Why Does the Bible Call Us to 'Be Fruitful' in Marriage? God proclaims children as a blessing (Genesis 1:28), meaning that we should view them as something valuable to desire. In this passage, God blesses Adam and Eve and commands them to "be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth...
What follows is an email I received from a Christian couple who wrote me informing how the articles on my site about God’s blessing and allowance for polygyny have helped confirm for this couple that the husband should try to implement polygyny . Now some at first may find it strange that...
The Bible has a lot to say about marriage, so let’s make a “Top Ten List” of the most important Bible texts about marriage—and then look at each one more closely. 1) Mark 10:6-9= God instituted marriage and gives it His blessing. (See also Genesis 1:27, 28; Hebrews 13:4)...
When the joy is gone, life isn’t very bright. I know what it’s like to walk around in the midst of cloudy disappointment or struggle, much like Pig Pen in the Charlie Brown series. Everything is discolored by it, from the blessing of sweet giggles of an adoring toddler to the real...
My prayer is this book will be a blessing to those who read it. Whether or not you agree with the conclusions found herein, may it lead you to be a Berean Christian so that you will "search the Scriptures." Nothing would thrill me more than if a man who has become a casualty of ...
they’re like Adam and Eve, plucking fruit in the garden. But this time there is no fall from grace. There is only blessing. These lovers are not on the verge of exile. They have come home. . . . and we each took a pear, and ate, and were grateful....
Whether gay persons request or are granted a blessing on their marriage is between them and the religion to which they might be affiliated with, and nothing to do with anyone else. mar·riage/ˈmerij/ 1. the legally or formally recognized union of a man and a woman (or, in some juri...
If you really want to bless, and receiving a blessing, take time to say the4 MAGIC WORDS:"Please tell me more."... and then continue listening. If you really want to ensure that your mate has truly been heard and valued,SUMMARIZEwhat he or she just told you. ...
God gave women the blessing of carrying and giving birth to babies when that’s possible. Clearlyonlywomen can get pregnant and anyone who thinks otherwise is deceived or delusional. 11Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.12For as woman ...
There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said, "Best wishes and Allah's Blessing and a good luck." Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly Allah's Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at ...