What Does the Bible Say About Abortion? www.hardinvalleychurch.com/life https://www.hardinvalleychurch.com/topics/abortion/ Psalm 136:14-16 Psalm 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 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. Why Continue to have a Sanctity of Life Sunday/Emphasis? “...It is possible to go to church, study the Bible, and attend youth group, yet still absorb a secular view of truth from the global secular culture.” Brett Kunkle There is no question where the best answer is a dead baby. 1. The Bible teaches that a baby in the womb is alive, and is a person whom God is making.* * Human Life * Person 2. The Bible teaches that a baby in the womb has a soul. Job 3:16-17 3. The Bible teaches that these tiny people are precious to God. Psalm 72:3-4 ; Job 31:15 4. The Bible teaches that God is in control of when someone conceives a child. Gen 29:32; 1 Sam 1:5-6 ; Psalm 17:14 5. The Bible teaches that ending a human life is wrong. Exodus 20:13 ; Romans 13:9 ; Exodus 21:22 6. The Bible teaches that abortion is a sin for which Jesus died, and which he forgives through faith in him. Luke 23:40-43 List Adapted from published notes by Jesse Johnson