The problem in drawing a line is that you’ll be hard pressed to find a good place to put it…
Humanity cannot be an event witnessed by itself, because by that logic, we will never be human. We must acknowledge that we are human from the moment we are created, as stated in Genesis:
God said, ‘Let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves, and let them be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, the cattle, all the wild beasts and all the reptiles that crawl upon the earth’.
God created man in the image of himself, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.
Who are we to decide who is human and who is not? That is arrogance if we think we hold that power, for being a human means we have a body and a soul, we have God in our hearts and we are sinners. If you say I am not human, then you are speaking to yourself also. For the criteria that you mark my humanity against is the same that shall be applied to you.
The Golden Rule of Christianity, regardless of denomination is
Do unto others, as they would do unto you. In essence, in order for you to be regarded as human, even before the point of birth, and after the moment of death, you must regard your children and brethren as human also. As Man (male and female), we are endowed with an immortal soul. We have a body, and yes, while awesome, is only temporary.
If we regard the flesh as the only thing being regarded as human, then we are no better than the beasts who roam this land.
Contraception is the same deal. You are trying to control life if you use it. But life is a gift. You again, seek the flesh and not the spirit. For sex is the most sacred and intimate act that marriage provides. The purpose of it is two fold, and both are physical and spiritual in nature.
The first, is to create life. Every life we create is a gift given to us by God, and indeed Scripture says to go forth and multiply, which is a mark of being created in His likeness, we can self-replicate.
The second, is the expression of love between a husband and wife. It is sharing each other the love you feel for one another, to give each other pleasure, and to make your relationship grow and become infinitely closer as you literally become one flesh. For, in the midst of that pleasure, of that mutual love you feel for one another, comes life itself.
We are not fit to say who is human and when, only to welcome it when it comes, be it in the womb, when our Lord knew us even then, or when they are welcomed into the wide world, where our jobs as parents take an expected and brilliant turn to show our child the world, after being nestled in the warmth of their mother, and wrapped in the loving support of their father.
Why should they abstain? They are married and should express their love for each other through sexual intercourse. They are being responsible by using birth control so that no unwanted children get “pushed” out. No disrespect to women who want to have their precious “miracles”.
