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To: Mrs. Don-o; metmom
This is something Scripture never said about contraceptive paraphernalia.

And yet there WERE different types of such "paraphernalia" even back then (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_birth_control). Since we know that the Scriptures teaches all things related to our salvation and godly living, wouldn't it be sufficient to cover that topic with God's warnings against adultery, sexual immorality and murder?

85 posted on 06/11/2018 11:24:23 PM PDT by boatbums (The Law is a storm which wrecks your hopes of self-salvation, but washes you upon the Rock of Ages.)
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To: boatbums
Oh yes, in Biblical days there was paraphernalia available for contraception as well as abortion. Neither intentional abortion nor intentional contraception (with the exception of Genesis 38) is described nor condemned in in the Scriptures. What do you want to conclude from that?

I certainly don't think you can conclude that these aspects of pharmakeia were OK because they were not specifically singled out and condemned. I must add that what's comprised by the inclusive term pharmakeia would be relevant to this discussion.

What we do know, is that nether is ever shown to be blessed by God: on the contrary, life and fertility are praised; opening and closing the womb are prerogatives of the Almighty as Lord and Giver of Life.

Devoted to Scripture as you are, you must have noticed the exceptionless themes in the Bible of both the blessedness of life and the blessedness of the marital relation as a sacred fertile union under the providence of God.

The Biblical line of reasoning against abortion is identical to one one against contraception.

90 posted on 06/12/2018 4:52:18 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Y'all behave yourselves.)
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