Monday, November 29, 2010

The Teasley Family statement of Faith in child-bearing and child-rearing.


We are, as the world labels us, “Quiverfull” parents.
Definition of "Quiverfull" parents - In full submission to the Father in matters of the womb and fertility, and trusting the Father with the decision of family size and reject the worldly application and usage of anything to take the decision of conception timing out of God's sovereign and holy hands in order to place it within the fallible control of mankind.

We believe, as Scripture has proven, that God, the Creator of the Universe, is in perfect and undeniable control over the timing of conception.

We believe, as Scripture has proven, that as God has, in no way shape or form, ever granted permission to mankind to decide for themselves when it is proper timing to take a life that is God-breathed and formed, neither has He ever granted permission to mankind to decide for themselves when it is proper timing to allow a life that is God-breathed and formed to be conceived.

We believe, as Scripture has proven, that God calls all of His faithful children into full and complete surrender and submission to Him, denying our own understanding and will for our lives on earth, and, in faith, leaning on His understanding and Will for our lives so that we may live to glorify Him by and through His means.

We believe, as Scripture has proven, that living by Faith means living without scheming or manipulating the world around us, circumstances, or Scripture to fit what we think would be more desirable. Rather, we take Him at His perfect and holy Word and, instead of challenging Him, we challenge ourselves as to how we can live up to His standards, even if the world may mock us and ridicule us for going against the secular, acceptable flow of the “norm”.

We believe, as Scripture has proven, that denying the Will of God is a sin, as it “dethrones” God, perceivably limiting Him to only act in the areas of our lives in which we trust Him to act according to what we think is right. Denying God’s will is an outright act of denying God altogether, which rejects the perfect, holy Word that we, as Christians, are called to live by.

We believe, as Scripture has proven, that there is no such thing as half or partial submission, just as there is no such thing as a half-Christian.

We believe, as Scripture has proven, that anything that in any way attempts to render control away from our sovereign and holy God is disobedience to God's command and expectation of full and complete surrender and submission, is a product of a lack of faith and trust in the Creator of the universe and in His promise of provision to those who faithfully submit to His will, and is a sin because of the aforementioned attribute.

We believe, as Scripture has proven, that feminism is a product of the world. Men and women are not equal, but rather complimentary. Men were created to be the spiritual leaders, providers, and protectors of the home, and women were created to be the helpmate of the man, to keep the home and to participate in bringing up the next generation of faithful believers as God see’s fit to bless them with. In addition, women are commanded to be subservient to the leadership of their husbands, to submit to them as to the Lord, just as husbands are commanded to be gentle and kind, loving their wives as Christ loves the Church.

We believe, as Scripture has proven, that the place of the woman is at home, to care for the home and raise the children.

We believe, as Scripture has proven, that children are blessings, gifts, and rewards from God, and should be welcomed and treated as such, in submission to God’s timing instead of our own.

We believe that it is important to form a strong supportive community of believers to encourage and teach each other in the ways of God and the Bible, not to encourage the secular world view.

We believe that support groups of mothers and women should not include daycare while the women get to chat, do crafts, and socialize, but rather should include the children.

We believe that children should not be ushered away to the care of others at every opportunity presented in order for the parents to take time to be selfish and enjoy things they would not be able to enjoy with the children present.

We believe that a wife’s decisions should not be made without the consult and consent of her husband.

We believe that all decisions made by the husband should be made in the best interest of his family, thinking of them first rather than himself.

We believe that all decisions should begin and end in prayer, submitting our petitions to God and then seeking His will on the matter rather than seeking His confirmation of our will.








For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
~ Psalm 139:13

A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.
~ John 16:21

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made
~ Psalm 139:14

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you...
~ Jeremiah 1:5

Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate.
~ Psalms 127:3-5

Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain.
~ Psalm 127:1

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