Today, the Catholic Church alone proclaims the historic Christian position on contraception.
We all know many catholics tdig, bless your heart.
Mom had three kids.
Uncle one had one kid.
Uncle two had two.
Uncle three had five,
then two for the next
and two for the last
one for the aunt.
Of THEIR catholic kids, my cousins:
They've all had two.
My family does much fasting,
which is surprising because many
can't even lay off the booze.
Funny, After turning my back on catholicism at age
18ish, (when I was given a Bible), that birth
control thing never did leave my mind, and talk about
guilt. So as a protestant, I still didnt use birth control.
But I am glad for the blessings.
And what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him also" (Gen. 38:810).
The biblical penalty for not giving your brothers widow children was public humiliation, not death (Deut. 25:710). But Onan received death as punishment for his crime. This means his crime was more than simply not fulfilling the duty of a brother-in-law. He lost his life because he violated natural law,
Actually, it doesnt say specifically what was displeasing
in the sight of the Lord.
He did sin, in that he didnt honor his father's command
to go and lie with his brothers wife and impregnate her.
IOW, humiliation for not giving your brothers widow
was humiliation, you're saying,
but touching yourself or interuptus is death?
(Because just as many people cite this example in the
touching yourself controversy)
Contraception was so far outside the biblical mindset and so obviously wrong that it did not need the frequent condemnations other sins did. Scripture condemns the practice when it mentions it. Once a moral principle has been established in the Bible, every possible application of it need not be mentioned.
But was it established?
And then you realise you condemn your
own church as well as those outside of it.
(Unless my family is just a fluke)
3) Children in scripture: No where in scripture do you find a passage that says blessed is a man who only has two children so he can afford their college education. Or the Woman who has at least a four year gap so she is not stuck double diapering or a couple that waits five years before having kids.
And I agree with you.
God will provide for his children,
one never needs to worry about how many children
they have, the food will be there.
I triple diapered and that wasnt a hardship
by any means.
But too, we arent to add to the Bible.
(not saying that you did, but it's ambiguous)
I couldnt condemn peoples use of birth control,
any more than using NFP, it's the same goal.
Same result.
We each will answer to God, so should
earnestly seek to know HIS will, if unsure.
4) Soveriegnty of God: Could God have a better plan for your life then you do?
But He does give us choices
and minds to make decisions
doesnt He?
5) NFP (Natural Family Planning) is a balance the church has given us by acknowledging grave reasons that a couple could prayerfully decern as far as they can tell would be better to not have children,
This contradicts your number four.
Natural family planning IS still
planning.
YOu go with your heart tdig.
If your conscience convicts you,
then
for you it would be SIN to do
any other way than you've described.
Bummer for you though,
and I mean that sincerely, because my
experience shows me that
most of the caths I know, IF Not all,
do use contraception.
So if they're going against their
conscience.........
Blessings
sunlover
