in the womb I knew you

"The Sanctity of Human Life"
* Jer1:5
* Roe v Wade and Doe v Bolton results:
- Infanticide allowed at any time
- Infanticide allowed for any reason
- 40 million+ killed since 1975
* "There is no room for a pro-choice position in classical evangelical Christianity"
- Cannot promote life while also supporting cycle of death
- Pro-choice for others (while personally pro-life) is not a compromise twixt pro-abortion and pro-life -- there is no middle ground
- "Being pro-life is the only position that is consistent with God's character & the testimony of Scripture"
* Testimony of early church
- Didache 2.2, 5.1-2
- Athenagoras, A Plea for Christians
- Augustine, Calvin, and others all pro-life
* Testimony of Scripture
- Life begins in womb {Job31:15, Ps139:13-16, Ps51:5}
- God Creator of all people, and all people belong to Him {Gen1:27, Ps100:3, Isa64:8, 1Cor6:19-20}
- God has exclusive right over life & death {Deut 32:39, Ex20:13, Ex21:22-25} -- God can delegate that right to man (capital punishment, just war, self-defense, etc.)
- God HATES the shedding of innocent blood {Gen4:10, Gen9:6, Prov6:16-17, 2Kings24:2-4, Ezek35:6}
* Applications
- Commit to upholding the truth of the sanctity of human life
- Teach children that God values life; teach them about God's design about sex, marriage, and kids
- Consider ministries to women in need/pregnant women
- Get involved politically
- Boycott pro-infanticide companies
- Carenet
* Additional resources:
- One excellent resource can be found HERE
- Be a voice