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1 | Is procreation a command or a blessing | Gen 9:1 | azurelaw | 198878 | ||
Recently I have a brief discussion a with sister in Christ where she asked what consitutes to the validity of marriage? Is it justify for a divorce if the spouse is impotence? Her reasoning is that God wants us to be fruitful and husband and wife become one flesh under marriage. If either one party is impotence, how can it validate the marriage relationship and also fulfill the purpose of procreation? My question : Is being fruitful (to reproduce) a command or a blessing? I did a search and found that God had not said to Adam and Eve be fruitful but to other creatures made before them. (Gen 1:22, 1:28). The word used is "blessed". Only until Noah's time God BLESSED them to be fruitful (Gen 9:1). I appreciate your thoughts. Shalom Azure |
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2 | Is procreation a command or a blessing | Gen 9:1 | nicko715 | 198880 | ||
Shalom Azure, I am not sure if I am reading you correctly, but God is speaking to Adam and Eve in Gen 1:28. And I believe that to them it was a command. I do not think that is required of the rest of us, since Paul says that it is better for a man NOT to marry (1 Cor 7:1,8). So I would go with it being a blessing now. As far as is it ok to divorce over impotence? I would say no, it is not ok. However, that is much easier for me to say than it would be for me to live out if I were in that situation. Nick |
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3 | Is procreation a command or a blessing | Gen 9:1 | azurelaw | 198910 | ||
Dear Nick, Thank you for pointing me to that. I was just too sleepy and did not read my Chinese Bible carefully enough last night (my time). You are right - God SAID to Adam and Eve to be fruitful. Shalom Azure |
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