ISS:God's View of Abortion

   As the sexual morals of today's society have changed, more and more
teens and unwed mothers have seriously considered aborting their babies.

   What is the Bible's View on Abortion?

   To answer that question, we must first consider who the creator of
all life is. Let us look at the following scriptures:

   "For in him we live, and move, and have our being as certain also of
your own poets have said. For we are also his offspring." (Acts 17:28
King James Version)

   "For with thee is the fountain of life in thy light shall we see
light." (Psalms 36:9)

   From reading these two scriptures, we see that the giver of all life
is God. Yes, it is obvious that if God creates a living being he would
be displeased at its ungrateful destruction. But does God view an
unborn child as a living thing, or is it only after it is born that it
becomes life? Lets go back to the Bible:

   "If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit
depart from her, and yet no mischief follow he shall be surely
punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he
shall pay as the judges determine.

   "And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life."
(Exodus 21:22-23)

   There we read that if some men were fighting and they caused injury
to a pregnant woman, they were to be punished. If they caused her to
lose her child, they were to be put to death. From this law that God
gave Israel, we see that God not only viewed an unborn child as a
living person, but that anybody responsible for its death was
accountable for murder. How does God view the willful taking of a human
life? Again, let's turn to the Bible:

   "Thou shalt not kill." (Exodus 20:13)

   "Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer and ye know that no
murderer hath eternal life abiding in him." (1 John 3:15)

   How straightforward God's commandment is to his people. He simply
said not to kill. In 1 John, God let us know that a murderer has no
hope of a future. From reading the bible we can come to the conclusion
that God views the unborn human child as a living person and the
willful taking of that life is murder.
