Birth Control a Sin?

[JoyT86]

I was reading about masturbation being a sin, because is has nothing to do with procreation, and is a sin of the flesh. What about birth control? I am a married woman with two small children. My husband and I are terrified to bring any new children into the world (scary world we're living in) *edit* We could afford more financially, but I would have to go back to work and wouldn't be able to homeschool our children as we desire to do. Does that mean that taking birth control pills while having sex with my husband is considered a sin? I'm curious to hear your input!

Thanks and God bless!
Joy

 

[iamabcg]

I personally believe that God would rather you and everyone use birth control than to bring unwanted children into the world to be abused and neglected. Not saying that you would neglect or abuse a child.

 

[JoyT86]

I personally believe that God would rather you and everyone use birth control than to bring unwanted children into the world to be abused and neglected. Not saying that you would neglect or abuse a child.

I'm not necessarily saying they are "unwanted" in my case. Just not planned. I hate using the words unwanted and child in the same sentence. Heavens no, my children would never be neglected or abused regardless if they were planned or not... I was just curious as to if using birth control was considered a sin, if masturbation is considered a sin. Doesn't it almost have to be, since I am using it as a way to have sex without pro-creation?

 

[eyeSalveRich]

There are several important issues with this.

1. The pill has been shown to increase five different types of cancer in seven different types of laboratory animals. There are other negative effects other than cancer as well to consider.

2. I would recommend checking out this book. There are natural ways for birth control.

3. We are fortunate that liberals breed less. I suggest we breed them out of existence.

4. I know a pastor who was tearfully mortified when he realized his own hypocrisy. He fully believes life begins at conception. Yet he and his wife had been using contraceptives which actually often only end a life after conception. Since he was opposed to abortion, they started looking into other things.

5. Sex in marriage without procreation is not a sin. "It is not good for the man to be alone;".

6. Terrified? Is 41:10 "Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’"

7. Can't afford it without going back to work? If possible reduce your debt and expenses. It is better to live with less. If you still can't afford it, my personal feeling is that I would rather have less children than have publicly schooled children, but that is highly subjective and just me. Make no mistake about it, the forces of evil are after your children, and the public schools are a primary way they make inroads with them.

 

[JoyT86]

There are several important issues with this.

1. The pill has been shown to increase five different types of cancer in seven different types of laboratory animals. There are other negative effects other than cancer as well to consider.

I agree with you on that. I am actually on the mini-pill, but I'm sure that is probably dangerous as well.

2. I would recommend checking out this book. There are natural ways for birth control.

Thank you

3. We are fortunate that liberals breed less. I suggest we breed them out of existence.

Haha! I actually believe they breed MORE to be honest.

4. I know a pastor who was tearfully mortified when he realized his own hypocrisy. He fully believes life begins at conception. Yet he and his wife had been using contraceptives which actually often only end a life after conception. Since he was opposed to abortion, they started looking into other things.

I am going to start looking into more natural ways as well. I am also pro-life.

5. Sex in marriage without procreation is not a sin. "It is not good for the man to be alone;".

Well, that's a relief!

6. Terrified? Is 41:10 "Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’"

This is probably the most helpful verse that I have to look to on a day to day basis. Worry is something that I must be able to control. I fear for my children more than anything with the worsening of the times.

7. Can't afford it without going back to work? If possible reduce your debt and expenses. It is better to live with less. If you still can't afford it, my personal feeling is that I would rather have less children than have publicly schooled children, but that is highly subjective and just me. Make no mistake about it, the forces of evil are after your children, and the public schools are a primary way they make inroads with them.

I feel the same way about homeschooling my children. Especially after my public school Kindergartener came home from school one day proclaiming that Jesus wasn't "in China" (They were discussing a Chinese New Year unit).. This was after the holidays where the kids discussed every religious holiday under the sun except Christmas. I vowed that day to take him out and homeschool them both from now on. (aged 3, and 5) I could go on for days about my extreme dislike for public schooling, but I digress

Thank you for your help and God bless you and yours!

Joy

 

[morethanenough06]

I was reading about masturbation being a sin, because is has nothing to do with procreation, and is a sin of the flesh. What about birth control? I am a married woman with two small children. My husband and I are terrified to bring any new children into the world (scary world we're living in) *edit* We could afford more financially, but I would have to go back to work and wouldn't be able to homeschool our children as we desire to do. Does that mean that taking birth control pills while having sex with my husband is considered a sin? I'm curious to hear your input!

Thanks and God bless!
Joy

Personally, I don't think it's wrong to use birth control to control how many kids you have. God gave us a brain and the ability to plan, and I think he intended on us using it. Unless, of course, he has asked you to have more kids; then obedience is necessary!! That said, using fear as your reason not to have more kids is not a good reason. God will always provide for you and be with you, you can depend on that. Have faith in God! I would also encourage you to be open to having more kids. Make it a matter of prayer, asking God what he would have you to do. Kids are a blessing! And raising kids to have a faith in God is the best thing you can do! Imagine raising more kids so there are more Christians in the world who can minister to and win more people for Christ! Sounds like a win-win situation to me!!

I'd also encourage you to rethink your method of birth control. I have heard that the pill can abort a fertilized egg (baby). That thought horrifies me and was not something I was aware of way back when I was on the pill as birth control. I just recently started on it for medical reasons and my husband and I decided not to use it as birth control because we don't want to take the chance that we would conceive and then abort. There are other methods, not as easy or as fool-proof however!

If you do plan on having more kids (or even consider this with the ones you have), I would encourage you to rethink your desire to homeschool or to stay at home with them as well. I don't homeschool my kids, but I have stayed at home with my kids and even though we struggled financially, I would never trade that extra money for the time I've had with my kids. I don't regret my decision for a moment. They are young for such a short time, and feeding into their lives every moment you get is so important.

I hope that helps a little in your decision. I have 6 kids, thought I was done after 3! But God had other plans! We did not plan the last 3!! And I've been at home with them for 19 years. My youngest is turning 4 next month, so I have decided to go back to work part time and start school part time this fall, if all goes as planned. My life has gone so different than I had imagined 20 years ago, but I wouldn't change a thing!

 

[Lazydaisy67]

That is an extremely personal decision between yourself, your husband and God. Only the three of you can decide that for your family. I would say if you feel led to have more children then make it your goal to find ways it could work financially without having you go to work. If you put your trust in God 100% He will provide you with the ways in which His plan for your family will work perfectly. It always gets messed up when we try to overanalyze it, take the reins, make excuses, etc.

p.s.
Don't let anybody guilt you into not homeschooling your kids!

 

[Purge187]

Simply stated, there's nothing in the Bible about birth control.

Some people point to Onan as a statement against it and "Solitaire", but that was about disobedience and greed, not sex. The Catholic Church has frowned upon birth control for years because it supports their idea that sex is only for procreation, when the Song of Solomon says quite the contrary.

 

[apocalypto]

Yes it's a sin.

 

[Sketcher]

Masturbation is a sin in most contexts because you need to lust in order to make it worth your while (if it's within the context of a husband and wife being faithful to each other, it is not sin). It's not because of the supposed waste of sperm. People who disagree will cite the story of Onan, without regard to the fact that Onan had a very specific responsibility to have children to carry on his brother's name. If a marriage isn't a Levirate marriage like Onan's was, that specific responsibility simply is not there.

Non-abortive birth control methods would therefore not be inherently sinful. Their use/non-use would be a matter of preference.

 

[Alithis]

I was reading about masturbation being a sin, because is has nothing to do with procreation, and is a sin of the flesh. What about birth control? I am a married woman with two small children. My husband and I are terrified to bring any new children into the world (scary world we're living in) *edit* We could afford more financially, but I would have to go back to work and wouldn't be able to homeschool our children as we desire to do. Does that mean that taking birth control pills while having sex with my husband is considered a sin? I'm curious to hear your input!

Thanks and God bless!
Joy

To know what is right - and not do it ... this becomes a sin to the individual
being spoken to by God .
One thing i can say is that NEVER have i obeyed the lord in such matters- in truth ,in ANY matter.. and not experienced being overwhelmed by the JOY OF THE LORD .

whatever the lord Jesus is speaking to your own heart about ..i greatly encourage you to OBEY him ..it will only result in the Joy of the lord and that is something you can neither buy nor earn

God bless you so much for caring about his will in your life and towards you ,which is Only Good .

 

[Rhamiel]

Simply stated, there's nothing in the Bible about birth control.

Some people point to Onan as a statement against it and "Solitaire", but that was about disobedience and greed, not sex. The Catholic Church has frowned upon birth control for years because it supports their idea that sex is only for procreation, when the Song of Solomon says quite the contrary.

the Catholic Church does not say that sex is only for procreation

sex is for procreation and to help deepen the relationship between husband and wife
you should not separate either one of these components from the marital act

 

[Alithis]

hmm though you care nothing about obedience to the lord Jesus himself

 

[imforgivenlove]

Birth control is wrong. If you and your husband don't want kids just don't have sex any more or use a calendar to know when it's less possible for you to get pregnant. Sex is only for procreation. That means any birth control that you use is wrong.

 

[Alithis]

To know what is right - and not do it ... this becomes a sin to the individual
being spoken to by God .
One thing i can say is that NEVER have i obeyed the lord in such matters- in truth ,in ANY matter.. and not experienced being overwhelmed by the JOY OF THE LORD .

whatever the lord Jesus is speaking to your own heart about ..i greatly encourage you to OBEY him ..it will only result in the Joy of the lord and that is something you can neither buy nor earn

God bless you so much for caring about his will in your life and towards you for his will toward you is Only Good .

to know what is right to do , and not do it -is sin .
listen to the Holy Spirit as he speaks to your own heart and just obey him..as surely as the lord Lives this will only result in JOY

 

[Motor City Christian]

Sex is intended for pleasure and for procreation. Therefore, I have no problem with birth control. Married couples need to be responsible, and Jesus spoke about responsibility before God often. Now, I do have a problem with the morning after pill because this is after conception. Song of Solomon is filled with intimate acts and "lovers talks and walks" as Christopher Walken would say. There is no talk of children there. I think if it was intended for that alone we would have heard about it.

 

[twnsrkr]

I do not have a factual argument on the subject. Some people use Onan as an against, but his sin was that he didn't do Gods will. So his sin wasn't necessarily his "other" actions.

 

[apocalypto]

Birth control is WRONG

 

[Motor City Christian]

Apocalypto, how do most in the UK feel about it including Prime Minister Cameron? Curious..I love watching prime minister's questions when I can over here on cspan.

 

[Faith.Man]

I was reading about masturbation being a sin, because is has nothing to do with procreation, and is a sin of the flesh. What about birth control? I am a married woman with two small children. My husband and I are terrified to bring any new children into the world (scary world we're living in) *edit* We could afford more financially, but I would have to go back to work and wouldn't be able to homeschool our children as we desire to do. Does that mean that taking birth control pills while having sex with my husband is considered a sin? I'm curious to hear your input!

Thanks and God bless!
Joy

Any form of birth control that would destroy a fertilized egg would be wrong, in my opinion. Condoms and "The Pill" do not allow an egg to be fertilized so I would think they're okay. Other forms of birth control I just not that sure of.