tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post731119108584296393..comments2024-01-01T13:55:05.686-08:00Comments on RC Sproul Jr: Ten Ways Not to Look at ChildrenRC Sproul Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10021618819499117817noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-75684782244458756822012-03-01T07:26:35.861-08:002012-03-01T07:26:35.861-08:00Pastor Sproul,
As much as I enjoyed reading the p...Pastor Sproul,<br /><br />As much as I enjoyed reading the post - I enjoyed reading your comments afterward even more....<br /><br />Thank you for showing me a spirit of humbleness in your comments. It was a lesson I needed to hear today. It's easy to act like you are right - It's much harder to stand for the truth while loving your brother and sister in Christ. <br /><br />God BlessEmil Bandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311347482998393702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-51302569837728352592012-02-28T18:21:45.053-08:002012-02-28T18:21:45.053-08:00Thanks for your excellent response. Although I hav...Thanks for your excellent response. Although I have known some Christians who have gone down the IVF path, for me it is hard to reconcile the ethical realities of that - especially the freezing/discarding embryos - with what the bible says about how we should respect life.<br /><br />i will say, at times, in the midst of our hardest struggles with infertility, every month's non-pregnancy did feel like a failure. Not that is should have, or that it was a Godly response to our sufferings, but that's how it was.<br /><br />All that said, I do wish more believers would think about some of these issues before just blatantly going along with whatever the doctor recommends.Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821592360402715054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-15860310740927735812012-02-27T18:48:49.654-08:002012-02-27T18:48:49.654-08:00Aubrey,
You are most wise. It seems in my zeal to...Aubrey,<br /><br />You are most wise. It seems in my zeal to speak against the most desperate measures some would take I seemed to suggest that any measures taken is not so good. I don't pretend to know where the line is, (though I know, and I suspect you agree, that freezing/discarding little babies is way over that line) but I don't in the least agree with you. My chief concern that I was seeking to address are those who see every month's non-pregnancy as some great failure, or who do cross the line. I'm not in the least opposed to careful, patient, trusting attempts to heal what is broken. Thank you for pointing out how I had here overstated my case.R.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13976580613129096869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-9052814530621031802012-02-27T17:38:17.530-08:002012-02-27T17:38:17.530-08:00I realize that this is an old post, but I was poki...I realize that this is an old post, but I was poking around on this blog when I was reading some of the very beautiful and moving posts you wrote after your wife died. They were a great encouragement to me.<br /><br />I have been ruminating about your #9 for a while. While I would agree that having biological children is not the ultimate goal, I disagree that seeking any kind of fertility treatment is somehow "prying children our of God's hand". Infertility is a result of the fall just like cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure. I certainly believe that God can open a womb that has previously been closed just like I believe he can heal someone of their diabetes or cancer. But that doesn't mean that I would advise that people suffering any of these other conditions avoid seeking treatment and only to pray for healing. Taking insulin is not "prying a normal blood sugar out of God's hand." It is wisely treating a serious medical condition. Now infertility will not kill you (which I know from personal experience), but neither do seasonal allergies and no one has ever told me I shouldn't take my Claritin. <br /><br />I am thankful for my infertility. I can say that now. It taught me a lot. It continues to teach me a lot. But I am also thankful for the therapy that allowed my husband and I to hAve our son. We prayed and sought God's guidance and prayed some more for a child. And then God used some medication and a very good doctor to bless us with him. The blessing of the marital act and the blessing of children did not, in any way, become a duty.<br /><br />I think that Christians need to be wise and think deeply about the ethical issues that arise from fertility treatments. My husband And I decided ahead of time things that we would not do. But infertility is a medical problem and discouraging people from seeking treatment for it seems to me like telling people to pray their cholesterol lower or not to worry about their very high blood pressure.Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821592360402715054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-1737653071601276312012-02-23T18:42:04.702-08:002012-02-23T18:42:04.702-08:00Point well understood. I figured there was an erro...Point well understood. I figured there was an error.<br /><br />Stand Fast,<br /><br />Andrew R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-88405260582369511572012-02-08T18:10:10.758-08:002012-02-08T18:10:10.758-08:00Good point Andrew, and you are absolutely right th...Good point Andrew, and you are absolutely right that children are far more precious than rubies. The point I was trying to argue against is that they must be attained at any cost. But the way I phrased it it sounds like I'm saying rubies are more valuable than children, which is nonsense. Good catch, and sorry for my error there. Look forward to seeing you next month, God willing.R.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13976580613129096869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-52576591496967147392012-02-08T16:59:41.765-08:002012-02-08T16:59:41.765-08:00Pastor Sproul,
Some very good thoughts-thank you!
...Pastor Sproul,<br />Some very good thoughts-thank you!<br /><br />Just a thought-for my part, while I'm not married yet, being only sixteen years old, if you gave me a choice between children and rubies...I think I'd take children. I'm just sayin'<br /><br />At any rate, I am anticipating your lectures at the Family Economics Conference!<br /><br />Stand Fast,<br /><br />Andrew RomanowitzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-59353893410512177152012-01-16T21:11:59.680-08:002012-01-16T21:11:59.680-08:00i agree. I haven't always. I am grateful for...i agree. I haven't always. I am grateful for the freedom that we can have in surrendering this area, too, to our Sovereign Father and King.<br />Trust Him isn't always easy...but with a little experience now - I agree it is worth it.Taranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-35934706160110109182011-06-20T07:47:56.131-07:002011-06-20T07:47:56.131-07:00Thanks for this post, RC. There are errors on al...Thanks for this post, RC. There are errors on all sides, and you aptly demolished them. :)<br /><br />This really speaks to me as a wife of an immigrant, mother of distinctly brown children, mother of *only* 3 children, and yet someone who clings very tightly to God's sovreign planning of our family and his goodness in doing so.Margarethttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/cappuccinosmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-21490717320699474262011-06-18T12:57:02.779-07:002011-06-18T12:57:02.779-07:00Thought provoking! I'm going to link to you s...Thought provoking! I'm going to link to you soon on my blog--as soon as I find time between making PB&J sandwiches for my six children! LOL!<br /><br />Thank you for this thoughtful post!Gombojav Tribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396911376797476193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8916923606431957884.post-50788087107403496662011-06-16T11:38:01.663-07:002011-06-16T11:38:01.663-07:00The book of Proverbs also states a myriad of verse...The book of Proverbs also states a myriad of verses on child discipline, but in this touchy feeley generation we somehow never can find that part of God's word!Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685498425141597533noreply@blogger.com