PaulPisces wrote:
Your post, while not an unusual response coming from a conservative religious, does nothing to support any stance on abortion, one way or the other, based on Biblical doctrine.
Your comments more properly belong, in my opinion, in a thread concerning other parts aspects of Christian theology.
Yes, my post does address Biblical doctrine pertaining to abortion.
Godless in Dixie is the website of a Christian apostate, and the article, "What Does the Bible Say About Abortion?" is posted at the Patheos Nonreligious website. Not what I would call an objective, even truthful, analysis. If this author is targeting the Bible, are we supposed to refrain from using the Bible in its own defense?
In fact, there is much even in the OT that attests to the value of human life, even in the womb.
1. The Bible teaches that human life is different from other types of life, because human beings are made in the very image of God.
2. The Bible teaches that children are a blessing.
3. The Bible teaches that the child in the womb is truly a human child, who even has a relationship with the Lord.
4. Scripture repeatedly condemns the killing of the innocent.
5. The Bible teaches that God is a God of justice.
6. Jesus Christ paid special attention to the poor, the despised, and those whom the rest of society considered insignificant.
7. Scripture teaches us to love.
8. The Bible teaches that life is victorious over death.
The Bible is far from silent on the topic of the sanctity of human life, especially preborn life in the womb.
Psalm 100:3; 139:13-16; 127:3
Isaiah 44:24; 64:8; 45:9-11; 43:25
Jeremiah 1:5
Galatians 1:15
Ephesians 1:3-4; 1:7
Luke 1:41, 44; 2:6-7
Exodus 20:1, 13; 4:11; 21:22-25
Deuteronomy 30:19; 24:16
1 Corinthians 1:27; 6:19-20