Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Seven)

March 14th, 2010

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

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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.

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me. Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness.(Numbers 14:26-32)~~~~~~– Read the complete portion seven – Layers of the Dilemma – _

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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Six)

February 21st, 2010

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

Isaiah 55:8

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Limit emotion-charged behaviors

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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.

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Slayer versus murderer

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan; Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge. Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.

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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Five)

February 8th, 2010

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

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Is it murder?

There are two types of murder: one type is legal; the other type is spiritual. The designation of, legal murder, is a vaporous thing; with such expressions as, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, and even, mercy killing. The occurrence of spiritual murder is, generally, invisible. Spiritual murder occurs in such forms as, belittling children, character assassinations, and negative stereotypical labeling. These murders are invisible because there is no way to directly see the psychological tipping point, at which the spirit of a person moves from being bruised, to the place of being transported from the life of a human, to the place of animal behavior. Sodom and Gomorrah is an example of the latter place of spiritual death.

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways.And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Four)

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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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)

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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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion Two)

December 28th, 2009

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. 

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath showed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.(James 2:8-13)Our fixation on abortion is one of those topic-specific sins. We think that we can give ourselves a measure of nobility by applying heavy weight to those things that press the most grievously on the hearts of a certain critical mass of us. This is a man-centered approach to religion. This is not the way of the Living God. The Living God does not apply special categories to sin. In the way of the LORD, either it is sin, or it is not. If it is sin, it will attract a negative spiritual consequence, and may place us in the way of judgment. In the absolute application of the judgment of the LORD God, there is only one treatment that is applied to behavior that is right, in the LORD. But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.(Ezekiel 18:5-9)

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Abortion: Layers of the Dilemma (Portion One)

December 7th, 2009

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.

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)

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Consideration: In the actions of life, the first concern is for the entities that are living souls. A living mother should not be sacrificed for a pre-living embryo, which, though it may have a measure of life, has not been given the breath of life to bring it to the point of being a living soul.

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Another consideration: definition of, life. For purposes of discussion, we will allow that an embryo has a portion of life. However, an embryo does not have human life, yet; because it is a unique category of existence. God described this as the first stage of a two-step process. It is the, fruitful, phase of human reproduction, as described in the commandment that we received at our creation.

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Kingdom of Heaven – Part Four (final portion)

October 5th, 2009

(Key to the Kingdom)

Personal

Do not think that rest in the Kingdom of Heaven is according to some human prescription. There are principles of the LORD that govern our abiding in the Kingdom of Heaven, as well as in any other place of eternal presence with the LORD. One of those principles is that we must be stripped of those things that would offend the LORD. For instance, it would not be good for a soul to enter the presence of the LORD with a central focus on gaining money: money is not needed in the Kingdom of Heaven.

It would also not be good for a soul to enter the presence of the LORD with only the skill of making war: war is not required in the Kingdom of Heaven. Indeed, we have a powerful example of the distance that war is from the Kingdom of Heaven. This example involves an earthly matter that was an image of the Kingdom of Heaven; which matter is, the building of the temple.

Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it.So David prepared abundantly before his death.

Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel. And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God: But the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

(1 Chronicles 22:1-10)To understand the non-essential nature of war–now–in the Kingdom of Heaven, one need only consider that: it is not for naught that the Prince of the realm in the Kingdom of Heaven is called the Prince of Peace.

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Kingdom of Heaven – Part Three

September 14th, 2009

Open Doors

We have already read of the transportation of Elijah to the Kingdom of Heaven: this example is one of dynamic activity. As we also read, Elijah did not just sit in the Kingdom of Heaven, spending all of eternity just performing the function of praising God; this is not the sole duty of regenerated humankind. The LORD God has a particular category of creation that operates this fashion.

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter.And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.And thefirst beast was like a lion, and the

second beast like a calf, and the

third beast had a face as a man, and the

fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

(Revelation 4:1-8)The LORD God also has a category of creation that performs periodic praise of His name, and periodic display of His glory.

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Kingdom of Heaven – Part Two

August 31st, 2009

Expanded Consideration

Promise

There may be some doubt, or even anxiety, about whether or not we have a place that is prepared for us in the Kingdom of Heaven. Well, to begin to dispel that doubt, please read these words of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:1-3)This is the introduction of the possibility of residence therein. However, later on in Scripture, there is a dampener on any thought of assuming that our residence must be in the Kingdom of Heaven. The apostle Paul seems to indicate that there might be some question about its availability, as he writes the phrase, “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect“. This is the thought of the apostle Paul that surrounds that phrase. Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

(Philippians 3:4-14)Fear not, little ones; this is not a reference to the residency that is obtained by those who are so favored by God to reside with Him. This is a matter of whether we can achieve the kind of devotion to service and the mind of righteousness that will bring us to a place of rest in the LORD. The devotion to service and the mind of righteousness are needed now as we travel the journey here, so that we will have a peace that is like unto the peace that was expressed by the apostle Paul.

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