Empowering Families To Stay Connected

A Personal Note From Pastor Ned….directly to you:

In a “Summary of Comments Made During the White House Briefing on the Family,” Dr. James Dobson made this comment about the family. “A family is not a collection of individuals who happen to live at the same address.

They are people who share an intimate and complex connection with one another, being related by marriage, birth or adoption. Together they form something larger and more significant that the contribution of each person taken singly. That association, locked together by love and lifelong commitment, must have a secure place in the American legal structure.

To continue to undermine its foundations and erode its authority is to destroy the very fabric of American life.”

How is the American Family Fairing?

A 1994 Georgia court docket shows that nearly 20% of the court cases were divorce. In 1992, one city led the nation in divorce per capita.

Last year, 1997, this same city was the divorce capital of the South . It also led the nation in child abuse for two years straight. Currently, at a local middle school, at least thirty teenagers are pregnant. These are just some statistics that evidence the weakening family system. The disintegration of the family has always preceded the decline of a society.

What Can a Family Do?

The keys to a good marriage are found in the Bible. The first key is to show appreciation for each other on a regular basis. Romans 12:10 says, “Be kindly affectionate one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another.” The second thing is that we must express our admiration, love, and respect for our families. Romans 13:7 says, “Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.”

When a man and a woman enter the marriage covenant, it is expected of both to submit to one another. Submission doesn’t mean bondage, it simply means to adapt to the characteristics of the other partner. A godly husband will not be a tyrant nor a taskmaster, but he will be a loving provider and protector of his family. The husband should “love his wife as Christ loved the church (Eph. 5:28).”

The wife should submit herself to the authority of her husband. This submission was to be “as unto the Lord.” She is not in any way a secondhand citizen, the wife is a helpmate to her husband. A submitted wife is one that her husband can trust. She is like the “Virtuous Woman” in Proverbs 31.

Recharge Empowers Families To Stay Connected

The situation our nation’s families are facing is dire, but there is hope. RCF is working diligently to teach and train families the principles of God’s divine order.

Here are some of the ministries we have in store for you, that will develop you and your family to be all that God has called you to be:

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