Appearance of inconsistency

[OP_Carl]

As far as the Chrisitan position on BC, I think it's up to the individual family to decide. There's no Biblical Apostolic teaching on BC -- for or against. The methods of BC are up to the individuals and God to decide.

What you presented isn't an affront to me. It was our family's choice and we made it. Others have and will make their own choice.

All this choice Think about it. For all of history, the human race has not had the ability to choose something other than the natural course of events for a husband and wife. And now in the last 60 years all of a sudden we can choose abortion, choose BC, choose to cut off life support, choose artificial insemination. We're allowing technological advances to drive moral and sociological thought. We scarcely even know how to theologically address genetic experimentation and human cloning.

I don't think necessarily your perspective is any better a "biblical" view than another's veiw.

There isn't a "biblical" view on smoking, either.

Whether a couple has children and how many they have hasn't got anything to so with how much God blesses a person or a marriage.

Absolutely.

He blesses those with and without children. Children are a blessing.

Yup.

But it is a cultural belssing. It was also considered more blessed to have sons. Why? Because a woman needed a son to look after her if her husband died. In many cultures a woman without children is destitute when the spouse dies or becomes unable to work. She depends on her children.
We don't have the extended families today that were common even 100 years ago. The parents dont' have the support they used to have raising children.

Note: This is exactly what I'm talking about. We are measuring this with our yardsticks, not God's. We apply cultural arguments to all aspects of our lives without even realizing it.

Let's face it. Some people, even in the church, shouldn't have children or should limit the number severely. They can barely look after themselves let alone a child both emotionally and financially.

Sister.

Hoo doggies!!!

I know what you're saying but this is a 4-mile freight train of cans of worms.

Could be, for some. Maybe some should be told to hold off having kids until they are mature enough to handle them. Start with not getting married until you are mature.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Agreed this is the proper solution and Christians should train their children with an eye toward the prevention of this type of disaster.

Come to think of it, many put the cart before the horse on this issue. Maybe if the churches didn't support couples marrying so young, the older women ones taught the younger how to be wives and mothers...

Where EVER did you get such a marvelous idea??????

Thank you for taking the time to think and discuss with me.