show me 5 reasons to get married and raise a child
Discussion
1. Creation mandate to become one flesh, be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
2. Marriage is a covenental union before God that images Christ and His Church. To abdicate responsibility and covenent commitment by simply living together or thinking that we can enjoy the benefits of marriage without the responsibilities (I.e. casual sex) is fiat thinking.
3. Children need a mother and a father who are covenentally committed to one another and who establish an anti fragile and missionally aligned house hold.
4. Marriage and children are the bedrock of any civilization. Developed a low time preference, think generationally. Build a legacy. "A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children" Proverbs 13:22.
5. Devils and tyrants hate marriage and children, they despise human flourishing and productive households, they loath self sovereignty and liberty.
Marry, be faithful to your spouse, have children and train them up in the fear and admonission of the Lord, and in good and virtuous living. "Behold, bchildren are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate" Psalm 127:3–5.
wow thank you.
is low time preference from the bible?
Good question. The term itself is not (I first heard it used by Saifedean), but the concept is everywhere in Scripture. For instance, God often fulfills His promises over generations and makes generational covenants with His people. The idea of faithful perseverance and trusting God for things that certain peoples may not see in their lifetime but whose children or grandchildren will see is a common occurrence.
Beyond that, the Book of Proverbs (esv.org/Proverbs+1/) and much of the Wisdom literature in the Bible do have the larger themes of discounting the future vs. not discounting it woven through them.
Last thought is that people tended to discount the future less throughout much of history as compared to people today (at least in part by necessity). Generational thinking, seasonal planning and preparation, succession, and having many members of the household economy (particularly children) to continue family trades and business and care for the elderly members was all much more common. These things are in line with God's design for Creation as opposed to frivolous, selfish living and the squandering of wealth, which the bible often warns against.
Does that get to the heart of your question or did I miss what you were asking?
interesting, very informative, thank you sir🤙
