abortion
Over the years, abortion has been the most debated and controversial issue in societal social, political, and religious paradigms. Some people look at it from a moral and biblical point of view, while other people view it from the health point and choice of view by taking into consideration the circumstances. This ethical issue has received various moral stance based on the beliefs and values of an individual. With time most proponents of abortion base their argument that abortion should get done under particular circumstances such as when the mother’s health was in jeopardy when the child got sired through child abuse, rape, or incest. They also state that abortion is acceptable if the child will not be of good health and that they will lack a productive life because of severe body deformities such as serious physically handicapped conditions, genetic problems, or mental issues. Also, some people argue that the decisions to partake an abortion should be a private issue, and there should be no external controls such as social or political control, but it should be left to the mother. Other proponents of this ethical issue have debated that a woman should engage in abortion if they are economically deprived, young, and they are unable to cope with another child. However, social reasons have received a lot of backlashes where people feel that abortion is committing a crime in the hands of the law, and it is also against the Christian beliefs and values. They also state that no one has the right to measure another human being’s value as each individual is unique in their way, and no life is more valuable than the other. The following essay will discuss abortion based on the biblical point of view.
In the King James version in the book of Genesis, chapter two, verse seven states that God is the one maker man as he made him out of dust and breathed life into him. The Bible also states that God is the giver and taker of life in Psalms chapter 139 verse sixteen, says that God sees our unformed body before it even begins to form and that he has ordained a different number of days and years that each human being should live. Based on these scriptures, it shows that no human being should have the right to take the life of another human being. It also closes various debates that have been ongoing questioning if a fetus is a human being. These scriptures show that God knows of our existence before were even formed in our mother’s womb. For example, in the case of Jeremiah, in Jeremiah chapter five, verse one, God said to him that he knew him before he was even formed in his mother’s womb. He had also set a path for him to become the greatest prophet that ever lived during in his time. Also, in Psalms, chapter 139, verses fifteen and sixteen state that God is the maker of every human being, and each individual is unique in their way because we are all fearfully and wonderfully made. Also, Paul’s scriptures to the Galatians in Galatians chapter on verse fifteen to sixteen states that God had already chosen him before he was formed in his mother’s womb. These scriptures show that no individual has the right to make decisions about the life of another human being because God has already set the path of each individual. They also show that God knows of our existence before were are even fully formed, meaning that any activity used to terminate another life in the eyes of God is a sin, and it is morally wrong.
According to the Old Testament, reading like in the book of Exodus chapter twenty, verse thirteen states that no human being shall commit murder. Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy, which is usually a life. In the Bible, God is against the taking of the life of any human being under any circumstances. The book of Deuteronomy chapter thirty-two verse thirty-nine states that God is the author of life, and no human being or law should take the life of another person.
These Bible verses help all individuals, especially Christians, to know the value of life. It supports all Christians to live a moral life that takes into account the Christian doctrines. The above Bible verses also show that God knows our every existence before even we are formed in our mother’s womb. Such Bible verses refute the pro-choice proponents, especially scientists who claim that a fetus is not a human being. The Bible stories of Jeremiah, Moses, and Paul shows that God knows that we are to exist at a specific time frame, and he knows how our life will be. With these scriptures and stories, it shows that God knows the value of every human being, and he alone can be the only one who decides about other human beings’ fate. Also, such Bible verses concerning abortion enable Christian doctrines and values to be robust. It also shows the importance of religion in society as social control in modern society.
In conclusion, abortion is a contentious issue in the society where most proponents on the prochoice side believe that there are no Biblical guides that show that God is against abortion. They also state that science does not define a fetus as a human being. However, based on the Bible verses and the Biblical stories of Moses, Jeremiah and Paul show that God acknowledges the existence of a person before one gets physically formed. Such Bible verses bring out the significance of human life and that it should not be an issue of debate as everyone deserves life, and human beings are not the judge of who deserves to live or die.