Sobre ter filhos
Filhos são uma dádiva do Senhor, uma herança que Deus confia aos pais. A Bíblia celebra a maternidade e a paternidade como vocações sagradas e fontes de bênção.
Filhos: herança do Senhor
A Escritura declara que os filhos são bênção de Deus. Cada criança é um presente precioso confiado aos pais para ser cuidado com amor.
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.5 Happy is the man that has his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
3 Your wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of yours house: your children like olive plants round about your table.
9 He makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise all of you the LORD.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
Instruir nos caminhos de Deus
A Bíblia orienta os pais a instruir seus filhos nos caminhos do Senhor desde cedo, com dedicação, disciplina e exemplo.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
18 Therefore shall all of you lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.19 And all of you shall teach them your children, speaking of them when you sit in yours house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
17 Correct your son, and he shall give you rest; yea, he shall give delight unto your soul.
Cada vida é preciosa
Deus conhece e forma cada criança no ventre. Antes de nascer, Ele já nos separou e preparou um propósito para cada vida.
5 Before I formed you in the belly I knew you; and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you, and I ordained you a prophet unto the nations.
13 For you have possessed my reins: you have covered me in my mother's womb.14 I will praise you; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are your works; and that my soul knows right well.15 My substance was not hid from you, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the low parts of the earth.
2 Out of the mouth of babes and infants have you ordained strength because of yours enemies, that you might still the enemy and the avenger.
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.