FAQ ID # 4405 - Gen 1:28 says to "go forth and multiply." I read this not as a command to each individual, but as a statement of what God will do through humanity. The woman I'm considering wants a child and feels we are commanded to have kids. I think we are too old to start a family (both almost 42, would be nearly 45 by the time kid arrives). Also, too dangerous for over 40 to give birth to first child. Any Biblical backing for my side? Thanks.

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Gen 1:28 says to "go forth and multiply." I read this not as a command to each individual, but as a statement of what God will do through humanity. The woman I'm considering wants a child and feels we are commanded to have kids. I think we are too old to start a family (both almost 42, would be nearly 45 by the time kid arrives). Also, too dangerous for over 40 to give birth to first child. Any Biblical backing for my side? Thanks.

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I'm not sure there's any Biblical backing for your side, except to point out that the Genesis 1:28 command has already been fulfilled. The Earth has been populated, and there's no specific command in the New Testament to produce children.

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