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Family Formation

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  • P. Niemeijer
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Dealing With Infertility: A Man's Perspective

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  • Anonymous

Childlessness and infertility can be a painful experience for Christian couples. This article discusses dealing with infertility from a man's perspective, discussing the struggle of learning to trust in God in this situation.

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The Blessing of Children

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  • A. Terpstra

This article is about having children, discussing overpopulation, population restrictions, and the command to multiply and fill the earth (Genesis 1:28).

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You May use Birth Control, if...

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  • Larry E. Wilson

This article is about birth control, procreation and the use of contraception. The author looks at children as a gift from God, the purpose of sex, and at marriage as the image of the relationship between Christ and the church.

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The Struggle With Infertility If It Pleases God to Give Them Children…

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  • Jack Moesker

This article discusses infertility, the pain of childlessness (childless couples), medical treatments for infertility (artificial insemination), and surrogate motherhood.

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Family Planning and Birth Control

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  • Jack Moesker

What are Christians supposed to think of family planning and birth control? This article looks at marriage and children, and also discusses Genesis 1:28 and 1 Timothy 5:14.

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Family Formation

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  • P. Niemeijer

This article on family formation looks at the purpose of marriage and receiving children from the Lord, what it means to seek the kingdom of God with regards to having children, the blessing and importance of having children and descendants in the Old Testament, fruitfulness in the New Testament, and children as a blessing today.

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Making Babies

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  • Eric Kampen

This article is about receiving children from God. The conception of children, artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood is also discussed.

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Is It Okay Deliberately Not to Have Children?

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  • Tim Challies

Can married Christians deliberately choose to be childless? This article examines the reason married Christians give for choosing to be childless. It contrasts this reasoning with God's purpose for marriage.

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What's the Purpose of ... Children?

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  • Tim Challies

Should you have children? We live in an age where children are seen as a means of self-realization or an accessory to the good life. What is the purpose of children? This article explains.

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Where Have All the Children Gone?

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  • John Rogers

Understanding that children are God’s gift in a marriage, and that he gives them for the increase of mankind and his church, should make us rethink the priority of children in marriage. These facts must challenge the claims of overpopulation, and free up Christians to enjoy the gift of children in the service of God.

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Bringing Forth Children in an Age of Selfishness

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  • Allen Brummel

Parenting is hard work. This article discusses our calling in marriage. Children are a blessing of the Lord. The author also looks at when young couples should try and start a family.

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Christians And Contraception: Convenience or Kingdom Thinking?

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  • Bart Garrett

After showing that sex is not only intended for procreation and that the Bible does allow the regulation of reproduction, this articles evaluates the use of contraception by Christians. The author states that many contraceptives used are abortive in nature, and discourages Christians to use these contraceptives. He encourages Christians to wrestle with the issue of family planning, so that it may be done to the glory of God.

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You May not use Birth Control, because...

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  • James A. Zozzaro

This article is about the use of birth control and contraception. The author also discusses children as a blessing from God.

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Marriage and Childbearing

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  • S. E. Lauer

This article is about marriage and procreation and the use of birth control. The author looks at fruitfulness in marriage and family planning.

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The Ethics of Contraception: A Theological Assessment

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  • Dennis P. Hollinger

How should the use of contraceptives as instruments of family planning be viewed from a theological perspective? The arrival of the Pill in 1960 caused a major shift in thinking about this topic. Hollinger considers the theological argument against contraception that has too often been missing in ethical considerations in Protestant circles.

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