The debate continues as to when life
begins, and when it ends. President Bill
Clinton's spiritual adviser, a Southern
Baptist minister, taught that because
Adam wasn't alive until God breathed
life into him, then a child isn't alive
until the baby takes his first breath.
This is not the view shared in Scripture.
About 30 times in the Bible is there a
reference to a child in the womb. And in
every one of those instances, the Bible
speaks the same of a child inside the
womb, as it refers to a child outside of
the womb. Consider in Luke chapter 1, when
the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and
said she was going to be with child,
conceived of the Holy Spirit. And she
would call his name Jesus. Mary went to
visit Elizabeth, who was pregnant with
John the Baptist. And when Elizabeth
heard Mary's greeting the child in her
womb leaped with joy. Science has only
recently caught up to the fact that
children express emotion in the womb, as
early as eight weeks. If they'd only read
Luke 1:41, they'd have learned we already
know that. Jesus verifies and sanctifies
every aspect of human life, from
conception to natural death because he
experienced it all. Yes, even death is
sanctified by Christ. He even sanctifies
suffering because he suffered. We argue
about whether or not a person should
suffer when the Bible tells us to
rejoice in suffering, to share in
suffering, be patient in suffering. And
that our present suffering does not
compare to the glory that awaits us if
we endure.
Therefore, we must protect and cherish
every aspect of life from beginning to
end. A gift from God, made in the image of
God. When we understand the text...