Why is vasectomy a sin

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No, I am not ready to make a donation at this time. Schouten, Thanks for the comment. I do not blame for you not wading in on this one. I could not find any substantial articles on the topic from a reformed perspective, so it appears that most people are leery of this topic!

I have to say that i agree with Jennifer. In my opinion if a couple has prayed much about it and feels no guilt then I see no problem with getting a vasectomy. It is an extremely personal decision, one that takes much prayer! Is this acceptable? HI Ryan, I read this post with a little bit of mixed feelings. As an extreme example, what if you decide to literally spend all of your time in Bible study, that would be ideal right?

Except that as a Christian you have to be practical and try to support your family financially and all that. God will provide what is necessary, but you still have to do your best to be practical about it too.

Re-reading what I just wrote, it sounds a little confusing, but hopefully you can understand it. Let me know your thoughts. The overwhelming consensus is that we have been given brains so we can decide when to stop having children and then we can a vasectomy. Is this a bibilcal perspective? I do believe that we are set free in Christ and in that freedom we are free to plan families and to use non abortive contraception…but does that include sterilization?

Not so sure about that. One question I have is why do we have children? It seems that in this day and age, this mandate has been fulfilled and now we are just waiting for the Lord to return in glory to usher in the new earth. Again, perhaps I am wrong and have mis-read or interpreted this, and I would welcome your thoughts and opinions on it. Keep up the good work! Ok after James comment I re-read your comment Greg and i have to say that I don;t agree with your statement..

The mandate God gave us is certainly is not fulfilled. That statement has no basis. What you have said is that we do not need to have children and we are simply waiting for Christ to return. I will address this with you later…. Rosemary, In most cases yes that would make more sense, however in the case I mentioned the wife suffered from some sort of blood disorder that made any kind of operation risky…if my friend reads this he can correct me….

Sorry to jump into this conversation so late — but I just wanted to add a point. I certainly agree that a vasectomy or a tubal ligation is a huge deal… and should only ever be done with much prayer and thought. Something people may not realise however, is that a tubal ligation brings many issues with it.

For the mother who struggles with severe post partum depression to the point that her family or her life is at risk, it would not be wise to have a tubal ligation. It would not be wise for the mother to have to have this procedure done. The father is an equal partner in this marriage, and can for the sake of his wife, the mother of his children, have a vasectomy done. This is not widely known — but can have profound implications. Unlike abortions, however, someone does not lose their life so this is deemed acceptable in our postmodern society.

Most of my friends who have had them are around 30, healthy, have 1 -3 kids and have good financial affairs. The real reason I wrote this is to simply get us to talk and think about this stuff….

I have to disagree with you too, Ryan, with all due respect. And yet, I would wager a guess that the VAST majority of us do indeed practice some type of birth control throughout our married lives. We may avoid sex at a certain time even. Just to avoid a pregnancy. And I would also wager a guess, that most people think this is fine …precisely because of what has been said in other comments already ….

My health is fine. His not so much. We love our children, and I loved having babies. But there was more to consider. It is a highly personal decision, and very difficult to paint with black and white strokes. I would encourage caution with this subject! Nicole, good job! Someone finally caught me in my fallacy. I was wondering who would catch it. With that said I still think that people enter into far too hastily in this day and age.

First let my express my utter dismay when upon returning to your site this evening, I read your red disclaimer. I sincerely hope that those emails were NOT from fellow brothers or sisters in the Church. I wanted to challenge you and others who agreed with you on the issue of sterilization and altering of the body. You linked it with not cutting and tattoos …..

You may find information that will surprise you. We do that in other ways. On a small level, we mostly women pierce …ears, noses, belly buttons …. Do ya dare?? I certainly will writer on that if you want lol! My most recent topic has become the second most read and the most responded to since I started this blog.

When I evaluate the comments for all the hot button topics I have written about in light of scripture and in view of the backdrop of the postmodern society we live in I am beginning to see a very disturbing trend. I think Ryan why you got such a response today is because people disagreed:.

But I can;t keep up lol!!!! Especially with you Jen! Alright enough already! Do you know what Teresa said to me tonight? I don;t think I am wrong.. I would agree with Jen.

They fire people up. But when you blog about potentially divisive issues — that perhaps in some way should be discussed — then you should expect a heated response. Now, just as easily as you believe that a vasectomy is wrong for anything other than a valid medical reason, I could find someone who believes just as strongly that your reason is wrong too ….

Is this not a grey area? A black and white issue is hardly something to discuss …. Enough said. Moving on then …… the whole issue of birth control is a grey area. For all the reasons people have been sharing.

And it has to do with motivation of the heart. The Bible does not explicitly command anything in particular about it. Vasectomies to prevent pregnancies other than for health reasons — I would disagree with. I say this because there is the option of natural family planning. Another benefit of the family planning route is that during our time of abstinence we can devote ourselves to prayer — 1 Cor style perhaps even prayer about our sexuality and how we should use it best to glorify God.

We really have to consider and pray about what God has to say about sexuality, children, and His will and be open to having our hearts and minds changed to what He desires. Pennies are going the way of the Dodo so you better ante up to a nickel! I do agree with your statement that not everyone is called to be married.

I would take it a step further, the bible speaks of a man being a eunuch for the kingdom of God, but never a eunuch in a marriage. Sterilization is essentially making oneself a eunuch — but is it or the kingdom of God or of man? Again I am just putting that out there and do not really have an answer. This is probably the most mature and scriptural statement I have heard aside from Rev. There are those who feel very busy, frazzled even with several small children.

I totally get that. But you may not feel that way in several years. Like, why do we have smaller families than we used to? That is within the church Just some more ideas for blog posts. Yes I did stir the pot. I need some bay leaves and then i will have a tasty soup…Do you have bay leaves? Thanks for your comment Alisa.

Ryan, very bold of you to bring up such a personal issue, good on ya! My opinion in regards to family size planning has been changed dramatically in the ten years of my marriage. At first I was along the lines of agreeing with birth control so that we could enjoy each other as husband and wife for at least a year or two before children came. However something changed my mind, i do not recall what, but my wife and i were given a desire for children in our first year.

We did not get pregnant for nearly four years. When it happened we were overjoyed, however, the LORD saw fit to take our daughter home to glory at 27 weeks gestation, we never expected that, now 6 years later the LORD has seen fit to bless us with three children at home with us and two more at home with him and one on the way. Our journey has made us realize that He is in control, not me not my wife. I understand that there are instances when it is a life and death situation and then the decision is between the couple and the LORD.

I am the youngest in my family for this reason and that decision haunted my mother for nearly 20 years before she was at peace with it, I know it is not an easy choice. Would you say no to a better marriage, more friends, a strong faith, good health, a bigger house or that acreage you always wanted? Someone commented earlier about the command to be fruitful and multiply, is that command now not over? No it is not, if Adam and Eve had thought well the Lord is going to send a redeemer, so lets not have any more children after Cain and Able, where would the world be now?

If we just sit back and wait we will be doing the same mistake that Paul I think it was Paul speaks out against in the New Testament. So why do we have children? Is it not to glorify God and to raise the next generation of the Lord Willing godly heaven bound citizens.

Why do we not let the Lord decide how big or small our family will be and when the family will or will not grow. Ryan you started this post with this: 2: Because there has been a lot of disagreement with this post, and a lot anger and hate-filled emails directed at me personally, I am asking that you please be respectful in your comments or they will be removed and your IP address will be banned from commenting on future posts.

How sad it is that you had to add this to your post, as Christians we should be able to discuss things like this with love not hatred how the devil enjoys hatred among brothers! May the Lord forgive us this sin and may we be filled with a Spirit of Love. Having had the operation myself, I can bear witness to the fact that it is not to be undertaken casually. Spreading Immac in places it was never intended to go is no laughing matter.

Neither is trying to carry on a polite conversation with a man who has a laser gun pointed at the most vulnerable parts of your anatomy. And there may be some men who will feel their virility threatened by not being able to jangle coins in their trousers pockets for at least a week. But all that rubbish about loss of libido and low self esteem comes from those wonderful folks who told us that masturbation makes you blind. When it comes to virility, there is no accounting for taste. But I suspect that a real man might prefer to undergo a relatively minor operation himself rather than put his partner through the trauma of an unwanted pregnancy.

A real man might find his self esteem enhanced by the thought that his partner doesn't have to keep taking the pill for another 20 years. A real man might imagine that the content of his family life is more important than the content of his seminal fluid. And a real man might prefer to live in a society where he can take decisions about his own body and his own life without being beholden to the ignorance of some county councillors or the medieval mindset of some clerics.

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