The Bible on Birth Control

Withdrawal is one of ways of birth control, that is to avoid conception. If God hates this, the more He hates abortion. Personally I do not also consent to abortion.

To prevent population explosion, the government (Philippines) established the Commission on Population and personnel are sent out to teach couples on various ways of birth control, one of which is withdrawal. It's good that these verses on the Holy Bible so that people concerned may study it carefully if we are to follow God. Abortion is not yet legalized in the Philippines but if God hates withdrawal, the more He hates abortion. God specifically commanded "Thou shall not kill." Even if the embryo is still in the womb, it has already life for God says life is in the blood.

Never, God never approves of abortion. Life begins before conception! Both "germ" cells of reproduction already are alive.

Well , Is There a god? If there is, and he doesn't approve why doesn't he do something to prevent it? Can I pick passages of the bible to justify whatever things I want to?

I am a Roman Catholic. (So my views about the Bible and this passage pertain to the Roman Catholic point of view). I do believe that the Bible is God's word and it contains the truth. If God is love and merciful why do God appears to seek vindictive? To understand the Bible we have to know who is its author and for whom it was intended, the audience and when it was written. The Bible was written over a span of time, a couple hundreds of years and not in a short span of time. The Bible passed from the oral stage, where stories were passed from one generation to another verbally. Then with the invention of writing, certain passages were being written. Later on there was like an editor who put different passages in one book. So unlike today's books the Bible was not written by one author. You can say that the Bible especially the Old Testament and the book of Genesis included was written by a group of people with the inspiration of God. God also revealed himself gradually to his people. That's why we find wars, killings in the Old Testament. It’s like explaining Maths and complicated sums to young children. You don’t explain Math’s Pythagoras theorem to a six year old but it is studied later on at school let say when he is 14 yrs of age. God revealed himself ultimately in Jesus Christ. So that's why Christians give a lot of importance to the New Testament. It does not mean that the Old Testament such as Genesis is not respected. It is still God's word! Man is also a true author of the Bible. God is the primary author of the Bible, while man is his assistant, a secondary author. Christians believe that man was inspired by God, inspiration does not mean dictation, that God spoke his word and man wrote each word that he heard. God allowed man to use his talents, to write according using writing skills to convey God’s message to his nation. That's why man is also a true author of the Bible. Without man God's word could not be completed. God is the primary author because without his love and inspiration there would be no Bible, while man can be considered as a secondary author. It's like in films, there are the main actors but a film cannot be completed without secondary actors etc. God views the unborn child as a person. Exodus 21:22-23: "If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life," No the Genesis passage does not mean that God allows abortion.

No. Not at all. Those who approve abortiong and those who practice it are same offender. If you are not ready, never do it. It is evil in the sight of God.

So far as my knowledge goes, God cannot approve abortion as this will only lead to self destruction of this human race. Hinduism though prefers to stay silent in this issue.

I dont get the link here it is more about taking care to have children as God intended in a legitamate marriage

I don't think He approve abortion. Withdrawal is not yet a indication that a union of sperm and egg has been going on.Abortion is when a fetus has been living in the womb and you try to get rid of it.He doesn't approve of any in the bible.

Thanks for the question but quite frankly, I don't seem to find the connection between what Aunan did and abortion. I'm not sure too wether the issue of abortion can be settled in just one simple verse just like that, unless it is an express declaration rather than just inferences, valid or otherwise. Good point though. One prevents the life from forming in the womb, the other preventing the life from coming out.

God does not approve of abortion because there is already life and God said "Thou shall not kill." If God does not like withdrawal as He killed Aunan, God does not also like abortion. I believe in God and the Holy Bible as the Word of God. I believe what is in the Holy Bible.