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Do you still want to multiply and replenish the earth ?

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bèlla

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mama2one said:
adopted parents have to go through SO much scrutiny with questions by social workers, finger printing, child abuse clearance, home inspection, meet financials, etc
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You have never borne a child through your womb and have no conception of the sacrifice those who can make by adopting. They don’t need to. They can reproduce.

When you can’t adoption and surrogacy are the only options. When you can and opt to do otherwise the beauty of your decision resounds.

The OP is not about adoption. It’s about reproduction. This isn’t a debate. And comparing the two makes no sense. Do what works for you.
 
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My Priest is encouraging me to join the dating pool, telling me there are women in the congregation that would benefit from me doing so.

I can't agree with him. I see how often I fail to avoid the simplest of sins, and I'm getting grey hair now.

I often feel that I would be a curse upon a godly woman and her family. I do love kids, and teaching. But the fear of failure hangs over me so ominously.

I dated quite a bit when I was agnostic and a friend of the world; I was never very good at it. Longest relationship was 3 years, and that was because we were more roommates than romantic.

The idea of beginning a relationship with a woman makes me recoil. I tend to end conversations with women in the church my age and single as soon as I possibly can. A relationship means giving up my comfort, perhaps I should. Then again, to what end?
 
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a local Pastor in our area promoted adoption
over 100 church families adopted
they did not "need" to adopt; they answered the call to adopt


the OP is concerned about using up resources by adding more children to planet
adopting children already on planet helps saves resources
so yes adoption is a solution to OP's question
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Hammster said:
God must have really had a bad plan, then.
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I'm just saying having kids for the sole purpose of building up God's army is not a good idea in today's society. Maybe if the kids were raised in a bubble like in the past before TV and internet could influence them that might be a good idea. But with today's world, unfortunately there's no guarantee the kids will even remain a true Christian. With this homosexuality movement, and transgender movement and trying to teach that junk in schools and teaching evolution etc. 2 kids is all I can handle to try to raise them right and with the truth of God's Word. No way could I keep up with 10. LOL
 
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You’re still saying that God’s plan isn’t that good, and you’ve given reasons. We are to fill the earth. We are to do that by raising families, and evangelizing (including evangelizing our children). Raising two or ten isn’t relevant. What if you raise two that turn out to be hellions, but if you raised 10, 8 would serve the Lord?


Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.
— Psalm 127:3-5
 
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SamanthaAnastasia said:
This. If Christian people do not wish to have children that path is always available.
Saint Paul wrote about it in 1 Corinthians 7:8.
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or marry and have a childfree marriage. Paul was writing at a time when sterilisation wasn't available and contraceptive methods were primitive and not reliable
 
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Okay, you make a good point.
 
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Skye1300 said:
Unfortunately, the world seems to be influencing children more and more these days.
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The greatest influence on a child is their home. Everything that goes well or awry begins there. My daughter didn’t struggle with the issues you mentioned. Because I gave her boundaries and impressed my standard.

When you lay down the law there must be consequences. You must be willing to enforce them and I was. Now that she’s an adult preservation is the goal. There are alliances I’ll never sanction. Friend or otherwise.

I don’t care if people disagree. They’re free to wreck their children. But they won’t ruin mine. They can take that woke worldly nonsense somewhere else.

That goes for unbelievers and Christians too. Because some of them are just as bad. If you want to build something great you have to protect it. You don’t let everybody in.

If parents were more vigilant they’d be better off. If you won’t mold them another will. Now she’s repeating the things I said to her growing up because she understands the wisdom behind it.

It isn’t hard to raise a child if you’re willing to do the work. But a lot of parents are trifling. They put in little effort and expect a miracle.
 
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God gave the commandment twice and for the same reason. To fill the Earth b/c there were so few people in it.
He gave us common sense and self-control so there's no need to have 4+ children.
Econ 101 will easily show the problems in too much demand and supply cannot keep up with it.
 
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