Why marriage and procreation belong together
by Martin Davie, Reflections of an Anglican Theologian:
In the history of Christian theology it has often proved necessary to hold two apparently contradictory assertions together in order to express the truth about God and the human situation.
Thus we have to hold that:
- God is one and yet the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are all God;
- Jesus Christ was (and is) both fully divine and yet also fully human;
- God is completely sovereign and yet human beings have genuine freedom and responsibility:
- We are saved without works and yet good works will necessarily be performed by all who are saved.
In this post I want to add another item to this list. I shall argue that marriage is good in itself without children and yet the procreation of children is an integral part of the purpose of marriage.
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