Archive for January, 2010

Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Four)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Study to show thyself approved unto God,

a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,

rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15

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No help here —

There may be some thought that we have a ready Scripture to apply to the entities that are conceived in the womb. On occasion, the following Scripture is brought to the discussion.

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.    Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!    Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.    Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. .(Matthew 18:1-10)

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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Three)

Monday, January 11th, 2010

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

Luke 9:55

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Life begins at conception, or does it

 In the Genesis account of the creation of man, it is a two step process: the, breath, and, the, becoming.

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.(Genesis 2:7)This is the first statement (and possibly the only one) where God Himself defines human life. Since it is the statement of God, as spoken by the Word of God; it should not be augmented by any type of logic of man. If there are other statements of the LORD God about the nature of life, then, these can be added to the first declaration. However, we must be careful about introducing logical deduction, or historical progression, into the definition. For instance, there is a Scripture that describes David’s conception. This Scripture seems to indicate that David had life before he was born. There is, though, no indication that this is the topic of the statement of David. At this time, he is just referring to his decadent state, as pertains to pure righteousness. Nothing more should be added to the thought; especially not, that there was a decadent spark of life in the pre-born time, in the womb experience, of David’s mother. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.(Psalm 51:1-5)

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