First and foremost, sexual activity is for MARRIAGE ONLY. But what about contraceptives in the covenant of marriage?

An excerptfrom GotQuestions.org:   It is important to view children as God sees them, not as the world tells us we should. Having said that, the Bible does not forbid contraception. Contraception, by its definition, is merely the opposite of conception. It is not the act of contraception itself that determines whether it is wrong or right. As we learned from Onan, it is the motivation behind the contraception that determines if it is right or wrong. If a person is practicing contraception in order to have more for themselves, then it is wrong. If a person is practicing contraception in order to temporarily delay children until they are more mature and more financially and spiritually prepared, then it is perhaps acceptable to use contraception for a time. Again, it all comes back to motivation.

We are to be fruitful and multiply, according to God’s Word.

These are verses that describe children from God’s perspective:

• Children are a gift from God (Genesis 4:1; Genesis 33:5).
• Children are a heritage from the Lord (Psalm 127:3-5).
• Children are a blessing from God (Luke 1:42).
• Children are a crown to the aged (Proverbs 17:6).
• God blesses barren women with children (Psalm 113:9; Genesis 21:1-3; 25:21-22; 30:1-2; 1 Samuel 1:6-8; Luke 1:7, 24-25).
• God forms children in the womb (Psalm 139:13-16).
• God knows children before their birth (Jeremiah 1:5; Galatians 1:15).

But what is the motivation? Let’s go to the Wod of God!

Go to Genesis 38 – Onan’s motivation was selfish: he used Tamar for his own pleasure, but refused to perform his “brotherly” duty of creating an heir for his deceased brother. This passage is often pointed to as evidence that God does not approve of birth control. However, it was not the act of contraception that caused the Lord to put Onan to death, but rather Onan’s selfish motives behind the action.

Speaking of motivation…

Having sex outside of marriage or without the benefit of marriage is morally wrong and against God, period. Using contraceptives while not being married is saying outloud that you are ready for sex but not marriage and children. There are numerous Scriptures that declare sex before marriage to be a sin:  (Acts 15:20; 1 Corinthians 5:1, 6:13,18, 10:8; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Galatians 5:19; Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Jude 7).

 The Bible promotes complete abstinence before marriage. Sex between a husband and his wife is the only form of sexual relations of which God approves (Hebrews 13:4).