Is hindering the possibility of a pregnancy favorable by God?
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As Christians, the topic of birth control can be one that is a bit touchy and controversial. Can you still use birth control and believe that children are a gift from God? Are we required to let God determine the size of our family? Here is what the Lord really has to say.
What the Bible Says
What we now know as modern forms of birth control were completely unknown in Biblical times. Therefore, the Bible is silent on birth control practices. However the Bible does have a lot to say about children in general. The Bible presents children as a gift and blessing from God (Genesis 4:1; Genesis 33:5, Luke 1:42), and a heritage from the Lord (Psalm 127:3-5). God is the one who forms children in the womb (Psalm 139:13-16), and He knows the children before their birth (Jeremiah 1:5; Galatians 1:15).
