FIRST, God created humans (Psalm 102:18) SECOND, All humans belong to God. Psalm 24:1

ABORTION 1. God s Value on Human Life Genesis 1:26,27 FIRST, God created humans (Psalm 102:18) SECOND, All humans belong to God. Psalm 24:1 THIRD, God made humans in His image. Matthew 6:26, I Corinthians 9:9,10, Genesis 9:3,6

Genesis 1:26,27 Then God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Psalm 102:18 Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord

Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.

Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? I Corinthians 9:9,10 For it is written in the Law of Moses, You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain. Is it for oxen that God is concerned? Does he not speak entirely for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of sharing in the crop. Genesis 9:3,6 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.

ABORTION 2. God s Value on Children Leviticus 18:21 Luke 18:15,16 Matthew 18:2,5,6

Leviticus 18:21 You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord Luke 18:15,16 Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Matthew 18:2,5,6 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said.., Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

ABORTION 2. God s Value on Children Leviticus 18:21 Luke 18:15,16 Matthew 18:2,5,6

ABORTION 3. Human Life Begins in the Womb Psalm 139:13,14 Psalm 51:5 Psalm 71:5,6 Job 3:16-19 19 Luke 1:13-15, 15, 39-44 Matthew 1:20, Luke 1:30-32, 32, Luke 2:21

Psalm 139:13,14 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Psalm 71:5,6 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother s womb. My praise is continually of you.

Job 3:16-19 Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child, as infants who never see the light? There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. There the prisoners are at ease together; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster. The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master.

Luke 1:13-15, 39-44 But the angel said to him, Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother s womb. In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

Matthew 1:20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit Luke 1:30-32 And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David. Luke 2:21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

ABORTION 3. Human Life Begins in the Womb Psalm 139:13,14 Psalm 51:5 Psalm 71:5,6 Job 3:16-19 19 Luke 1:13-15, 15, 39-44 Matthew 1:20, Luke 1:30-32, 32, Luke 2:21

ABORTION 4. Punishment for Killing a Child / Unborn Baby Leviticus 20:1,2 Exodus 21:22-25 25

Leviticus 20:1,2 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.

Exodus 21:22-25 When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman s husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

ABORTION Conclusion.?

ABORTION 5. Forgiveness and Peace [Romans 8:1, Philippians 4:6,7] 6. Birth Control [Psalm 127:3-5] 7. Rape and Incest [Psalm 139:16] 8. Risk to Mother

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

ABORTION 5. Forgiveness and Peace [Romans 8:1, Philippians 4:6,7] 6. Birth Control [Psalm 127:3-5] 7. Rape and Incest [Psalm 139:16] 8. Risk to Mother [James 1:5]

Psalm 127:3-5 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

ABORTION 5. Forgiveness and Peace [Romans 8:1, Philippians 4:6,7] 6. Birth Control [Psalm 127:3-5] 7. Rape and Incest [Psalm 139:16] 8. Risk to Mother [James 1:5]

Psalm 139:16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.

ABORTION 5. Forgiveness and Peace [Romans 8:1, Philippians 4:6,7] 6. Birth Control [Psalm 127:3-5] 7. Rape and Incest [Psalm 139:16] 8. Risk to Mother [James 1:5]

James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

STEM CELL RESEARCH Adult Stem Cells - stem cells taken from adults from one part of their body in order to replace damaged cells in another part. Umbilical Cord Stem Cells - a process that takes cells from the umbilical cord during pregnancy and are stored for future use. Embryonic Stem Cells - cells that are taken from an embryo and which therefore requires the destruction of that embryo.

STEM CELL RESEARCH Moral Question: Is it right to destroy an embryo for the sake of harvesting stem cells, even if the purpose behind it is to help people who are already alive? What is the value of human life in God s eyes? Is there a difference in that value based on the age of the human? Who is the owner of all human life? When does human life actually begin?