By Amos Tauna
A Nigerian Cleric has attributed most Challenges facing the home and society today to failures in inculcating norms and values in the family.
Rev. Dr. Joe Onuche of the Landmark International Baptist Church, Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria stated this at a 3-day family programme organised to educate couples on how best to live together in peace and understanding.
The programme which was tagged, “Staying strong together intimacy”, according to the Senior Pastor of the church, was to ensure that family did not only live together in peace and better understanding but worship God Almighty in truth and spirit.
“The programme is to encourage members of the Church to be united, strong, grow and evangelise the world.
“The family is falling apart and so there is the need to reinforce what God commanded us to do by ensuring the family lives together in peace and in the fear of God so that by extension, have a God fearing society that will live in peace and united.
“The family is the central focus and looking at the present situation in the country with all sorts of social vices becoming the order of the day, the Church has to play its natural role by inculcating the basic teachings of the word of God that give the Church practical solutions to the present happenings in the society.”
On his part, the Associate Pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. Ige Olumide emphasized that programme was meant to help the family understand themselves especially couples on the need for a peaceful home and by extension, a better and peaceful society.
Participants at the Programme who spoke to AFRICA PRIME NEWS expressed gratitude to the leadership of the Church for organizing the event , saying that it would go a long way in ensuring better understanding between husband and wife and by extension a peaceful society.
A participant , Barr. Yahaya Achadu, explained that the programme had afforded members of the Church, especially couples to learn to accommodate and bear with each other as commanded by God
” The programme has further exposed couples’ weakness and strength,and by so doing husband and wife would learn how to better communicate and treat each other for peace in the home and better way of serving the Almighty”.
Mrs Kehinde Mojisoluwa Abraham said the event had exposed husbands and wives to some areas which could hinder peaceful relationship in the home.
She commended the Church for the programme which she said should be emulated by other Churches.
Kehinde Abraham was of the opinion that if there was better understanding between husbands and wives , the rate of divorces in the society would reduce.
https://www.africaprimenews.com/2018/05/14/christianity/nigerian-cleric-laments-rising-cases-of-divorce-in-churches/
