The Goodness of the Christian Single Life

As Reformed churches we (rightly) emphasize the importance of the family. In light of Genesis 2:18—“It is not good that the man should be alone”—we believe that in general it is best that a man finds a wife and marries (and vice versa). In harmony with passages such as Psalm 127:3—“Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward”—as well as our understanding that God establishes his covenant with believers and their seed, we encourage couples to have children...