Bible Question: My father is ill they say he has massive brain damage but some brain activity. I am in conflict about taking him off the ventilator. Are there any passages in the bible that can help me. |
Bible Answer: Greetings L. Smith! First of all, let me say that I am sorry to hear about your father. Our prayers are with you my friend! Secondly, Ed gave you an excellent response. Scripture simply doesn't address some of the issues that arise out of modern technology. Your best approach will be to simply pray and seek God's will for your father. I too have had to make this very difficult decision before. My wife and I had a 9 month old son who had suffered a massive cardio pulminary arrest. He was on life support, but had suffered massive internal damage to his organs and had no brain activity. We prayed about it and decided to turn off the machines. He died within a couple of minutes. I ministered to another family who had taken their father/husband off of life support only to see him linger for a time. During my prayers with the family, we had been praying that God would heal. Finally, after several weeks, the man's wife came to me and asked that we would pray that God would take him home. We gathered around the bed and prayed, before the prayer was even concluded - he died. In short, I can't give you an easy answer my friend. Seek God's will and do what you must. We will be praying for you. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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