The Future of Human Relations

Abstract

"God alone knows the future: the future is in His hands. He is the Omnipotent Sovereign of the universe. Yet to a degree He has committed the future to men; the future is in 011 r hands as one aspect of our stewardship under God. The future is therefore as bright as the promises and provision of God; paradoxically it is as dark as the sinfulness of man. As long as this age continues, there will be human beings; as long as these human beings associate with one another directly or indirectly, there will be human relations. Human relations are therefore as broadly distributed as the human race; they will always be with us! Social scientists and evangelical Christians share the goal of im· praying these human relations, creating and strengthening those patterns which are constructive, functionaL and wholesome, and eliminating or alleviating those which are destructive, dysfunctional, and detrimental to the welfare of man"