Psalms 127:3Leviticus 20:1-5Life begins in the wombThe word brephos (baby)Luke 1:30-44; 2:12, 16Used in several other verses:Luke 18:15Acts 7:19The word huios (son)Luke 1:57, 36The word syllambano (conceive)Luke 1:36, 24, 31; 2:21Exodus 21:22-25 – No further penalty for a successful premature birth, but if the unborn baby dies, God says the punishment is life for life!Yeled = child/youthYasa = go out, come out, bring outYeled yasaGod’s protection of the baby still in the womb shows that an unborn baby was already considered a life.Therefore, abortion is murder.Abortion deliberately ends a life. That’s murder, which is a sin (Romans 1:29) because it is the unlawful taking of a life of one who was made in the image of God (Genesis 9:6).James 2:26 – God appears to be granting a soul at the point of conception.What about criminal cases?What is it that makes abortion wrong in the first place? It’s that an innocent life is being ended.If that child is born and reaches its 5th birthday, then his mother decides the painful memories are just too much, could she kill him then?How can we help?Teach the gospel.Matthew 21:23, 31-32Stand firm against false arguments.I Corinthians 6:15“A woman’s body belongs to her. She can do what she wants with it.”“This is a woman’s health issue.”“This fetal tissue is used for life-saving research.”Encourage responsibilityPhilippians 2:3-4
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