Hey, Bob, thanks so much for the flat screen TV! I'm gonna screw it to some 2x4s and it'll make an excellent workbench!"
More like, "Thanks for the flat screen TV, I'm going to set it unopened in the attic so that no one can ever touch it."
God intends for us to rejoice in his gifts.
I think our friends who have 15 kids would be very surprised to hear that their gifts are "lying unopened in the attic". :)
I agree, God intends us to rejoice in his gifts. So please tell me how birth control constutes "rejoicing" in sex. Is it rejoicing to take artificial estrogen to mess up a woman's natural fertility? Is it rejoicing to put a latex barrier between a husband and wife? Is it rejoicing to snip and tie back your own plumbing?