How to Overcome Evil? CHILDREN Are the Answer

In this episode of Truth in 10, Martyn Iles explains why bringing new life into the world is a very wonderful and good thing despite what skeptics will tell you.

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Martyn Iles is an Australian lawyer, commentator, and preacher living in the US. He is the Chief Ministry Officer at Answers in Genesis, a large Christian apologetics and education ministry known for its famous Ark Encounter and Creation Museum attractions in Northern Kentucky, which are visited by 1.5 million people each year. From 2018–2023, Martyn was the managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, one of Australia’s largest political movements.

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[audreyroy]

Thankyou for this . Always love listening to your talks. Children are such a blessing. My parents thought this and had 12. Love my siblings and we all get along. All Glory to God.

[Erica_GospelWarrior]

God bless you abundantly for preaching TRUTH, Martyn!

[enya]

Perfectly well put Martyn. God bless you.

[LucyFitz]

A more substantial hope than merely resting on 'babies enerting this world', is the hope that those babies, as well as many more men, women, and children, will become children of God. -That more souls be added to His Kingdom.
Right on, Martyn.

[susanbloise]

So clear..in just 10 minutes, you say it all.

[sandywong]

Thank you Martyn for speaking the Truth…God’s Word!! You challenge and encourage… appreciate your ministry!!

[daviocampi]

Thank you Marytn for teaching this, I never considered this. Thanks for exposing the faithlessness that the world is too dark to bring children in, when Moses was conceived the establishment then wanted to kill Jews. Praise God for sharing your biblical wisdom.

[kenandandreahooper]

Totally agree, totally biblical but most will not heed that command.

[joyobrien]

I learn a lot from your teachings. You explain things so clear. Maybe some day if the Lord leads you in this direction that you would explain in Ecclesiastes 3:3 what it means A time to kill....this puzzles me because it also mentions A time for war. Are they the same?

[viviennefarrow]

Should we not care for the children who are already here before bringing more?

[facefaith]

Thank you for keeping the truth and wisdom of the Bible so beautifully simple and easy to understand! Make life…don’t take life.

[DamePenmarric]

I love those verses you found on the behaviour of the woke movement those people curse themselves in this life because spiritual laws are as real as physical laws but spiritual laws have a time lag before good or bad consequences appear

[kaylenehousego]

Lovely sermon Martyn...and very true .
Blessings from Sydney Australia .

[sumbomarcus]

Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.[f]

Doxology
24 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and

[doodleschmoodle]

Yay I can’t wait to go to church so more people can look down on me for not having any kids

[andrewboyddotcom]

Cats have become substitutes for children. I see it in my Wind-bnb with the most lively women - so many barren. Personally, I regret that I have only two children. I wish I had at least five.

[MathildaMann]

Is it not better to have no children than having "unwanted" children?

[stevemcmullen]

It's obvious abortion is totally opposite to what is commanded but i wonder about another worldly practise and that is birth control, seems to me this also is against what is commanded.

[victorialeonard]

I think there’s another consideration here…you speak as someone who has loving parents and has not experienced abuse. Some people do not have children because it would be cruel for them to do so. Perhaps they should want them…or are even commanded to have them. But what do you think is the result for the children when people who do not want them have them? It is not always a good thing.

[Vousie]

I think you've overinterpreted that verse. It is not Biblical to take a single verse and exaggerate it to its logical extreme and then tell people who trust your advice that this is what the Bible says.
"Be fruitful and multiply" certainly does *not* mean that every woman is basically just a breeding chamber whose only purpose is to have as many children as possible.