HOW MANY CHILDREN SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE? (Pt 10)
Too Many Children on Earth to Have More? Some people argue that you should not bear many children because there are so many other children in the world that...
HOW MANY CHILDREN SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE? (Pt 9)
China suffers from the following due to its wrong birth control practices: An Ageing Population: This refers to the increasing proportion of elderly citizens compared to the working-age population....
HOW MANY CHILDREN SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE? (Pt 8)
THE CHINESE EXPERIMENT In 1980, China introduced a one-child policy. Couples could not have many children, just one. They needed government approval to have a child. Births had to...
HOW MANY CHILDREN SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE? (Pt 7)
Exchanging Godly Values for Western Views: Views on family size and birth rates are also affected by cultures. These views on giving birth to one or two children were...
HOW MANY CHILDREN SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE? (Pt 6)
Modern Economic Realities: Actual Needs or Covetous Wants? The truth is that most people today often prioritise an abundance of material possessions over essential needs, such as feeding, clothing,...
HOW MANY CHILDREN SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE? (Pt 5)
Is it Feasible to Have Many Children in the Light of Modern Economic Realities? People fear the idea of having many children because they worry about the practicalities, like...
HOW MANY CHILDREN SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE? (Pt 4)
Last time, we saw that children are a means of spreading godliness on the earth. Today, we shall look at children as a source of strength and defence. In...
HOW MANY CHILDREN SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE? (Pt 3)
The Reason for Children Contd.: Last time, we saw scriptures that implied that from the beginning, God approved of couples having many children. Most of the patriarchs in the...
HOW MANY CHILDREN SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE? (Pt 2)
The Reason for Children: After God created Adam and Eve, we read: “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful [parah: fruit; increase; grow], and multiply...
HOW MANY CHILDREN SHOULD A CHRISTIAN HAVE? (Pt 1)
Does the instruction to ‘be fruitful and multiply’ have anything to do with the number of children a couple should have? What’s the ideal number of children a Christian...