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A
joint message from the following national organizations:
Canada Family Action Coalition, Focus on the Family Canada,
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Christian Legal Fellowship,
Evangelical Association of Churches, Seventh-day Adventist
Church in Canada, Real Women of Canada
Dear
Fellow Canadians;
Marriage
is on the frontlines – again. The attempts to redefine
marriage are an affront to this God-ordained institution,
its righteousness and sanctity.
We
know that prayer has the power to change things. God’s
people are required to be a force of righteousness and
the light. It is up to the church to lead and promote
marriage. So we are issuing this email to invite you to
join us in prayer in the days ahead, culminating in a
national prayer weekend January 29 -30, 2005.
On
December 9, 2004 our Supreme Court issued an opinion that
Parliament may “broaden” the definition because
it has the authority. However, it did not say it must
do so. God’s Word including instruction about marriage
will not pass away regardless of what man decides. But
we must realize the harmful consequences if we, the church,
do nothing and allow man to redefine the institution of
marriage.
We
have chosen Jan 29-30 as a focal point for this call to
prayer because Parliament is expected to go back to work
about January 31. We are called to pray for our leaders.
We are called to petition God on such matters. This is
a critical matter that demands a concerted, unified corporate
response.
A
number of organizations in Canada who are defending marriage
feel that we need to seek Him for direction. We must seek
God with all of our heart and lean not unto our own understanding.
Prayer is the spiritual trigger for this to happen.
We
urge you – whether in churches, synagogues, small
groups or privately – to join others across this
nation for a weekend of fasting, prayer and repentance
before God.
Would
you as a spiritual leader in this nation take sufficient
time in your service on Saturday January 29 or Sunday
January 30 to call all people in the church to pray? Let
us continue in prayer until we hear from God.
Also
we would ask you to consider being involved in the Marriage
on the Rock 2005 to take place in February.
See
details at http://christianity.ca/family/marriage/ontherock/about.html
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Let
us build momentum together and in unity uphold God’s
truth about marriage.
More
details will follow. Thanks for standing with us!
2
Chronicles 7:14
The
following organizations issue this joint statement. “We
strongly encourage church leaders to participate in this
call to prayer for marriage.”
Canada
Family Action Coalition
Focus on the Family Canada
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada
Christian Legal Fellowship
Evangelical Association of Churches
Real Women of Canada
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