You might notice that a pattern begins to emerge in all of these issues....the misapplication of
them by society always impacts freedom in one way or another.
Abortion is probably the most misunderstood category of
Biblical doctrine in the world. It is understandable how the issue of birth, and when life begins, can be so grossly
distorted, but the reasons for it are at the very heart of my statement, in the I.C.E. Principle section,
that a knowledge of the original languages of scripture is imperative for any man in the pulpit. The wrong information, and all
the terrible tragedies that come of some of it, should be adequate evidence of this fact.
Ofcourse, it does little good to argue the truth against the arrogant intransigence of a zealot who crusades against
abortion, for arrogance blinds the soul to truth. So much so that otherwise upright christians can be overwhelmed by it and commit evil
crimes as a result. Some of the most heinous crimes we can imagine have been commited against humanity in the name of God.
My own ancestor, who was of the arostocracy in Ireland, was hanged from his own castle gate by Cromwell when the latter
toured the British Isles in his campaign to convert them to the Church of England. All who refused to denounce their faith
were hanged. Such is the nature of faith gone amok, when men are embued with what they believe to be sublime revelation and
become barbarians as a result. The guiding ministry of The Holy Spirit, which counsels moderation and repect for the rights
of all, is obviously not at work in their souls.
Where in the Bible does it say that christians are justified in victimizing people, no matter what they do, just because
they are engaged in an activity which we may disagree with? Even if abortion DID kill babies, which it does not, we would
not be obliged to take the law into our own hands.
When the Bible states a fact, in no uncertain terms, a policy, it is our solemn responsibility to carry it out to the
letter! This, in fact, is my case in point concening abortion. We are obliagted to act upon The Word, according to what
is written there, and not our personal feelings.
No verse prohibits abortion, in fact, several make it clear that abortion is a non-issue!
The minister who murdered the abortion doctor some time ago should be tried for his crime and executed! He is just as
guily of murder as Gacy or Son of Sam. Here is an excellent example of a man who has been misled as to the content of The
Bible, or surmised it on his own, and became an instrument of Satan rather than a servent of God. Such is the nature of
arrogance. It eclipses sanity and truth and sponsors conduct which is evil and violent against the innocent.
As for abortion; we are dealing with a technical subject here that, unless you know the original Greek and Hebrew, you will
just have to take the word of an accomplished exegete, and I refer to my pastor, not myself.
Of the 71 ocurrances of the word "womb" which allude to birth (15 in the NT, 56 in the OT) in the Bible all are preceeded
by the Greek preposition "ek" ("out from" or "apart from") with the word "coilia" (womb), or the Hewbrew word "mibetan", which
is the equivalent. Both "ek coilia" and "mibetan" say "out from the womb", "apart from the womb", and make it unmistakably
clear that the fetus is spearated from the womb before God imputes life, called "ne shemah", "the spark of life".
Ofcourse, there is movement in the womb, but this is biological life, technically no more a human being than a vegetable.
Yes, ofcourse, Mom and Dad are going to gaze at the ultrasonic scan for hours and have butterflies in their stomachs, and be
going over hundreds of names for junior, but let's not get emotion mixed into the equation. We are dealing with The Word of
God, and the ramifications which result from the wrong information.
The movement in the womb is what medical science calls "reflex motility", and is NOT physical activity which is caused by
brain function. Now, so that we are on the same page here, a human being is alive because he has a soul, which is the seat
of life. Once this body is abandonned by the soul it becomes what it was in the womb once again, although somewhat older
and used up, a hunk of minerals and tissue. David said we are "wonderfully and fearfully made", and that is certainly true.
The human body is a marvel of engineering super-genius, and far beyond any achievement which man will ever boast, but it
is only valuble because it holds life.
God is the Sovereign executive of life and death. No creature lives apart from his giving of life. As for the question of WHEN
He gives life to the fetus, is a question answered by the scriptures, themselves.
There is actually a verse that deals indirectly with this subject, but it is proof enough that a fetus has no soul, and
is therefore not a human being. In other words, you cannot "murder" a being that has no soul!
"If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow:
he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges
determine." (Ex 21:22)
Yes, the woman miscarries, and the fetus is lost, BUT NO DEATH HAS OCURRED! I think the sentence in this case is very interesting; The
husband is allowed to prescribe punishment, and the judges consider his proposal and approve or reject it. In the next verse the law states that in the event that the woman dies of her injuries the man who caused her injuries will be executed. I'm sure the readers of this information have enough intelligence to pick up on the significance of this verse. As for its accuracy; It's the Word of God.