Now Let’s Consider what the Bible says about Abortion:

1. Human life is unique in that God created us in His image. In Genesis 1:26, God distinguished humans from the rest of the animal creation.
 Only of man did God say, “Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.”
He appointed man to rule over the other creatures on earth.
The animal rights movement erroneously puts animal life on the same plane as human life. That concept stems from Hinduism, not from the Bible.
 Man did not evolve from lower forms of life. God directly created man in His image.


2.The Bible forbids us from shedding innocent blood. The Bible clearly commands, “You shall not murder” (Exod. 20:13). Murder is forbidden.
The Bible uses the phrase “innocent blood” about 20 times, and always condemns shedding innocent blood. God chastised the Jews for shedding innocent blood when they sacrificed their children to the idols of Canaan (Ps. 106:38)

3. Prenatal human life is fully human and thus precious to God.
Consider a few of the many biblical passages:

 A. God superintends life in the womb (Ps. 139:13-16).
The Lord tells Moses, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?” (Exod. 4:11).
So even birth defects, which science attributes to freak occurrences in nature, are under God’s direct superintendence for His sovereign purposes!


B. The Bible ordains the penalty of life for life when the life of an unborn child is taken (Exod. 21:22-25).

 C. The Bible affirms the distinctiveness of individuals in the womb, thus showing that they are fully human.


4. To view babies as inconvenient to the point of killing them is to violate Jesus’ view of children. About 95 percent of all abortions are done for convenience.

In Luke 18:15-17, people were bringing their babies to Jesus so that He could touch them.
The disciples rebuked the parents. Jesus had better things to do than to bless babies! It was a great inconvenience, but Jesus rebuked the disciples and welcomed the children.
The Greek word for infant in Luke 18:15 is the same word Luke uses for the infant in Elizabeth’s womb (1:41, 44).
God shows His great love for us by calling us His children (1 John 3:1).

But what about an “unwanted” child, whose birth would be an extreme hardship? What about a baby conceived by rape or incest? What about a deformed baby, who will suffer all his life and never be normal? Wouldn’t it be the lesser evil to abort these babies and spare them and the parents a life of hardship and pain?

5. To kill babies in the womb in an attempt to avoid suffering is to try to dodge God’s purposes for suffering.
The Bible is clear that in this fallen world, God ordains suffering for His wise and good purposes (Rom. 8:28).
Sometimes we suffer on account of other people’s sins (Gen. 50:20).
This would include the hardship of having a baby conceived through rape or incest. Sometimes we don’t know the reason that God permits suffering, except that He wants to display His grace and power through our weakness (2 Cor. 12:7-10).
To abort because having a child would cause emotional or economic stress is always wrong. To argue that it is better to kill a deformed child in the womb than to allow him to live is an affront to the thousands of people born with severe handicaps, but who live meaningful and productive lives. It is an affront to the many families that love and care for such children.
On rare occasions, there may be the difficult dilemma of performing an abortion to spare the mother’s life. But even then, the goal should be to preserve the lives of both the mother and the child, if possible.

Much more could be said if we had time.  
 There is evidence that women who choose abortion suffer severe long-term emotional and physical problems.
Pray for all woman and men suffering from the pain of abortion.

What can we do for the defense of unborn children?
1) We can pray about the situation. It is ultimately a spiritual battle (Eph. 6:10-12).
Pray for pro-life judges to receive Senate confirmation, especially to the Supreme Court. Pray for the horrors of abortion to become obvious to our self-centered culture. Pray for Christians to get involved in the pro-life cause.

2) We can jump off the fence and speak out! Be the voice for our Lord and the innocent unable to speak for their self.

3) We can vote for pro-life candidates. Don’t vote for pro-abortion candidates. You ask, “Are you a one-issue voter?” I grant that being pro-life does not qualify a person as a good political leader, But being pro-abortion should disqualify anyone from public office.

4) We can write our legislators and the newspaper to support the
pro-life cause. Hold them accountable!

5) We can support the pro-life cause with our money and time. Godly women are needed to counsel young women with problem pregnancies, so that they choose life for their babies. Godly families that are able should consider taking in such young women and helping them carry their babies to term.
(Our state has a lovely list of help centers for women. I pray that every state, as well as other counties can achieve this support.

6.) If Adoption is the loving option, we must open our homes and our hearts to the children born without a family.  Foster and adoption

There are many ways to get involved.

To the men and women that have already have had an abortion or who may have urged someone else to have an abortion. Perhaps you did it in ignorance, but now you realize that you committed a serious sin in God’s sight.
 The great news of God’s Word is that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Tim. 1:15).
Let's look at the apostle Paul, who persecuted the church. Paul found God’s forgiveness and mercy at the cross. No matter how great your guilt, if you will turn and trust Jesus Christ who died on the cross for your sins. God will pardon  your sins and credit the righteousness of Jesus to your account (Rom. 4:4-5).