A reminder for
today
You made all the
delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank
you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how
well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I
was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every
day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a
single day had passed. (Psalm 139:13-16)
The age-old argument of life or not life and is abortion
murder. I guess we all have an opinion on this and in a world where life has
very little value we tend to follow the masses or rather what fits our
situation. I believe it is just as evolution and it depends from whose view we
are looking. Are we looking from a world’s view or are we looking from a
biblical view?
Unborn life is not worth less than life that has been born.
Murder is murder regardless of the age or level of development of the victim.
All life is precious because each human being is made in God’s image (Genesis
1:27) and skilfully wrought together by Him (Psalm 139:13–16). And also
consider Jeremiah 1:5 where we read, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew
you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the
nations.” God knew Jeremiah before he even existed in his mother’s womb! Life
does not begin after a baby emerges from the protection of his or her mother’s
womb; life begins at fertilization and should be protected from that moment.
But let’s look at Dr. Tommy Mitchell’s conclusion on the
issue at hand. Although science has shown us the wonderful continuity of the
development of life throughout all its stages, science has been unable to
define the onset of humanness. However, there is ample information in Scripture
for us to determine the answer to this problem.
The Bible contains numerous references to the unborn. Each
time the Bible speaks of the unborn, there is reference to an actual person, a
living human being already in existence. These Scriptures, taken in context,
all indicate that God considers the unborn to be people. The language of the
text continually describes them in personal terms.
Since the Bible treats those persons yet unborn as real
persons, and since the development of a person is a continuum with a definite
beginning at the moment of fertilization, the logical point at which a person
begins to be human is at that beginning. The answer is that life begins at
conception (using the now older definition of the term, here to be synonymous
with fertilization). Frankly, no other conclusion is possible from Scripture or
science.
What are the implications of this conclusion? Why is this
important? Quite simply, the status of the zygote/embryo/fetus is central to
many issues facing our society. The most obvious issue in this regard is
abortion. If the zygote is a human life, then abortion is murder. The same can
be said of issues surrounding the embryonic stem cell debate. If the embryo is
human, then destroying it is murder, no matter what supposedly altruistic
reason is given as justification. The ethics of cloning require consideration
of the concept of humanness and the timing of its onset. A person’s acceptance
or rejection of the controversial morning-after pill is based upon the
determination of when human life begins.
Complex issues may not have simple solutions, but when
examined objectively in light of God’s Word, without biases introduced by other
motivations, God’s truth will reveal the correct answers. Science can give us
better understanding of the world God created, and what we see in God’s world
will agree with the truth we read in God’s Word. We dare not play word games
with human life to justify personal agendas. Scripture provides no real
loopholes or escape clauses to excuse us from the principle that God created
human beings in His own image, designed them to reproduce after their kind, and
sent Jesus Christ into the world as a human being to die for us all, thus demonstrating
the immeasurable love our Creator has for each human life.
I believe that God will not give you such a wonderful
blessing and not give you the help to provide for it. I also believe that
abortion in any stage is murder and we should stop running from our responsibility
towards life and accept it. It does not matter the circumstances, because I believe
love can overcome all obstacles. Once again it all depends on our view and who
we are trusting and who we are listening to. I agree that that it is hard in
many cases, but I believe more in an all-powerful God that can change any
situation. You are entitled to your opinion, but please be careful who you
listen to.
Lord, you see life as such a precious gift and you love each
one of us so much that you gave your life for us all. please open our hearts
and minds so that we can have a small glimpse of how much you love us and let
us love in the same way. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day, dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
