Bible Verses Regarding Birth Control

January 09, 2005

What does the bible teach regarding the use of birth control, having children, the conception and creation of children, fruitfulness, barreness, etc..?

What Does God Require of Married Couples?

"And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living animal that moveth upon the earth." Genesis 1:28

"And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth" Genesis 9:1

"As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it. " Genesis 9:7

Who is the Creator of Life?

"And the Lord formed from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being." Genesis 2:7

"To the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." Genesis 3:16

"Eve said, "I have gotten a man from the Lord." Genesis 4:1

"And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: 'For God,' said [Eve], 'hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.'" Genesis 4:25

"And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir." Genesis 15:3

"And the angel of the LORD said unto [Hagar], I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude." Genesis 16:10

"I will bless her and surely give you a son by her.I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her." Genesis 17:16

"And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee [Abraham]: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation." Genesis 17:20

"And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him." Genesis 21:1-2

"And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived." Genesis 25:21

"And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren." Genesis 29:31

"And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, 'Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.' And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, 'Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also': and she called his name Simeon." Genesis 29:32-33

"And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan." Genesis 30:6

"And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son." Genesis 30:17

"And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, 'God hath taken away my reproach." Genesis 30:22-23

"And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude." Genesis 32:12

"And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the woman and the children, and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given to thy servant." Genesis 33:5

"And the name of the second called [Joseph] Ephraim: 'For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.'" Genesis 41:52

"And Joseph said to his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, to me, I and I will bless them." Genesis 48:9

"Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, and by the Almighty, who shall bless the with blessigns of heaven above, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:" Genesis 49:25

How are We to Regard Children?

"Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, and by the Almighty, who shall bless the with blessigns of heaven above, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:" Genesis 49:25

What Does the Bible Teach About Barreness?

"And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir." Genesis 15:3

"And Sarai said to Abram, Behold, now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing; I pray thee go to my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai" Genesis 16:2

"For the Lord had made barren all the females of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife." Genesis 20:18

"And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived." Genesis 25:21

"And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren." Genesis 29:31

"And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, 'Give me children, or else I die.' And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, 'Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'" Genesis 30:1-2

"And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, 'God hath taken away my reproach." Genesis 30:22-23

"And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil." Exodus 23:25-26

What About Specific Methods of Birth Control?

ABORTION AND ABORTIFACIENTS (surgical abortion, herbal abortion, and chemical abortion, including the popular contraceptives- the intrauterine device or I.U.D., the birth control pill, Norplant, and the Depo-Provera shot):

"Thou shalt not kill." Exodus 20:13

ABSTINENCE BASED (Natural Family Planning or NFP, Fertility Awareness Method or FAM, etc...):

BARRIER METHODS (destruction of "seed"):

"And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also." Genesis 38:9-10

SPERMACIDES (destruction of "seed"):

"And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also." Genesis 38:9-10

STERILIZATION:

WITHDRAWAL:

"And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also." Genesis 38:9-10