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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 | skccab | 198881 | ||
Shalom Azure, I'll jump in here, if you don't mind, for there is one thing that took place at this friend's marriage that hasn't been touched on - the oath, the vow, the committment. Tell your friend to do a study on how the Father feels about those things. Which is more important, fulfilling a vow, a committment or sexual gratification? Still learning, too Cheri |
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3 | Is procreation a command or a blessing | Gen 9:1 | azurelaw | 198887 | ||
Dear Cheri, Thanks for your response. Our discussion has nothing to do with her situation or mine. This sister is a single, devoted christian. She raised the issue for the reason of that she has encountered with people (christians or non-christians) struggling with the issue of divorce. She strongly feels that part of the reason people are so resentful to Christianity is that christians hold a very conservative position (only accept divorce under adultery) on the issue and appear to be unloving towards the suffering party of a couple by disregarding factors such as impotence, unable to fulfill the vow, staying together could obviously bring them more hurt and destruction ... Finally, she asked what constitute to marriage. If a man and a woman chose to live together, commit solely to each other, not having any children at all and civil responsibilities not affected, ect. what is the need for signing that paper? We did not have enough time to finish our conversation as we were having a quick breakfast (about 15 min) last Sunday. I do not fully agree with what she briefly said. I hope I could be well prepared and find the chance for a longer talk with her. Shalom Azure |
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4 | Is procreation a command or a blessing | Gen 9:1 | skccab | 198900 | ||
Shalom sister, Azure, Thank you for your further information - I'm sorry I misunderstood and thought it was about someone in particular. In a way your friend is right - people do tend to become very legalistic about marriage and divorce. Personally, I think one should stand by one's committment, one's promise to the other, where those types of problems exist - they can be worked through. Of course, where abuse (whether of the adults or children in the family) that's altogether another story. And I have the same question as your friend about the signing the paper part - I don't know about in your country, but here in the states sometimes older couples on social security cannot marry because they would lose much, if not all of their medical coverage, which when you're 60, 70 years old you can't live without. So I wonder about cases like that. Blessings upon you Cheri |
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