God's Reason:
Meaning: Oftentimes, it seems like God is impractical and unfair. There is a lack of equity in the world. Life is not easy. It becomes more difficult to understand God’s stand when we see innocent children suffering. It only seems this way because we think in terms of our life now, a brief moment which in light of eternity is nothing.
What God considers is what He has to offer to every life. The purpose of God is life. He has set the path for everyone to return to the perfect state of being and to the life He always intended for everyone. Everyone will, at one point, go to Heaven and enjoy eternal peace. He will never deny any life of this. So, He allows us to go on.
If you consider what lies ahead, there is nothing unfair about God at all. More importantly, no matter how miserable you are now, when you consider what you can look forward to, truly you have every reason to be grateful to God for being born.
As to the birth control he would approve? God’s reply was:” If I had My druthers, you would all be celibate.” To have children or not have children was never our choice to make in the first place but God’s.
Question: If you prefer us to be celibate, then why do you say go and multiply. Isn’t birth control a happy-middle ground?
God’s answer:
Go and multiply
The meaning of rule here is edict (“A decree or proclamation issued by an 5authority and having the force of law.”60)