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2009-03-22 – David Watson – The Beginning of Life: Abortion and Related Issues

// April 25th, 2009 // Bible Study, Mark's stuff

The Beginning of Life:? Abortion and Related Issues

By David Watson

Benchley, March 22, 2009

• The Bible
  • Genesis 2:9; Acts 17:25; Zechariah 12:1; Ecclesiastes 11:5; Psalms 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:5
  • The word brephos (baby):
    • Luke 1:39-44; 2:12,16
    • Luke 18:15; Acts 7:19; I Peter 2:2?- other uses
  • The word huios (son):
    • Luke 1:57,36
  • The word syllambano (conceive):
    • Luke 1:36,24,31; 2:21
  • Exodus 21:22-25
    • Yeled – child/youth
    • Yasa – go out, come out, bring out
    • God’s protection of the baby still in the womb shows that an unborn child was already considered a life.
• What about abortion?
  • After studying the Bible, I believe we can conclude with certainty that abortion is sin.
  • Murder is wrong (Romans 1:29) because it is the unlawful taking of a life of one who was made in the image of God.
  • Abortion takes the life of an unborn child who has obviously not practiced evil.? The baby is not being executed for a crime – he is being murdered.
• Is abortion wrong even in cases of rape?
  • If it would be wrong to kill the child after birth, it would be wrong before birth.
• What about in vitro fertilization?
  • Luke 1:36?- Once conception (or fertilization) occurs, a human life has begun.
  • Because some of the fertilized eggs are purposefully discarded, this procedure is wrong.
• What about non-surgical abortions (RU-486, etc.)?
  • These are wrong for the same reason surgical abortions are wrong.
• How does the law treat an unborn child?
• What about so-called “emergency contraceptive” (the morning after pill)?
  • These drugs might prevent fertilization, but it may also prevent a fertilized egg from implanting itself in the womb.