and prostitution. He said that the bible states ...It is better to spill thy seed in the belly of a whore than it is to spill it on the ground. being that it is a sin for a man to allow his seed to spoil and not fetilize a womans egg to make a life. Is there really such a passage? I have not read the bible cover to cover but I have never seen or heard of such. Anyone know? or was he putting one over on everyone?
2006-06-28 11:23:07 · 8 answers · asked by Crispy critter 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
“it is better to spill your seed in the belly of a whore, than to spill it on the ground.”
That is NOT a Bibically quoted, rather It was a 19th century mis-interpretation of the story of Onan in Genesis that was commonly cited in the 19th and early 20th century:
“And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up see to thy brother. And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. And the thing he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.”
--The Bible, Genesis 38:8-10
Note: even the LDS/Mormons used this same application to interpret this act as something define in the Bible. That fact is far from the truth.
“But the word of God burdens me because of your grosser crimes. For behold, thus saith the Lord: This people begin to wax in iniquity; they understand not the scriptures, for they seek to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms, because of the things which were written concerning David, and Solomon his son.”- The Book of Mormon, Jacob 2:23
According to Ancient Near Eastern culture, it would have been the responsibility of Onan to impregnate his dead brother's wife that his brother's line might continue. Selfishly, Onan did not wish any of his offspring to bear any name other than his own; and so while he did, in fact, take up the responsibility of sexual relations with his brother's wife, he would not ejaculate inside her but instead practiced the withdrawal method of birth control. God punished Onan for his wickedness and greed by putting him to death (and not, as is popularly believed, for masturbating). The rest of the narrative features the wife, Tamar, posing as a prostitute and seducing Onan's father, Judah. By him, she conceives and bears a son from whom Christ would descend. And God does not strike Judah or punish him in any way in the narrative.
So it appears that some cynic had taken the veneer of the tale and crafted a wry commentary that has come to be known as actual Scripture (unfortunately).
2006-06-28 11:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by jvitne 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
The person is not telling you the truth. That statement (or any like it) is not found anywhere in the bible.
The spillage of the seed part comes from God killing Onan for doing that. The Jewish tradition of that time, later, and currently considers this passage to be a prohibition against contraception. (this is very clear from the text if you understand ancient Jewish thought and society. People without such a knowledge base interprete the text differently)
The Catholic Church concurred with the Jewish interpretation and upholds the ancient teaching that contraception is a sin to this day, the only Christian body to do so from an official standpoint.
Prostitution is also considered gravely immoral in scripture.
2006-06-28 11:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by Liet Kynes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I am sure that it is in there somewhere.
Depends when it was said, and to who and what the context is.
Anything Jesus said that was recorded in the bible was before the cross. Law was in effect and taught very strictly by Jesus - to make the point that no one could be righteous by the law.
Law was fulfilled and sin in God's eyes was abolished at the cross.
Most often these sayings are metaphors for the salvation of the world. Not sure on this one. Seed also means 'knowledge of grace of God'.
2006-06-28 11:32:48 · answer #3 · answered by ruletheworld 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry the closest thing that I could find is Genesis 38:8-10. Hope this helps to settle the debate.
2006-06-28 11:46:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that passage can be found in an edition of the Bible called "I Made That UP".
It doesn't exist anywhere in the Bible.
2006-06-28 11:26:56 · answer #5 · answered by johnusmaximus1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
totally not in the bible. it is a sin to commit adultry period. i mean come on. thats stupid
2006-06-28 11:32:20 · answer #6 · answered by electricityrocks1989 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it says that
2006-06-28 11:29:12 · answer #7 · answered by saxzen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol wtf, where the hell u get that bs???
2006-06-28 11:27:33 · answer #8 · answered by Ichiro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋