well...it's considered to be a mortal sin, and a mortal sin will send you to hell.Idolatry is also a mortal sin.
Posted on 03/19/2007 5:46:55 AM PDT by markomalley
well...it's considered to be a mortal sin, and a mortal sin will send you to hell.Idolatry is also a mortal sin.
And so is detraction when it is based on willful ignorance.
Speaking of ignorance, do we suppose that dbz77 is familiar with the story of Onan?
Why does dbz77 think that Onan was struck down?
Most human beings have a disconnect from what Christ teaches: i.e. love thy neighbor as thyself, love God with all thy heart ... blessed are the meek ... give thy possessions to the poor and follow me ... love thy enemy ... pray for those who persecute thee ...What did Christ Himself say about contraception, either during the Incarnation or when He gave the law to Moses at Sinai? (I am aware that Christian theology teaches that Jesus is God.)
For refusing to impregnate his brother’s childless widow.
What was the Pope doing in that picture?
But there’s more to the story, isn’t there?
It wasn’t just that he wouldn’t sleep with her, was it?
This isn’t too hard; it was at one time foundational to all Judaeo-Christian denominations’ attitude to sexual morality.
It looks to me like he’s crowning a statue of Mary, a common enough ritual honouring Mary in May.
Or it could be the time he placed the assassin’s bullet removed from his body into the crown of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima in Fatima.
What’s your point?
Do you usually go around resurrecting two year old threads?
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There are a lot of words that don't appear in the Bible. There are a lot of technologies that didn't exist at that time, to include condoms, iuds, birth control pills, and other methods. So if they aren't mentioned, it was likely that they weren't a reality at that time. However, two methods that did exist were discussed: coitus interruptus (Gen 38:9-10) and sterliziation/neutering (Deut 23:1).
Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that "the Bible says this; therefore..." Rather, I'm saying that what we believe is supported by the Scriptures.
And, by the way, this has always been the consistent teaching of the Church. Please note the following article which shows early Christian writings on the subject.
In fact, the belief that contraception is OK is a novel subject, having been accepted for the first time by the 1930 Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion, which said in Article 15:
Where there is clearly felt moral obligation to limit or avoid parenthood, the method must be decided on Christian principles. The primary and obvious method is complete abstinence from intercourse (as far as may be necessary) in a life of discipline and self-control lived in the power of the Holy Spirit. Nevertheless in those cases where there is such a clearly felt moral obligation to limit or avoid parenthood, and where there is a morally sound reason for avoiding complete abstinence, the Conference agrees that other methods may be used, provided that this is done in the light of the same Christian principles. The Conference records its strong condemnation of the use of any methods of conception control from motives of selfishness, luxury, or mere convenience.
The above was the first statement by ANY (repeat ANY) Christian denomination that did not out-and-out condemn the use of artificial contraception. By the way, please note the following: the first was from 1908 Lambeth and the second was from 1958 Lambeth (I show this to show the grave moral decline that happened within the mere period of 50 years).
The Conference regards with alarm the growing practice of the artificial restriction of the family, and earnestly calls upon all Christian people to discountenance the use of all artificial means of restriction as demoralising to character and hostile to national welfare.
The Conference believes that the responsibility for deciding upon the number and frequency of children has been laid by God upon the consciences of parents everywhere; that this planning, in such ways as are mutually acceptable to husband and wife in Christian conscience, is a right and important factor in Christian family life and should be the result of positive choice before God. Such responsible parenthood, built on obedience to all the duties of marriage, requires a wise stewardship of the resources and abilities of the family as well as a thoughtful consideration of the varying population needs and problems of society and the claims of future generations.
For a couple of good articles on this, take a look at this (from the BBC) or this (An PDF article entitled the Bible and Birth Control from the UK organization "United for Life")
Bottom line is if you want your beliefs to line up with modern secular progressives and the modern, liberal, degenerate (so called) Christian community, then by all means support birth control. If, on the other hand, you'd prefer to have your beliefs line up with historical Christianity from the time of the apostles, then you may wish to take a little re-look at this question.
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