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1 | Is any type of contraception allowed? | Bible general Archive 1 | iktoose | 154897 | ||
JMR, I read all the postings on this thread and general consesus is that Bible is silent about this subject. Let me offer you a passage from the Old Testament how God sees this issue. I think your belief is right and God is NOT silent on this matter. I think He is deadly serious. Take a look at the following verses: Gen 38:8-10. Onan practiced a type of contraceptive and God saw that wicked and killed him. 8 Then Judah said to Onan, "Lie with your brother's wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to produce offspring for your brother." 9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he lay with his brother's wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from producing offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was wicked in the LORD's sight; so he put him to death also. (Gen 38:8-10 NIV) iktoose |
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2 | Is any type of contraception allowed? | Bible general Archive 1 | mark d seyler | 154903 | ||
Iktoose, Was Onan's sin that of contraception? Or was it his refusal to raise up children for his brother? The there was a specific command to given which Onan willfully rebelled against. That was the command to father children for his brother's widow, to give an heir to his brother's inheiritance. If I were to choose which act Onan was killed for, it would be the one that violated God's law. Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | Is any type of contraception allowed? | Bible general Archive 1 | iktoose | 155186 | ||
Hi Mark, That is a good point. Let's take a look at the Law about disobeying your parents then. Deuteronomy 21 18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: 19Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; 20And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. 21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. This tells me that you suppose to chastize your disobeying child and if the child is still not listening then you bring him to the elders for "put to death" punishment. Obviously Onan slept with his sister-in-law (pretending to obey his father) but he was too selfish to have a child (or let her conceive one). God saw his action "wicked" and killed him. Are we not using the contraceptives for the same reason? iktoose |
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4 | Is any type of contraception allowed? | Bible general Archive 1 | mark d seyler | 155192 | ||
Hi iktoose, Would Onan, as a grown man, be subject to the law of the stubborn and rebellious child? Now, don't get me wrong, Onan strikes me just as stubborn and rebellious as he strikes you! :-) To me, contraception is about not wanting to take on the responsibility of raising a child, for whatever reason. Maybe because I don't have a secure income, or don't feel psychologically able. As I understand the situation regarding Onan, he did not want to father and raise a son who would not be his heir. If I understand you correctly, Onan wanted to present the outward show of obedience without the responsibility of a child, especially one who would not ultimately be his. Or perhaps more succinctly, Onan wanted the outward show of obedience without the cost of true obedience. Is this correct? To my understanding, contraceptives are commonly used to allow the pleasure and benefit (between a husband and wife, of course! :-) ...otherwise, no benefit!) of a sexual relationship, without the consequence of childbirth, and responsibility of child-rearing. Contraceptives are commonly mis-used by the unmarried for much the same reason, to allow the pleasure of sex without its consequences of childbirth or STD. So, is it disobedient and selfish for a married couple to have a sexual relationship, and yet intentionally not produce children? Paul, in 1 Cor 7, speaks of the married sexual relationship carrying with it the purpose of being a proper place for our passions. Does this carry with it the automatic responsibility to bear children? Is there a commamdment of God, given for us today, which commands us to bear children? Obviously, the command that Onan broke does not apply to us. The command to Adam and Eve, and also to Noah, to fill the earth with people, well, we've done that. Or what do you think? Let me know your thoughts! Love in Christ, Mark |
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