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We are living in a time of rapid change.
Everything is changing -- social values, relationships, economic
systems, ideologies and many other things that affect life in
general. Caught in this tide of change is the family. Some futurists
predict that the time is coming when the family shall be totally
irrelevant and unnecessary in a world that is dominated by
technological change. In some parts of the world, the family no
longer operates like it used to. We see this as a matter of serious
importance.
In the modern world, man has learned to band together for mutual
protection. There are certain artisan guilds, trade unions, various
business associations, all organized to protect and uphold common
interest. But the preservation and strengthening of the family does
not seem to be a matter of priority to many people. The family is
left exposed and unprotected against the forces that tend to destroy
it.
Now a spiritual revival has touched the earth. Christian families
are feeling the need to be truly Christian In a modern world.
Families are reaching out, crying for help, but they have nowhere to
go. The help they are seeking is not normally available in the
average parish. Whatever traditional help is available in some
parishes is usually inadequate. And in this time of growing
darkness, many parents do not have a clear direction. They hear
strange voices leading them into strange paths, all promising
fulfillment yet all causing confusion.
We believe that God wants us to rise up in defense of His work. We believe that God wants us to rise up in defense of His work.
We believe that the family is a creation of God and no one else has
any right to change it, its structure and its purpose. We believe
that God's plan for all creation continues to operate,
"namely, to bring all things in the heavens and on earth into one
under Christ's headship"(Eph 1:10).
Couples for Christ is a creation of God distinctly called to
bring families back to the plan of God. Couples for Christ is called
to bring the Lord's strength and light to those who are struggling
to be truly Christian families in the modern world.
In submission to God's will, Couples for Christ commits itself to
this mission. Couples for Christ will serve wherever God brings it
to serve, trusting only in His guidance and His power.
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