PCJB

PP Presentation
devised and prepared
at
Gujranwala Theological Seminary
may be copied for non-commercial use
only
September 2008
Children in the Service of
God
 Children a Blessing

Every child is a gift from

 The Purpose of Marriage:
Procreation?
Assumption:
The purpose of having male and female,
the reason for the existence of sex
and the essential role of marriage,
is
the creation of children.

An important mandate
given by God to Adam and Eve:
Multiply! (Gen.1:28)
The Purpose of Marriage:
Procreation?

purpose

purpose

blessing.
The Purpose of Marriage:
Procreation?
 Gen 1:28
them BLESSING

them
Be fruitful
COMMANDS

increase in number
fill the earth

subdue it
 To Discuss
(Why have kids?)
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In which section of the account of

creation
does the mandate to have children
occur?
What does the context of that
section tell us about why we should
expect to have children?
Clue:
is the context
Adam’s aloneness,
1st Passage 2nd Passage
man
a helper
them

man
for Adam no suitable helper was
found.
him
them
them
them
Be fruitful

subdue
Rule
 Marriage:
More than Having
Children

not

every
The Purpose of Marriage:
Children?

not

every
The Purpose of Marriage:
Why children?

loneliness

children

thetask
 Marriage:
The Larger Purpose
ultimate
larger

every
The Purpose of Marriage:
A Family of “Gardeners”!

begetting nurturing
The Purpose of Marriage:
A Family of “Gardeners”!
The next generation
is required for this task
 First Caring for God’s
Garden;
Now Extending His
Kingdom
garden
world

We pray and work for God’s rule

to be realised on earth.
 To Discuss
“We are hoping for a boy!”
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What are some common reasons

why couples have children?
Which of them fit the purpose of
child-bearing that we find in
Genesis 1?
When should a wife resist
pressure from her mother-in-law
to have children?
The Purpose of Marriage:
So why children?

pressure to produce a son

increase the future economy
a desire to be needed,
care for them inold age
 Training Children for
God’s Service

charging his children and his

household after him
to keep the way of the LORD
by doing righteousness and justice’.
Teaching and Modelling

teachers

examples
 To Discuss
Why is it necessary to do more
than
simply bring up children
as nice persons and responsible
citizens?
What more should Christian
parents
be doing?
Training Gardeners
Teaching Law and Grace

law
grace
 Limits of Responsibility
cannot live their children’s lives for
them.

loving
teaching
caring
disciplining

praying

not
 To Discuss
Are we more concerned about
getting our children’ into good
schools
and their achieving success in
exams,
than about how they grow
in faith and godliness?
 The Purpose of Marriage:
A Family of “Gardeners”!

Having children is part of serving

God:
i.e. producing a family of
The Purpose of Marriage:
Procreation? Or Nurture?

produce
nurtured
dedicated
The Purpose of Marriage:
Procreation? Or Nurture?

nurture

begetting

the service of God

 Next Session

Marriage after
The Fall
 Marriage:
Result of The Fall
A Reversal

God
man, woman,

of the roles
The End