The Bible plainly lays out an ethic regarding human life that, when applied to the issue of abortion, stands firmly on the side of the innocent, unborn human baby and forbids the killing of the child. This is why, throughout history, those who have believed the Bible...
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Abortion
Aborting What? Is it a baby or not?
When we speak on the subject of “abortion,” as when we speak to any subject, it is important to define our terms. Discussions on this matter are so common that we often take the words we use for granted without thinking about their meaning. Take the word "abortion"...
Examining the mantra “my body, my choice” in the abortion debate
In discussions about the ethics and legality of prenatal infanticide, it is very common for abortion advocates to try and shut down all debate with the mantra "my body, my choice" or, if the abortion advocate is a man, "it's the woman's body, so it's her choice."...
Does Numbers 5:11-31 prescribe abortion drugs in cases of adultery?
Does Numbers 5:11-31 prescribe abortion drugs in cases of adultery? While the Bible never uses the word "abortion," it clearly lays out a set of foundational ethical principles that identify abortion as murder. The earliest groups of Christians and Jews unanimously...
Abortion and the Protestant Reformers
While prenatal infanticide, or "abortion," is not directly mentioned in Scripture, the Bible lays out a consistent ethic by which the earliest Christians (and their Jewish predecessors and contemporaries) universally condemned the practice of intentionally taking a...
Ohio clergy to bless planned parenthood
It seems unlikely that anyone who claims to be a Christian would ever support abortion. After all, the teachings of Christianity include protecting the innocent and the weak. Christians see the life in the womb as being made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26). Therefore,...
If you would save a toddler over an embryo in a petri dish, doesn’t that prove the unborn aren’t of equal value?
There is an increasingly common internet argument in defense of prenatal infanticide wherein the abortion advocate presents a hypothetical situation in which one must choose between saving a toddler or saving a frozen embryo. If you say you would rescue the more...
Please read this first about abortion, no condemnation.
Abortion is a very touchy subject and talking about it can result in anger and accusations. Therefore, I will take great pains in these articles to not offend anyone needlessly or carelessly. As a Christian, I believe abortion is wrong, but I will not point an angry...
Abortion and the era of the early Church Councils
The Bible teaches that all human life is sacred and made in the image of God, and to take an innocent human life is therefore not only a heinous crime against man but also a blasphemous sin against God. The Bible defines unborn children as living humans worthy of...
Are unborn babies technically parasites?
No, an unborn child is not a parasite, not even in a strictly technical sense. The only reason people try to argue this point is to morally diminish the value of the unborn child or to place the relationship of the pregnant mother and her child into a hostile category...