Abortion - a
Biblical perspective
In order to understand what God's view is on abortion, we need to
understand what the Bible says about the value of human life - including the
value of the child before it is born.
Some points to
consider:
- In the Bible, the pre-born child is portrayed as a human
being
In Luke’s gospel, after Mary has conceived, she visits her
pregnant cousin Elizabeth. The text says that Elizabeth’s baby leapt in her
womb – and Elizabeth acknowledges the tiny baby in Mary’s womb that is Jesus.
Luke 1:39
- Life is created by God
* God created human life when
he made man and woman. Genesis 2:7
* Jeremiah says “Now the word of the
Lord came to me saying ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…”
*
David, in Psalm 139:13-16 says “You [God] created my inmost being; you knit me
together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and
wonderfully made . . . My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the
secret place.”
- Life begins at conception
Genesis 4:1 says “Adam knew
his wife and she conceived”. Medical texts affirm that life begins at
conception, when the sperm fertilises the egg.
- Life is sacred we do not have the right to destroy or
kill life
Exodus 20:13 says “You shall not murder”.
Articles:
Abortion - A Biblical
Perspective
Andrew
Lansdown
For a full discussion of this topic, please read Andrew
Lansdown’s excellent article. [These points and references are taken from
this article.]
Article attached below.
Andrew is a Baptist
pastor in WA who writes for Life Ministries.
This article is also available as a 3-fold pamphlet from our office for 75
cents plus 50 cents postage. Click here to contact our
office.
Abortion in the Bible and
Church History
By Randy Alcorn
Randy is a US pastor who has
written and researched extensively on this topic.
He runs Eternal Perspective Ministries.
We have his
book, Pro-life Answers to
Pro-choice Arguments, for sale at our
office.
Abortion — The
answer’s in Genesis
by Jonathan Sarfati -
Creation Ministries International
First published in Prayer News
(Australia),
May 1998, p. 4.
He says there are two issues we must
consider:
1. Is the unborn child (‘fetus’) a
human being?
2. If so, is it ever acceptable to kill the
unborn? Author: Jenny Stokes | Modified: 17 April 2008 |
