| Contraception a Culture of Death. Feigned Ignorance. |

| False Identity vs Everlasting Identity. |

| Lessons from the Trial of Albert Speer. Feigned Ignorance. |

| Protestant Reformers of the 16th Century. |

|Playing with Fire. |

| Natural Law. |

| Sin has a Double Consequence. |

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Protestantism Promoting Individual Biblical Interpretation.

Consequences of Individual Interpretation of the Bible:
Cascading Divisions within Protestantism - Historical Failure.

Early Protestant reformers of the 16th century like Martin Luther, Martin Bucer, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvin promoted individual judgment and interpretation of the Bible. They rejected outside authority (John 17: 20-23) (Luke 10: 16) that is, the Holy Spirit sent upon the Church by Christ, to teach and guide the Church, as a universal body, in matters of faith and morals. In effect, we had Korah's revolt on a grand scale (Num. 16:2-33) (Jude 1:4-8). This revolt or protest of Protestantism, (similar to a modern day Korah's revolt) continues today, contributing to the wide spread use of artificial contraceptives.
The resulting fact is: An increase in the use of artificial contraceptives in a society always leads to an increase in abortion in that society.

Risking Your Salvation in The Avalanche of Protestant "truths"

Playing with Fire.

If every person or each individual denomination is an authority unto himself, interpreting the Bible we then have confusion and chaos. It would be like "playing with fire." The Bible needs an "authority having jurisdiction" to interpret it. And it has one – the Catholic Church. Unlike the Catholic Church, Protestant Churches do not have the guarantee of the Holy Spirit, ( authority ) to keep them from falling into error as a body, in matters of faith and morals. Therefore, we have well over 20,000 Protestant denominations with a wide variety of doctrines, each claiming to be correct ( or more correct ) than the other on interpreting the Bible. For example, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and other early Protestant reformers condemned contraception. In 1930, at the Lambeth Conference, the Anglican Bishops of the Church of England decided to no longer consider contraception sinful, leaving the matter up to individual consciences. This has lead to confusion and division, and again, this is like "playing with fire." Soon thereafter, most Protestant denominations followed the Anglican Bishops and allowed contraception. The Protestant reformation ( deformation ) was a turning away from the unity and fullness of the truth in the One True Catholic Church. It was a turn towards chaos, cascading divisions, a shorter Bible, and an avalanche of lesser "truths" in many Protestant churches. Just recently ( Nov. 2003 ), a major Protestant church ordained an openly homosexual bishop. This may result in yet another cascading division, another "truth".

Rebellious Sinners Claiming:
Modern, Progressive, Inclusive, Personal Choice, or Legal Right.

Man is not the Arbitrator of Life

By Frederick Pogorzelski
(See: Evangelium Vitae by Pope John Paul II)

It is a Charitable Work of Mercy to Admonish the Sinner

Pratice the virtue of self control.

Natural Family Planning Acknowledges The Soverignty of God.

To love someone, as in marriage, is a decision.
Love in marriage, is a decision to wish the highest good for the other person.

The highest good is that the beloved goes to heaven. It is not love to confirm someone in sin (or to do nothing "go along" with sin). It is not love to help someone else make provisions for habitually sin and be presumptuous of God's mercy. We are all called to be Holy.

Matthew 5:48
"...be perfect... as your heavenly father is perfect..."

( NIV )
1 Peter 15-22
15 "...But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;
16 for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
17 Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.
21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart..."

God has allowed us to cooperate with Him, within marriage, on the gift of new life.
Artificial contraception is a rejection of the gift of God; not trusting that God loves us and knows what is best for us.
Artificial contraception fails to acknowledge The Soverignty of God.

Artificial contraception is sin. Man was not empowered by God to be the arbitrator of life - to cause abortion - or to use artificial contraceptives. Artificial contraceptives often kill a human person within the first few hours of his or her life. A person is not a something or a specimen. From the moment of conception, a person is somebody made in Gods image and likeness. It took an act of God to start this new life - even if (rare cases) the new life was conceived in a rape. The child conceived in rape is completely innocent. It is our duty to pray for everyone involved and do corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church 2447: " . . . The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities.[241] Instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently. The corporal works of mercy consist especially in feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead. . ."

Resources are available:
Rachel's Vineyards Ministries http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/
http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/resources/other-organizations.htm
We do not have the right to substitute our judgment for God's judgment. We do not have the right to play God. Man is not the arbitrator of life.

Truth is a Matter of Life and Death Eternally-so Choose Life.

A person is unique; has great potential; has transcendent rights, and dignity. (Isaiah 49:1-5). Artificial contraception violates the commandment of love of others (John 13:34-35; 15:12-17) and the commandment thou shall not kill.

Teaching, selling, or using artificial contraception (methods) is sin; an abuse of human freedom. It is a wrongful encroachment of, and violation of Gods sacred domain. Loss of the sight of God, leads to an appeal to pride and self. Then, claiming to be progressive or modern the sinner, then claims rights (often legal rights) not given by God.[See my article: Natural Law] These supposedly legal rights are contrary to Natural Law and are not authentic law.

[Remember at Nuremburg 1945-1946 the Nazi defendants claimed that " . . . they did not break any of the laws of Germany. . ." Notice especially, in the example of the trial of Albert Speer, that there is such a thing as Natural Law. There is such a thing as religious truth.]

Notice especially, that human life needs protection now; whether or not everyone in society has acknowledged that truth or not.

Persons who are holy and sanctified may try in a loving way to warn the sinner that his or her actions or deeds are immoral. It is a charitable work of mercy to admonish the sinner!

Rebellion of the sinner has it's roots in pride and self.
Sometimes the rebellion has its roots in intellectual pride that may come with a Masters Degree or Ph.D, international fame, or great wealth.
More often the rebellion is related to family emotional hurts or wounds;
rebellion against authority, one of the relatives, - father or mother - or against the Church.

(It seems to me that fathers and sons have the most difficulty - many people do not know who their father is.) The sinner will often times revolt - even quoting the Bible. The sinner will dismiss, accuse, and condem their good and saintly friend(s). The sinner will accuse (him or her or the Church or even God) of medelling or being judgmental.
The rebellious sinner will use terms that appeal to pride and self like modern, progressive, inclusive, or personal choice. Sometimes they will appeal to Law [see article: Natural Law] or Legal Rights.

The good and saintly person, a true friend, is actually doing a charitable work of mercy, and the work of God, by admonishing the sinner. He or she is not at all wrong in judging an act, such as abortion or artificial contraception as sinful. Artifical contraception may kill a one hour old, or one day old somebody, - a person with the transendent right to life.

It is not charity to confirm someone in sin. It would be wrong to just stand by and say nothing, while the sinner(s) perform, make provisions for, or teach, their evil works.

Having loss sight of God, and using appealing terms like personal choice, the sinner deepens his rebellion by committing the ultimate abuse of freedom in breaking the commandment thou shall not kill. This is separation from God, and with it comes the radical possibility of, an eternity in hell (Luke 3:16-17) (2 Thess. 1:6-9) ( Matt. 25: 41,46) for the unrepentant. The Church prays, leaving judgment to Almighty God.

A reminder to the rebellious proud: Your can obey the Church now, or obey Satan for all eternity, but your going to obey someone.

Any law that is not in accord with Natural Law is
Not Authentic Law

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,
that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness . . .

Cooperation with a Moral Evil is Sin
By Frederick Pogorzelski

The seriousness of the sin, of cooperation with a moral evil, depends on many facts, and may be classified as either: "formal cooperation" or "material cooperation" with a moral evil. We have a right or a duty to disobey an unjust law, that is not in accord with Natural Law.
[For example: In Montgomery Alabama, (1955) a Black women Rosa Parks, by law, had to sit in the back of a city bus and stand if a white person needed a seat. Rosa Parks courageously refused to give up her seat to a white man. She was arrested. The unjust law, discriminated, based on race or color, and was eventually changed. Rosa Parks has been called the mother of the civil rights movement.]

Sin and evil has primordial roots, (its echoes) in the disobedience of Adam and Eve:
(Genesis 3:5) you will be like God.

God has allowed us to cooperate with Him, within marriage, on the gift of new life. Artificial contraception is a rejection of the gift of God; not trusting that God loves us and knows what is best for us. Sin can be the love of oneself, even to the contempt of truth; contempt of God. Sin and evil has primordial roots, (its echoes) in the disobedience of Adam and Eve: (Genesis 3:5) you will be like God.

Incredulity: The willful refusal to assent to revealed truth, or even the neglect of truth. If an individual is obstinate (Exodus 33:5) or incredulous God will assist that individual on his or her individual judgment day to acknowledging absolute Truth. . . .every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. . . (Romans 14:11).

Once again - Truth is a Matter of Life and Death Eternally - So Choose Life.

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