Today, I am going to bring up a topic that will definitely be controversial in the secular world, and quite possibly in the Christian world as well. Here's some questions to ponder.
1. Would God approve of Christians using birth control?
2. How has the world demographics been affected by birth control?
3. How has the Christian faith been helped/hurt by the use of birth control?
4. Why was birth control invented in the first place?
5. What purpose does birth control serve to humanity?
6. Why doesn't the natural world (animals/plants) need to practice reproductive control?
These are only some of the questions I have pondered in recent months. I feel God has been prompting me to explore this for a while now but I have been resisting. It's so ingrained in our culture, especially the western culture, that it almost seems taboo to bring up.
I know when I research Right To Life issues, the practice of birth control is pushed as a way to reduce the incidences of abortion. When I research world poverty, birth control is pushed as a way to reduce poverty. When teen pregnancy is discussed, the conversation always turns to birth control availability to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Is this really the right answer to all of these problems?
We were created to reproduce. God gave us the command in Genesis (twice), 'be fruitful and multiply'. The bible also contains many references to God deciding when to 'open' the womb and when He purposefully 'shut' the womb. The bible also tells us children are a blessing from God. I often wonder then why we try to control the timing of a blessing from God, and what this says about who our dependence really rest upon.
Lord, I ask for your wisdom and guidance as I explore these issues and share with my readers. If these thoughts are truly from you, then I trust you have something for us to discover. Let your will be done. Amen
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I used birth control for about 3 months and I had a negative effect. Then I decided that I need birth control because of what my church preached about it and if I was going to be a fervent follower of Pro-Life I was going to walk the walk. I was very careful not to get pregnant by using the rythm method, it works if one knows exactly when one starts to ovulate.
You ask good questions. I have been pressured to fix my male chihuahua dog but I just feel it cruel to do that so I have decided not to. #6 question is a good one. Thanks for insight!
sandra s
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