What if I want kids but my spouse doesn't?

Fierce Marriage

Ryan and Selena Frederick

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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As a Christian, what is your role when it comes to childbearing? Listen in as Ryan and Selena address a listener's question about this very topic. We hope it blesses you!Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.comTake the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.comPray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.comTo learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.comThis ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

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0:00.0	So what happens if you get married and you get like a bait and switch on something big like having kids?
0:05.0	What do you do about that? What do you do about that? What do you do about that?
0:08.0	What do you do? Well, in some sense, every marriage is a bait and switch, because you marry somebody it's true and
0:14.0	you know you end up getting married and they become married Salina married Ryan
0:19.4	is not the same as dating Ryan. Date Ryan.
0:24.0	Nice to meet me.
0:26.0	Nice.
0:28.0	It's true.
0:29.0	We always put our best foot forward, right, when we're dating, we put our best self forward right when we're dating we put our best self forward and I mean yes you
0:35.5	get to know each other but once you're married and you're committed and there's no getting out of it
0:39.4	like all of the all of the sin all the selfishness everything about you that you had so greatly
0:46.0	hidden away right it's gonna come to light and it's only a matter of time so what do you
0:51.2	do when you step into a marriage and you both agreed at the beginning like we want to have children and then first two years into marriage you're trying to have a baby and all of a sudden, one of you says no.
1:06.5	So this is actually a question we got from a fierce marriage listener, which we will
1:10.8	attend to, we intend to answer as well as we can but it brings to bear a larger question.
1:18.0	Is it a moral obligation for Christian couples if they're able to have kids?
1:23.3	Married Christian couples.
1:24.4	Are you obligated to have kids, biblically?
1:27.4	In other words, to phrase it differently,
1:29.2	is it a sin to intentionally not bear children? So we're going to talk about that on the other side.
1:35.0	I'm hooked, where you hooked?
1:42.0	Oh, very hooked.
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