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Ask Pastor John

On Permanent Birth Control

Ask Pastor John

Desiring God

John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

If two spouses agree that they do not want to have more children, would it be sinful to pursue permanent forms of birth control?

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0:00.0

We are in our 10th year of the podcast now coming up on 1800 episodes in the archive.

0:09.6

It's amazing.

0:10.6

And over the course of that decade, we've covered a lot of different topics and that includes

0:14.4

the topic of birth control, more better put conception control.

0:18.4

And it's a reason three times in the podcast and three episodes, APJs 230, 552 and 1347.

0:26.0

The most recent being three years ago.

0:27.9

Today we have a follow up question built off something you said on the podcast seven years

0:31.5

ago, Pastor John.

0:32.5

Here it is from an anonymous woman, a Christian, a wife and a mother.

0:36.3

Hello, Pastor John.

0:37.3

Thank you for taking my question.

0:38.8

Here's the context.

0:40.3

My husband and I have two wonderful boys that believe our family is complete.

0:44.2

He does too.

0:45.5

We have each independently decided that two children is enough.

0:48.8

I've asked my husband to consider a vasectomy.

0:51.9

He's interested in feels that he is done having children himself.

0:55.0

So the potential for children in a remarriage.

0:57.9

If death were to end our present marriage seems to not necessarily factor in here, a very

1:02.2

important argument you made in point number three of APJ 552.

1:07.3

But ultimately my husband is undecided because he's not sure of God permits such an action.

1:12.2

In your view of the Bible, is it okay for a monogamous husband and father of two who

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