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1 | 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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2 | 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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