- Introduction
- Psalms 139:1-3, 13-16 – God knows us at every place and every time.
- Jeremiah 1:5
- When does life begin?
- Life begins in the womb at conception.
- Brephos (baby): Luke 1:39-44; 2:12, 16 – Same word used for baby after birth and before birth.
- Huios (son): Luke 1:57, 36 – Same word used before and after birth.
- Syllambano (conceive): Luke 1:36, 24, 31; 2:21
- Exodus 21:22-25 – God demanded protection for the unborn child. The child was alive!
- Yeled [child/youth]yatza [go out, come out, bring out]
- Does not mean “miscarriage” like nephel (Job 3:16; Psalms 58:8; Ecclesiastes 6:3) or shakol (Exodus 23:25; Hosea 9:14)
- What does that mean regarding abortion?
- It means abortion is murder because it deliberately ends an innocent life.
- Doesn’t a woman have a right to make choices about her own body?
- No, not if those choices break God’s laws. Biblically, we should start with the understanding that we belong to God.
- Romans 6:11-13; 12:1-2
- Matthew 16:24-25; 25:14-30
- Luke 17:10
- I Corinthians 6:15-20
- Scott Klusendorf
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg0_G-3xTvk
- Size
- Level of development
- Environment
- Degree of dependency
DW
April 07, 2019
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