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Successful Marriage
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MHNMBSHMHMH8 by Norman Wright S u c c e s s f u l M a r r i a g e — It doesn’t just happen! Twen tieth century churches are noted for bemoaning and deplor ing the state and disintegration of marriage. Perhaps it is neces sary to make known the problems, yet the church’s energy could be redirected to a positive program of assisting to stablize and give meaning to marriage. The educa tional programs o f churches that offer adequate and constructive guidance for the state of matri mony are unfortunately in the minority. A comprehensive analysis of the casual factors in marital breakdown would lead into an ex tended volume. However, certain elements loom more portentously than others. Some of the basic factors involved in the problem of marriage today are: 1.) Failure on the part of in dividuals entering into marriage to have a mature relationship with Jesus Christ. 2.) The impact o f our chang ing society and increased pres sures. 3.) A lack of an adequate mar riage model for a couple to use as a pattern. 4.) Failure of Christian couples to follow the scriptural teaching of husband-wife relationships. 5.) Failure o f the home and church to provide adequate sex education. 6.) Failure of the church to require every couple who desires marriage to complete a thorough pre-marital counseling program provided by the church.
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How can the church effect any change in this situation and is it possible? Several suggestions may serve as a springboard toward further action: The family is the actual train ing ground for marriage. Re search indicates that children tend to repeat in their own mar riages the values, conflicts, goals, and behavior patterns which they learned in their own homes. The home is indeed the cradle of per sonality and it will determine largely what kind o f a person enters into marriage and how well prepared he will be for this enor mous responsibility. With this in mind, then, the church’s thrust and long-range goal could be a training ground for parents and prospective par ents. They can discover what their present homes should be like and how changes could be effect ed. Behavioral patterns are estab lished while children are young but they can be modified. Every adult department o f the church, no matter what the size o f the church, should have an extensive program o f Christian parent edu cation. A course on the Christian home that extends for three or six months and offered on a regu lar basis is a beginning. Churches in the Southern California area which are currently offering these classes are filled to capacity and some even have waiting lists! The need and the interest is present— what will your church do? Smaller churches are often at a disadvantage to find a qualified teacher and adequate curriculum
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