Title World Family Year/Colossians 3:18-25
Description This year is the International Year of the Family as established by the United Nations. The United Nations makes this year the Year of the Family.
The reason for this decision is that families in many countries around the world are in crisis.
Families are easily destroyed and the moral system centered on the family is collapsing.
is. Because it is difficult to form a healthy society without rebuilding the family.
The world once again feels the need to emphasize the importance of the family.
that you are wearing. As we finish the family month again today, today's family is
Examine the cause of the escaped crisis and look for the method of treatment in the Bible.
I would like to
Causes of Family Crisis
In a word, the cause of today's families facing the crisis is the result of the industrialization of society.
will be Countries that can be said to be the so-called developed countries of the West have developed a highly industrialized society.
countries that have achieved it. In these countries, families are already facing various difficulties.
Statistics have come out. The first prominent phenomenon is that high
The divorce rate. In the United States, according to a 1977 tally, one-third of all married couples
2 were divorced, and in West Germany, 33% said they were divorced. western society
Another characteristic of is an increase in singles. In the United States, single men
It increased from 8.1% in 1960 to 16% in 1990, and the number of single women was 17.2%.
increased to 29% from In the case of West Germany, the death rate between the ages of 20 and 30 is
It is said that the number of single people among people who are single has doubled from 10% to 20%. nature
The employment rate of women is rising, and the tendency to have fewer children is notable.
It happened. This change will destroy the natural and traditional Christian view of marriage and conjugal life.
Not only that, but it also led to a disorder of sexual morality.
Education Week, an American weekly newspaper for educators, published in 1992 the following:
Statistics of the same American household were included.
14% of all American children entering public school in September 1992 were those of teenage mothers.
will be girls 14% of them will be children of unmarried parents
All. 15% will be children with physical or mental disabilities. 15% say that English is their native language
It will be immigrants, not the language of 40% of them are before they turn 18
You will live in a family that has been destroyed by divorce. A third of them are at school
You will become a so-called key child who must return and stay in an empty house. and their
25% will drop out during compulsory education.
This wave of industrialization in the West has had a rapid impact on our country as well.
We are experiencing rapid changes such as colonization, liberation, independence, the Civil War, and industrialization.
Experienced within a short period of time. In this wave of rapid change, our home
The houses have taken on a completely different shape from traditional homes. Seoul National University
Professor Lee Kwang-gyu in his thesis "Family Community in the Post-Industrial Era"
There are three characteristics of family change. The first is the nuclear family. industry
As rural populations flock to cities along with globalization, natural nuclear familyization is being achieved on both sides.
that it has become messy. Children who come to cities form married families,
It is said that a nuclear family has been achieved in which only an elderly couple remains. Second, the cattle of the family
It is a factorization trend. It refers to the tendency to have fewer children. two
In the having children movement, after 1985, the one-child family plan was strongly
As it progressed, the number of children was further reduced. The third characteristic is family hardship
This is a ripple phenomenon. Families flocked to large cities have a sense of community with their neighbors
I had to move frequently depending on my job and school district before I even formed my own house.
Because I have to move countless times before it is ready, I have a chance to make friends for a long time
there is no
In addition to these changes, housewives who were only tied to their homes are thanks to convenient home appliances.
Because of the minute and simple family, you can be freed from the family and be free to do activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
has been able to So, the housewives are not alone at home, but go out.
As they spend more time in school, key children are born. employment
The number of women has increased, the number of dual-income couples has increased, the number of late marriages has increased, and the number of single people has increased.
The number of single mothers and single mothers is increasing. In this wave of change
Families are in danger of being easily broken. Divorce in my country
rate is increasing, and in the phenomenon of counseling calls such as "call of life" prevailing,
You can see that there are many problems at home.
Professor Lee Kwang-gyu pointed out the crisis of Western civilization as follows. "Individual
Western civilization, which is the core of the symbol system, develops scientific thinking in respect of reason.
, which developed the skills needed by modern mechanical civilization. These and
Human dignity has been individualized in Jeongguk, and individuals isolated in fierce competition
Welfare system rather than trying to end up in a family that advocates this emotional sense of belonging
It deviated from the Christian ethical system by trying to depend on the state that advocated for
And because of this, the foundation of the civilization built by the West was shaken."
Professor Seo said that Christian sexual ethics was destroyed and relationships between men and women were disturbed and lives were lost.
The sex of creation has been reduced to a tool of pleasure, and the child born is perceived as a hindrance.
He pointed out that the dignity of human life has been obliterated without any reason.
This was not only the destruction of the family, but also brought about the crisis of the collapse of Western civilization.
said. Belatedly, the spur of the decline of Western civilization was spurred by industrialization.
As long as we are following along.
new wave of change
Fortunately, however, the East has traditionally formed a strong family-oriented culture.
I think it is different from the West, which has an individual-oriented culture.
People still value ancestral rites, and during holidays, large-scale national migrations to visit families
It is said that a family-oriented culture still exists among the phenomena
I will. He said that the West should learn the family-oriented culture of the East now.
I am raising my li.
Now the world is on the verge of another wave of change. Futurist Toh
The post-industrialization and postmodernization that Fleur calls the ?쐔hird wave??is underway.
I did. In this new wave of change, social institutions are bound to change.
is. At that time, the futurists believe that the importance of the family will be emphasized more.
Prediction. In post-modern society, people spend less on leisure activities than on productive activities.
More time is being spent, and above all, the dazzling performance of the electronics industry including computers.
As the family becomes the workplace with development, the importance of the family will increase,
It is said that the family will be the center of life.
Therefore, in this age of change, the oriental family-oriented culture has renewed its value.
It needs to be evaluated and re-evaluated. Professor Lee Kwang-gyu wrote his thesis
In conclusion, he said:
"I follow the spirit of caring for children from the oriental family, and, most importantly,
Maintaining moral purity in marriage by conceding one's selfishness,
A family is a group that puts a group above the individual, so that the family is created to maintain order.
A morality that causes social coercion to be exercised, and that individuals bind their own instincts.
Only by developing an individualism can we achieve what we lost in the latter days of modern society.
We will be able to restore our humanity.??In the end, when a healthy family is established, morality is also
It is that a culture that is alive and respects life will be established. but really
It is sound to revive the traditional oriental family conception in today's world by slightly modifying it.
Is it the way to restore the family?
Formation of a healthy family
The healthy family taught in the Bible is fundamentally different from the concept of the oriental family.
There is one other thing. It is the fact that the center of the family is in God.
will be Even though the Bible speaks of patriarchy, it is to the end of God?셲
He is the patriarch as a person who waits for a promise and as a person who keeps the promise.
In that sense, it is fundamentally different from the patriarchal system of the Confucian tradition. city
Psalm 128 sings about the happiness of God-fearing families. see in verse 1
?쏝lessed is everyone who fears the Lord and lives according to His commands.
In verse 3, he says, ?쏽our wife, who is in the inner room of the house, bears much fruit.
is like a vine, and the four children who sit around the table are like saplings of olive trees.
same. Those who fear the Lord will likewise be blessed.??All. A family that fears God is a happy family, and looking at her sons and daughters and grandchildren
He said he would live a long time.
The same is true in the New Testament. The Apostle Paul exemplifies all family relationships
We are emphasizing redefinition in Jesus Christ. He is rich in the Lord
I was told to respect the unknown. This means that the relationship between parents and children is
It's like a human relationship. Respect your parents as you honor God.
Word. The relationship between husband and wife was also expressed as the relationship between Christ and the church.
All. The wife told her to obey her husband as she obeyed the Lord, and the husband
The Lord commanded us to love our wives as he loved the church and gave himself up.
I did. The Bible speaks of patriarchy, but this is to rule the family with authority and power
Rather than being a patriarch as a person who does it, it is rather a responsibility based on service and sacrifice.
I am talking about the patriarch of the East. In this regard, it seems to be the oriental patriarchy.
They look the same, but they are fundamentally different. Gender separation, long-term
The Confucian concept of family that has been supported by the will is not a Christian concept.
Confucian ideology is ultimately authoritarian, whereas Christian ideology is
It is an egalitarian idea that those who serve must first serve and be sacrificed.
Christ's becoming the head of the church is purely his incarnation and sacrifice on the cross.
There can be no authoritarianism there. same as
Jiro, the husband becomes the wife's head, but it is always thorough service and sacrifice.
You should know that it is an order made by
He also told parents to treat their children with the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
I did. This means that education must be thoroughly God-centered. Western Civilization
The development of civilization was the result of following the Greek rather than the Hebrew tradition.
However, individualism has developed. In the original Hebrew tradition, personal information
The community is emphasized. Among them, the family community is the most important
was above. A national community was no different from a family community after all,
Even in the Christian faith, the kingdom of God has a type of family community after all.
is. That is, God is the Father, and in Christ his Son, we
is to become a child of God. Therefore, the family ball on this earth
The body is the best unit for training the kingdom of God. That
However, the modern machine civilization following industrialization has destroyed this family. That
Therefore, modern civilization is actually an anti-Christian civilization that is against the kingdom of God.
I will say
Now we must again build our families upright according to our religious traditions.
I did. A completely religious interpretation of the concept of the oriental family, centered on the Lord
We need to make an assumption that is reconstructed as .
The role of the father in Christian patriarchy is extremely important. family
Read the Bible more than anyone else, teach its lessons to your children, and cultivate that spirit
You have a responsibility to live up to it. At the same time, like Jesus,
You will have to sacrifice, serve, and serve. Then the book as a patriarch
It is to do what it is. The roles of mother and wife also return to their original positions.
I have to go. Keeping the family, raising children, and giving the church to Christ
As she obeys her husband, she must set an example for her children. nine of the family
All members have equal personalities, but there must be order and manners.
you will have to Whether a wife plays the role of a husband, or a child ignores parents