5 Popular Myths & 4 Bible Truths about the Culture of Abortion and Life* Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.; Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.; Psalm 95:6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.; Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.; Psalm 119:73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.; Acts 17:24–25 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. www.hardinvalleychurch.com/life Myth 1: An Unborn Baby Is Only a Mass of Tissue Myth 2: An Unborn Baby Cannot Feel Pain Myth 3: Only the Government Can Determine Personhood Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” Myth 4: The Vast Majority of Americans Support Abortion Myth 5: It is Not Our Problem 1. God creates and fashions life 2. The unborn are treated as persons in the Bible Psalm 139:13–16 Luke 1:41–44 3. God forbids the murder of human life Exodus 20:13 4. God forgives the sin of abortion Romans 5:20–21 20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, 21 so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. During the sermon, I regretfully did not finish the thought about ectopic pregnancies. I should have said that medical emergencies, etc. are their own situation and should be regarded as such. I was trying to say that these pregnancies are NOT reasons why we shouldn't do anything about abortion. Legislation, hospital procedures, et. al. should be crystal clear and not hinder for a moment or cause any delay of care especially when those moments truly matter. My apologies for the way I stated it in the sermon.