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NASB | 1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they do not have [sufficient] self-control, they should marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. |
Bible Question: how about birth control or family planning methods other than abstinence? like condom for instance.. between married individuals? |
Bible Answer: bcbj, An important question. Prior to the Anglican Lambeth Conference of 1930, all Chritian Churches were opposed to artificail contraception. If you read the Reformers you will see that they were of the same opinion. Lambeth was the break in the dike. Even then they said it should be allowed only for grave reasons. But that position did not last long. In the 1960s "the pill" arrived and seemd less mechanical and artificail. Many Catholics thought even thought the Catholic Church would change its position. But against advice of a commission, in 1968 Pope Paul VI issued a letter "On Human Life" affirming the Church's opposition to artifical contraception. This started a firestorm of dissent within the Catholic Church that is still reverberating to this day. I was 18 in 1968 and remeber the controversy well. In recent years many evangelical Christian couples as well as Catholic couples are rethinking this whole question and returning to the traditional position. For a look at how prophetic "On Human Life" was in its predicitions of what would happen to society if artifical contraception became accepted and widespread, here is a link to the document. It is only 31 paragraphs long. http://www.ewtn.com/library/ENCYC/P6HUMANA.HTM Ther is also a whole host of information available on natural family planning or NFP from other sources. Emmaus |