Christian Liberty: Untampered Maternity, Childbirth and Death (2)

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The bible doesn't say that Elizabeth went to a hospital to give birth.  In fact, she was OLDER in age.  Does this mean that she was also healthy enough to give birth in her old age.  The bible says she did not die in childbirth.  Some women in those days who were not healthy died in child bearing.  Should women fear "death" in childbearing or embrace the gift of giving life.

But does "death" itself solve the problems of this life?  God himself was watching Jonah when Jonah said, "Jon_4:8  And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live."  So even in Jonah's life and death situation, God choose to bring life instead of death to Jonah! Essentially, we fear the unknown day in and day out.  Fear keeps women from realizing her potential to influence the the world to do good instead of evil through the love of Jesus.

Midwifery has been with humanity since Adam and Eve.  Eve did not have a midwife present at any of her births.  Did eve continue to live after the childbearing years?  Yes.  Same happens in human life and bringing forth babies, even today.  There is no fear to those who know that God himself is preserving life on earth for humanity miraculously.

What types of things could a woman do that is in persecution areas and told she must enter a hospital to give birth and then give her baby over to a special persecution religious group.  A woman in that situation may need to choose child-birth from home!  It is the best and only option to flee such persecution.  There have been countless suffering Christian and non-Christian woman (like slaves) in the past who were forced, whipped and brutally treated while in the process of giving birth.  Did these woman survive?  We don't always know, but if they did, God wanted these women to continue the message of need for redemption on this earth.  Did the child to be live or die in the process of giving birth?  We don't always know, but we know that his redemption was still there, even in those times of trial.

So if a woman is in a situation of giving birth and the persecution is minimal or moderate towards Christians, it is entirely possible to refrain from giving over to the professional system to give birth to this child.  In fact, it is healthier if the woman carefully monitored her own health through the maternity stages and the child-to-be-born was not in major distress or health complications throughout the pregnancy.  Pregnancy and childbearing are simple.  FEAR is what creates pain in childbearing.

Going back to the story of Elizabeth.  Remember how Elizabeth was old in her childbearing years?  More than likely Elizabeth did not go to a professional healthcare worker's location to bring forth her child.  Mary and other close friends or relatives helped her bring forth the child.  Should we fear that we are less capable of bearing children than even Elizabeth?

Remember too, that persecution towards babies was on the horizon, when king Herod wanted to remove all children under two out of areas where Jesus was located, so bearing children even in the middle of persecution doesn't mean that women should stop fearing the creator and redeemer, instead it means that women should KNOW THY REDEEMER in all situations of life, even in childbearing.

All in all, women can and should stop catering to the worldly ideas that childbirth needs to have a lot of pain in it to bring forth new life.  Women who are not poked, prodded, embarrassed and more can have a practically pain free childbirth if she focuses on the end results instead of the fears.  No, it has more JOY and compassion for our frail and dependent human condition.  It teaches us to depend upon our creator and redeemer instead of on our selfish ways.