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The Family in Crisis

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Jonathan Falwell

New figures show that increasing numbers of children in America are being born out of wedlock.  According to statistics gathered by the Pew Research Center from census reports, 41 percent of American babies in 2008 did not have married parents.  That’s a striking increase of 13 percent from findings in 1990, when 28 percent of babies were born out of wedlock in our nation.

What does this mean?
 
It means that our society is losing its way morally.  And children are the victims.
 
In our schools, we have traded the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule for situational ethics and sexual ambiguity.  Children learn that there is no real right or wrong and when they become adults they live out this creed, jumping into sexual relationships at will.
 
In the media, sexual imagery is splashed in our faces all the time.  As a man, I know how important it is to depend on the Christ who lives in me to keep my mind clean.  But our culture constantly battles us in this regard. Men get the message hammered into their minds that women are sexual creatures for their pleasure, and this thinking becomes a part of their existence.  Watch a “dating” show on TV some time.  It’s downright shocking.
 
This is certainly not what God intended for us.
 
On the website pureintimacy.org, Dr. David Kyle Foster, founder of Mastering Life Ministries, writes, “The Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) is a family, and thus man in God’s image must be made a family, as well. Therefore, a man cannot completely realize the essence of his existence until he learns to exist withfor someone.  Both relationship and communion are crucial to this process.” someone and
 
This is God’s design for man and woman—not what we typically see in the media.  But God’s design is thought of as old fashioned, even offensive, today.  That’s because there is an enemy who wants to destroy all that God has intended for good.  And that enemy is cunning.
 
Dr. Foster added, “… the amount of time and effort that Satan expends to destroy the image of God reflected in marriage, fatherhood and human sexuality is a barometer of just how incredibly important it is to God’s plan and the expression of His glory.”
 
This means that the Church of Jesus Christ has its work cut out for it in terms of redefining the American family.  To do so, we must first ensure that we, as individuals and as churches, are teaching our children the proper roles of man and woman in the Christ-honoring relationship.  I know I want my children to find mates who love God and live out His precepts as priority number one.  Our churches simply must not be afraid to get serious about training up our children to be discerning and astute about fostering godly relationships.
 
And second, as I have pointed out in a few columns, this means that all of us who are followers of Jesus Christ must become prayerful, insightful and willing apologists for Jesus Christ in the home, in the workplace and in the culture.  There is no room for hypocrisy—we must be living for Christ so that our families and those who know us will respect us and listen.
 
The slippery slope America is on in terms of our national morality will not stop unless Christians are (1) living holy lives together and (2) bringing up new generations of intrepid Christians and (3) working in unison to boldly and compassionately call others to a relationship with the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
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