"Surrogacy, Designer Babies, and God's Design for Family" | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/surrogacy-designer-babies-and-gods-design-for-family\/#arve-youtube-tdsdrjrxhdo","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/TdsdRJRxHdo?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Surrogacy, Designer Babies, and God's Design for Family","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/STP-S29-SE-EP01-Surrogacy-Designer-Babies-and-Gods-Design-for-Family.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-06-06","description":"Surrogacy, Designer Babies, and God's Design for Family"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Watch Us On Rumble Related MessagesFor some help in thinking through these complex issues of modern technologies as they relate to anthropology, consider listening to the following sermons exposited from the Word of God by Dr. Caldwell:Made in God's ImageTwo Kinds of Wisdom Part 1Two Kinds of Wisdom - Part 2Powerful or PermissibleIf The Lord Wills "Surrogacy, Designer Babies, and God's Design for Family " | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/surrogacy-designer-babies-and-gods-design-for-family\/#arve-vimeo-952407582","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/952407582?dnt=1&app_id=122963&transparent=0&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Surrogacy, Designer Babies, and God's Design for Family","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/STP-S29-SE-EP01-Surrogacy-Designer-Babies-and-Gods-Design-for-Family.jpg","uploadDate":"2024-06-06","description":"Surrogacy, Designer Babies, and God's Design for Family"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Surrogacy, Designer Babies, and God's Design for FamilyThis week on the Straight Truth Podcast, Dr. Richard Caldwell and Dr. Josh Philpot have a conversation that revolves around anthropology and ethical and moral concerns in the context of Christianity. They touch on current cultural issues related to human identity, gender distinctions, surrogacy, and artificial insemination or IVF. Other concerns raised include technological advancements in genetic manipulation, such as the increasing trend of requesting specific traits for babies, like eye and hair color, and the ethical implications of cloning and other technological advancements. As we think about Genesis 1, where God tells us we are made in His image, male and female, He has made us, how does this relate to all these things that deal with anthropology? How should Christians respond to these advancements? Should we be concerned?Dr. Caldwell responds by acknowledging the complexity and importance of these issues. He emphasizes that Christians cannot ignore these developments and must grapple with them. Dr. Caldwell thinks through these things in the light of the Word of God and what he knows from the Word of God. He highlights that just because something is possible, we have the capacity and can do something, doesn’t mean we should. There are ethical and moral questions about all technological advancements, especially regarding the field of medicine as it relates to humans. Dr. Caldwell helps us to consider this by drawing a parallel to sin. He reminds us that every act of sin represents an ability that man has, but he is doing something he shouldn’t. Human beings have the ability to think things they shouldn’t and commit actions that they shouldn’t take. So just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.As believers, we must be concerned with God’s role versus our role as human beings. Dr. Caldwell underscores the importance of aligning our actions with God's design and ...
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