#27- What Do Christian's and the Bible Say About Surrogacy?

On this episode of the #CreateYourEarthLife podcast I will be discussing the information I have gathered to share with you on what Christian's and the Bible say about surrogacy. As someone who is newly Christian, I am questioning everything in my life, including the surrogacy journey I am on.Brief Transcript:I want to start off with saying, I am not here to judge or to tell you what you should or should not do, I am just here to relay the information I have learned about what the Bible and what Christians say about Surrogacy. I personally was shocked. I thought being a surrogate mother was a great thing that I was doing and didn’t think that God would think differently. As I have been doing research, there is a possibility that God does feel differently, but that is not for me to decide. God’s job is to judge us. I believe my job is to share the word of God and to do everything in life with the intentions of worshipping God.Surrogacy is mentioned twice in the book of Genesis:Genesis 16: 1-8 and Genesis 30: 1-10The Bible also says:Genesis 2:24Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.Psalm 127:3Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.Luke 23:29For Behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’Lastly, being a Christian means leaving your own desires behind and worshipping God in everything you do.. so while making any decision in life, think to yourself, “Is this to get my own way or am I doing this to bring glory to God?”As 1 Corinthians 10:31 says-So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.This is the information I have gathered from Bible scriptures. Now I am going to discuss what I learned from listening to the podcast Relatable hosted by Allie Beth Stuckey Episode 254.Allie discusses the Christian perspective of IVF and the dilemma’s. The two that stick out to me that she discussed: Multiple eggs are taken from a women’s body and are fertilized by a man’s sperm, then some are placed to be implanted into into the woman’s or another woman’s womb, and the rest are frozen... Abandoned or Destroyed (Abortion)IVF makes easier eugenicsWhen Allie discusses surrogacy specifically she says that traditional surrogacy, which is what is discusses in the book of genesis, (the baby’s actual biological mother is the surrogate) can cause problems emotionally and psychologically for both Surrogate Mother and baby. Whereas, gestational surrogates (what I am.. using my womb to grow someone else’s fertilized egg), has the dilemma of the surrogate causing risk to her health because of taking and injecting hormones.From an article called Basic Bioethics: What Christian’s should know about surrogacy Written by Joe CarterHe says the problems with surrogacy are:Exploitation of womanSelling of childrenThe violation of the marital covenantThe use of embryo destruction reproductive technologyJoe says that the only ethical form of surrogacy is “Rescue Surrogacy” which is when a surrogate volunteers her womb to save an IVF created embryo that has been frozen and destined for destruction.Judging Others- Matthew 7:1-29Matthew 22:39“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”If you are having difficulty making the decision as a christian to be a surrogate or use a surrogate mother then I would suggest giving God your troubles and pray for guidance.