Bethlehem Baptist Church on Family Planning

Matt Perman writes about family planning on the Desiring God website in his article, "Does the Bible Permit Birth Control?" He states that the elders and pastors of Bethlehem Baptist Church, like many Christians,

believe that non-abortive forms of birth control are permissible. The Bible nowhere forbids birth control, either explicitly or implicitly, and we should not add universal rules that are not in Scripture (cf. Psalm 119:1, 9 on the sufficiency of Scripture). What is important is our attitude in using it. Any attitude which fails to see that children are a good gift from the Lord is wrong: "Behold, children are a gift of the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them" (Psalm 127:3-4).

He then goes on to address some of the theological objections that have been made to birth control, like:

Is birth control consistent with the truth that children are a gift from the Lord?Shouldn't we let God determine the size of our family?Should natural family planning be preferred to "artificial" contraception?

It's a must read.