The Bible does not deal specifically with abortion. For that matter, it does not deal specifically with infanticide, the killing of babies. Nor does it talk about parricide, fratricide, uxoricide (killing of one's wife), nor genocide (the killing of a whole race). Examples of such crimes are mentioned, but not singled out for special treatment. In fact, the Bible does not even discuss suicide (self-killing). There are specific provisions against homicide – the deliberate taking of human life (“killing” or “slaying” is the usual expression). The Bible prohibits the taking of innocent human life. If the developing fetus is shown to be a human being, then we do not need a specific commandment against feticide (abortion) any more than we need something specific against uxoricide (wife-killing). The general commandment against killing covers both.
Harold Brown

Monthly Archives: March 1994

Prayers in affliction

Prayers in affliction TOPICAL STUDY PRAYER OF AFFLICTION GEN 32:11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him,…

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Prayer

Prayer TOPICAL STUDY PRAYER GEN 32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. GEN 32:25 And when he saw…

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Praise

Praise TOPICAL STUDY PRAISE GEN 14:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. EXO 15:1…

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Power

Power TOPICAL STUDY POWER GEN 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon…

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Poor

Poor TOPICAL STUDY POOR EXO 22:25 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither…

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Persever

Persever TOPICAL STUDY PERSEVERANCE GEN 32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. GEN 32:25 And when he saw…

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Perfection

Perfection TOPICAL STUDY PERFECTION GEN 6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. GEN 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and…

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Penitent

Penitent TOPICAL STUDY PENITENT LEV 26:40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they…

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Peace

Peace TOPICAL STUDY PEACE GEN 13:8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen;…

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Patience

Patience TOPICAL STUDY PATIENCE GEN 26:15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled…

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