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Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Prolife
birth control, contraception, ethics, medical ethics, natural family planning, prolife medical issues, vasectomy

Could you give me your theological understanding concerning vasectomies?

Question from a reader:

Could you give me your theological understanding concerning vasectomies? We have 7 children. I realize that my body is not my own. I have been bought with a price. Therefore I want to do what Jesus wants me to do regarding this.

Let me first say, before I speculate, what I know for sure. As I’m sure you know, Scripture teaches that it is God that opens and closes the womb, and that children are a blessing of the Lord (Psalm 127). Reproductive fruitfulness is commanded and commended by God. Scripture knows nothing of the tragic bias often demonstrated today against people with large families.

Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Marriage and Family, Prolife
abortion, abortion & the bible, children, church involvement, ethics, natural family planning, parenting, when does life begin?, worldview

Children: Three Views

When one of my students in an ethics class at Multnomah Bible College paraphrased Scripture on the subject of children, it inspired me to do the same. One of these statements is from God (Psalm 128:3-5), the others from a godless world. Can you choose which?

Fri, Mar 05, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Culture and Worldview, Doctrine and Theology
capital punishment, ethics, laws, politics

Capital Punishment: Right or Wrong?

I'll define Capital Punishment as “that social institution whereby a government punishes a certain crime by putting the offender to death.” The assumed circumstances are that a crime really has been committed, a certain person is known to be guilty, and the verdict and execution is carried out fairly, by a recognized and responsible government.

The issue is not “Is capital punishment always right?” No one maintains that capital punishment is right for every crime, or when carried out by just anyone. When it is mistakenly carried out against the innocent it is horribly wrong. The real issue should ...

Mon, Feb 15, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Prolife
abortion, ethics, meaningful life, medical ethics, personhood, prochoice arguments and their answers, prolife/prochoice debate, scientific evidence, utilitarianism, when does life begin

What Makes a Human Life “Meaningful”?

Who determines which lives are meaningful and which aren’t? The answer, always, is that powerful people decide whether weaker people’s lives are meaningful.

Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Culture and Worldview, Doctrine and Theology
ethics, sinful condition, standard of righteousness, the law

What is the value of the Law?

Those who are now mistakenly embracing the Law are doing so because they see it as a good thing designed by God for our blessing.

Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Culture and Worldview
donating body for medical research, ethics, medical ethics, resurrection

What is your opinion of an adult donating his body for medical research after death? Is this a noble thing, like organ donation?

I have hesitations, but I’m not sure they’re valid.

Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Prolife
abortion, birth control pill, different types of pill, ethics, medical ethics, medical issues, prolife/prochoice debate, scientific evidence

Why do you think prolife physicians who prescribe oral contraceptives have vested interest in doing so?

In my opinion it would be unwise to not recognize that everyone, including you and me, has vested interests. It’s just part of being human. Do we have vested interests in who we are voting for and why, where we live, what we do, who we hang out with and what we believe? Of course we do.

For instance, someone who believes all birth control is wrong will have vested interests in believing the pill causes abortions. Why? Because that will be another reason they can claim the pill is bad.

And someone who has used or prescribed the pill will naturally have strong vested interests in believing it does not cause abortions. Why? Because if you’re prolife, the last thing you want to believe is that your actions and advice may have resulted in the deaths of children.

Mon, Jan 18, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Prolife
artificial insemination, conception, embryos, ethics, frozen embryos, human life, medical ethics, sanctity of life

Are Frozen Embryos Persons Worthy of Protection?

Can Christians, or any citizens with a respect for life, participate in good conscience in the supervised overproduction of human embryos that ultimately leads to such destruction?

Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Christian Life, Culture and Worldview, Writing
ethics, ghostwriting, honesty, writing

Every time I see a story I wrote printed without my permission, I feel cheated. How do I handle this injustice?

Question from a reader:

I wrote a story several years ago and had passed it around to family and friends. As time has gone by I’ve now seen it in print and credited to another person. Every time I see this story, I feel cheated. How do I handle this injustice?

Answer from Randy Alcorn:

What strikes me is how counter-culture and counter-instinct the gospel really is. Paul says to the Corinthians in 1 Cor. 6, to persuade them not to sue a brother or sister, “why not rather be wronged?” We tend to think there’s nothing worse ...

Wed, Jan 06, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Writing
author, ethics, ghostwriting, pen names, writing

What is your opinion on pen names?

I think we’re on the same page with pen names. My concern would be in two areas: intent and effect.

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Could you give me your theological understanding concerning vasectomies?

Children: Three Views

Capital Punishment: Right or Wrong?

What Makes a Human Life “Meaningful”?

What is the value of the Law?

What is your opinion of an adult donating his body for medical research after death? Is this a noble thing, like organ donation?

Why do you think prolife physicians who prescribe oral contraceptives have vested interest in doing so?

Are Frozen Embryos Persons Worthy of Protection?

Every time I see a story I wrote printed without my permission, I feel cheated. How do I handle this injustice?

Question from a reader:

Answer from Randy Alcorn:

What is your opinion on pen names?

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