Subject: How about common sense? |
Bible Note: Whoa! You bring up a lot of specific situations and quite possibly in some of these situations, we might need to rethink our main premises. But I was just speaking in a general way. If you wanted to discuss specific instances, we could try that; but it would be mostly hypothetical -- and involve experiences neither you or I are experiencing ourselves. Modern contraception is a new idea, at least for Christians. I believe it's just another area where the church is becoming more and more like the world. Common sense is certainly a blessed gift in ordering our lives, but in the coming and going of the lives of others -- our children, I do not think it is an argument for contraception. Let's certainly use common sense in how we raise them, however. Common sense can be godly; and it can also be heathen. We have to start with trust of God, (which is the main message of Scripture anyhow), and only after His Word do we start to fill in the blanks with our own reasonings. I realize there can be differing views on this; I just don't happen to agree with any of them. |