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Are Christian couples compelled by God to have children? That question seems to arise a lot in today’s world, so what are the feelings of the Christian blogosphere on this?

God ordained marriage to be between a man and a woman, honesty hurts sometimes people. He also ordained marriage to be a means of procreation. In the past God has ordained multiple wives for husbands, but as society changed so did the rules on multiple marriages within the church. Another change in marriage has been the change in rules of how a widow was to be handled, married by another brother, by the family after the death of her husband.

Our point is that as society and circumstances have changed so has God’s purpose and direction for His first ordinance - marriage. As society has changed so has the Christian view on children. Once a large number of children were needed to tend the fields, and flocks and be labor for the household. It was not uncommon for people to have 10 or more children then. Today however, in the western world, most people only have 1 or 2 children. The children of modern marriages are viewed as gifts from God, not extra field hands and labor.

Within the issue of Christians having children is also the issue of birth control. Some Christians agree and condone it’s use, others do not and condemn it, others condemn it publicly but use it privately.

The above issues and ideas have be debated and adapted and defined over time, but even with the passage of time, there are still many issues surrounding children and Christian marriage. In recent years however there has been a new issue though - Christian couples deciding not to have kids.

Is that Biblical? Can God call people to marry but not conceive (or at least try)? Can the covenant of a Christian marriage be fulfilled without kids? Should a Christian couple that does not want, or can not have, their own child be compelled to adopt?

What is the right view when it comes to Christians couples and children?

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