Pretty sure you're wrong. Check up on the meaning of the word pharmakeia, often translated as "sorcery". It involved the mixing of potions, almost always for one of two purposes: either as a aphrodisiac or as a contraceptive. Pharmakeia is directly condemned in the NT.
See also Genesis 38. Notice what is specified about Onan's behavior as "wicked in God's sight".
There are good, Biblical reasons why every Christian group rejected contraception prior to 1930.
Did God change, or did sin?
Did God change, or did sin?
Campion, bless you.
You are the first person —in many years-—who I have heard refer to “pharmakeia”. Yes, it was not only an ancient contraceptive potion, but also acted as an abortifacient.
At this moment, I can’t recall where it occurs in the Epistles of Paul, but he does make a negative referral to pharmakeia.
You are right:every Christian group did reject contraception until the Lambeth Conference took place in 1930.
“See also Genesis 38. Notice what is specified about Onan’s behavior as “wicked in God’s sight”.
But we all sin every day. How many of us follow Christ’s advice to the rich man to give away all his wealth and follow him.
The great majority of Americans are wealthy is worldly terms, how many of us have given our wealth away to follow Christ?
Are we all sinning when we don’t?
Just a question.
Those “contraceptive” potions were really abortion potions. Clearly a wrong. When did effective barrier methods/surgical sterilization become viable? Sometime around 1930? I don’t have a problem with barrier method contraception - after all I worship a God who isn’t stopped by things like condoms. But anything that deliberately kills a child as its operation method is not ok.