry and each brings to the marriage some adult children. How does the bible suggest that how should these children inter-relate? Does the Bible infer that these children are true brothers and sisters or what?

Then as the children start to create families themselves how do the step uncles and step aunts relate to the new children, like nieces or is that step nieces? And is there any scripture that can support an answer?

 

[herev]

ok, to me, here is the obvious one, but feel free to reject it.
Jesus was Joseph's stepson, Jesus had brothers and sisters that some doctrines dictate were Joseph's children before he married Mary. James was considered the brother of Jesus--as was Jude, so there is no step once they are together--just my 2c

 

[A Brethren IN CHRIST]

Eph 4:32 And ye be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving oneanother, even as God the Father for Christ sake hath forgiven you.