GotQuestions: 圣经对于体外受精（IVF）有何说法？

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What does the Bible say about in vitro fertilization (IVF)?

In vitro fertilization is the process of joining a sperm and egg together outside of a woman’s body, then placing the fertilized egg, or zygote, in the woman’s body so that she can become pregnant. In vitro fertilization is a controversial issue among Christians, and the Bible does not address it. Therefore, it becomes a matter of conviction from the Holy Spirit.

God values every human life; He creates and plans for every birth. The Bible says, "You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. . . . You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb" (Psalm 139:13, 15, NLT). Because the fertilized egg is a living human, there are some moral implications to consider. Often, couples decide to harvest more eggs than they plan to use, which means that some of the embryos end up being destroyed, or frozen for later use. However, if the couple conceives immediately, they may never need to use the frozen embryos, which would then end up being destroyed. The Bible does not give us permission to destroy innocent human life—this would be murder.

One way to avoid this problem is to only harvest the eggs that the couple plans to implant in the womb. There is, of course, a high risk that at least some of the fertilized eggs will miscarry, but this way it would be a natural expulsion instead of purposeful destruction. This also means that the woman may have to go through additional procedures and expense to have more eggs harvested later on.

Sometimes, people, not wanting to wait for God’s perfect timing, get pregnant by in vitro fertilization out of impatience. The Bible tells us that yielding to the Holy Spirit will give us patience (Galatians 5:22), and so we must be careful not to take God’s work into our own hands when He may have other purposes for us. A couple should not get involved in in vitro fertilization without prayerfully considering the will of God. “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” (Romans 12:2).

圣经对于体外受精（IVF）有何说法？

体外受精是指在女性体外将精子与卵子结合，随后将受精卵（即合子）植入女性体内以实现怀孕的过程。体外受精在基督徒群体中是一个颇具争议的话题，而《圣经》对此并未直接提及。因此，这便成了关乎圣灵感动与个人确信的问题。

神珍视每一个人的生命；祂创造并规划了每一个生命的诞生。《圣经》说道：“你造了我身体里所有精细的构造，并在我母亲的腹中将我编织成形……当我在隐秘处被塑造、在母腹幽暗中被编织成形时，你都看在眼里”（诗篇 139:13, 15，NLT译本）。由于受精卵也是活生生的人类生命，其中便涉及一些需要考量的道德问题。夫妇往往会决定采集比计划植入数量更多的卵子，这意味着部分胚胎最终会被销毁或冷冻以备日后使用。然而，如果夫妇很快成功受孕，便可能永远无需使用那些冷冻胚胎，导致它们最终被销毁。《圣经》并未允许我们毁灭无辜的人类生命——这种行为无异于谋杀。

避免这一问题的方法之一，是仅采集夫妇计划植入子宫的卵子数量。当然，这样做存在较高的风险，即部分受精卵可能会自然流失（流产），但这属于自然排出，而非人为蓄意销毁。这也意味着，若日后需要更多卵子，女性可能不得不再次经历相关的医疗程序并承担额外费用。

有时，人们因不愿等待神完美的时机，出于急躁而选择通过体外受精怀孕。《圣经》告诉我们，顺服圣灵会带来忍耐（加拉太书 5:22）；因此，当神可能对我们另有旨意时，我们务必谨慎，切勿擅自掌控本该由神主导的事工。夫妇在决定进行体外受精之前，应当在祷告中寻求并考量神的旨意。 “不要效法这个世界，只要心意更新而变化，叫你们察验何为神的善良、纯全、可喜悦的旨意”（罗马书 12:2）。