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How does the action of Onan in Genesis 38 verses 8-9 support modern church instructions against birth control?
Lilwolf53
Onan spilled his seed in order to prevent a pregnancy.
The short answer is it simply does not support today's Church instructions on Birth Control. Indeed, there is no passage in The Bible forbidding husbands and wives from having sex for pleasure when not trying to conceive children. Furthermore, there is nothing wrong with couples using contraceptive methods, provided they are not physically harmful, to postpone having children until the time of their choosing (see 1 Corinthians 7:3-5).
One passage often cited as prohibiting birth control is in Genesis 38. This sad story of one of Judah's sons, Onan, taking his deceased brothers wife per the law to insure his sister-in-law would have someone to inherit her late husbands line, is one of selfishness and rebellion, but does not make a statement about birth control in general.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe short answer is it simply does not support today's Church instructions on birth control. Indeed, there is no passage in the Bible forbidding husbands and wives from having sex for pleasure when not trying to conceive children. Furthermore, there is nothing wrong with couples using contraceptive methods, provided they are not physically harmful, to postpone having children until the time of their choosing (see 1 Corinthians 7:3-5).
One passage often cited as prohibiting birth control is in Genesis 38. This sad story of one of Judah's sons, Onan, taking his deceased brothers wife per the law to insure his sister-in-law would have someone to inherit her late husbands line, is one of selfishness and rebellion, but does not make a statement about birth control in general.
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∙ 9y agoOnan spilled his seed in order to prevent a pregnancy.
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