Be Fruitful and Multiply

"Be Thou the Mother of Thousands of Millions, and Let Thy Seed Possess the Gate . . ."

Can you imagine attending a wedding where the family and friends offered the above blessing to a new bride? Yet these words of encouragement, once offered to Rebekah on the advent of her marriage to Isaac (Genesis 24:60), beautifully communicate the heart of God's command to Christian husbands and wives that they be exceedingly fruitful and raise children who will influence all of culture and society for the glory of God.

There is no escaping the fact that the Bible is dogmatically pro-child. In fact, it declares unapologetically that the birth of many children is a source of blessing, that a key reason for marriage is to bring forth many children for the glory of God, and that parents should actively seek such blessings.

But if this is true, why do so many Christian married couples chose to "cut off their seed?" What if any biblical basis exists for deliberately thwarting the birth of children? Is it ever "good stewardship" to prevent children on the basis of financial concerns? These and related questions are examined in the light of Scripture in this groundbreaking study guide for Christian couples prepared by Nancy Campbell.

Table of Contents:

1. The First Commandment: Be Fruitful and Multiply
2. God Loves Increase
3. The Blessing
4. Gifts from God
5. Arrows for God's Army
6. Build the Home and Leave a Legacy
7. The Natural Function
8. Trust and Obey
9. God's Provision
10. The Blessed Seed
11. When Did Contraception Begin?
12. To Which Kingdom do You Belong?
13. Protect Your Unborn Babies from Death
14. The Sovereignty of God
15. The Vision
16. Do Not Deprive
17. Why Parents in the Twenty-First Century Love Having Children
18. What Do Children Say?