Life Learning Series

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged:

and with what measure ye mete,

it shall be measured to you again.

Matthew 7:2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Witness

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In the matter of the judgment of mankind, it is not within our power to logically convert the people who have locked their course in a direction that is proceeding away from the way of the LORD. Indeed, even Scripture may be ineffective in bringing about this change: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. Nevertheless, regardless of the distance of drift; once we repent, and return to the way of the LORD, we will not be rejected; the LORD will accept us.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Galatians 6:1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Longsuffering

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As we rest in this, the new dispensation of God, it is well for us to cleave to these words of the LORD.

– Read the complete portion nine – Layers of the Dilemma –

Psalm 94:7

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Recompense

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If one accepts the conclusion that Scripture does not categorize a pre-born, developing human, as having the spark of life, necessarily, and that Scripture does not tell us how to determine when a developing embryo is under God’s protection, and, therefore, must not be subjected to interference by any human; then, one may ask, “What is the harm of abortion?”

To answer that question, we need to return to the creation of mankind, as it is recorded in Genesis. In the Genesis account, we have the following process of, creation with empowerment.

As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit,

nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child:

even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

Ecclesiastes 11:5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Specificity

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In one place, or another, we have criticized all behaviors that are done for convenience sake; especially, when those behaviors are represented as being in line with the will of the LORD. However, we are very careful in the use of the expression, for convenience sake, when we are considering an already fully active human life; because we have already stated that a living human woman or girl is a definite soul, whereas the result of conception still has an unknown part; particularly, in the matter of our understanding of the LORD’S activity in the womb. Therefore, because the impregnated woman is a known living soul, convenience is not an issue when the life of the woman is involved. Consideration for the life of the woman, is not a matter that is bound by rules of maturation, either; that is, it also includes the well-being of those young girls who are impregnated before they can withstand the rigors of pregnancy, while still living a healthy life.

The LORD demonstrated His great concern for the little ones, during Israel’s passage through the wilderness. In that case, God removed a mass of human impediment, which was attempting to block the prosperous development of the generation of the little ones.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 55:8

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Limit emotion-charged behaviors

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Murder as God’s sees it

Below are a few of the references in Scripture that tell us how the LORD has described murder; as well as, how He reacts to the loss of life, under certain specific circumstances. I have no significant commentary for them; though, I will include a header to separate them. They are included for you to read through, as you allow the Spirit to channel your understanding.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Slayer versus murderer

– Read the complete portion six – Layers of the Dilemma –

_

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ,

let us go on unto perfection;

not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, . . .

Hebrews 6:1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

– Read the complete portion four – Layers of the Dilemma –

—

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

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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.

– Read the complete portion four – Layers of the Dilemma –

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

Luke 9:55

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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.

– Read the complete portion three – Layers of the Dilemma –

____

Flow of Divine Interaction

If we were still in the state of being, in which we honored the full Law of God, we would not have to selectively pick topics to which we, then, apply weighted judgment. For God, there is no weighted judgment. The apostle James sums up the matter. 

Stages of the issue

Life is contained in the Living, as is illustrated in the sequence of events in the Bible that brought forth the start of life in mankind.