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Christian, Husband, Father. Confessionally Reformed catholic/Presbyterian. Austro-Libertarian. Anti-woke. #Bitcoin #Nostrich #Liberty #2K since 778676 | 2023-02-28
## My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less ``` My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name. On Christ, the solid rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand. When darkness veils his lovely face, I rest on his unchanging grace; in ev’ry high and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil. On Christ, the solid rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand. His oath, his covenant, his blood support me in the whelming flood; when all around my soul gives way, he then is all my hope and stay. On Christ, the solid rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand. When he shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in him be found, dressed in his righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne. **On Christ, the solid rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand.** ```
There are godly reasons to remain single (and therefore childless). The Apostle Paul did it, and even recommended it (under certain circumstances). But it's the exception, not the rule. It's not even about happiness or "fulfillment" -- it's about obedience. If one doesn't have the gift of celibacy (and most of us don't), then--to avoid fornication--he should pursue marriage. See 1 Cor. 7. The command to 'be fruitful and multiply' doesn't mean the same thing today, given the new creation, that it meant under the Covenant of Works (which the first Adam broke and the Last Adam fulfilled). It has been modified by the Great Commission. Which is exactly why we disciple (baptise and catechize) our covenant children.