Gods View Of Abortion

God’s View of Abortion

As the sexual morals of today’s society have changed, more and more teens and unwed mothers have seriously considered aborting their babies.

What is the Bible’s View on Abortion?

To answer that question, we must first consider who the creator of all life is. Let us look at the following scriptures:

“For in him we live, and move, and have our being as certain also of your own poets have said. For we are also his offspring.” (Acts 17:28 King James Version)

“For with thee is the fountain of life in thy light shall we see light.” (Psalms 36:9)

From reading these two scriptures, we see that the giver of all life is God. Yes, it is obvious that if God creates a living being he would be displeased at its ungrateful destruction. But does God view an unborn child as a living thing, or is it only after it is born that it becomes life? Lets go back to the Bible:

“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.

“And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life.” (Exodus 21:22-23)

There we read that if some men were fighting and they caused injury to a pregnant woman, they were to be punished. If they caused her to lose her child, they were to be put to death. From this law that God gave Israel, we see that God not only viewed an unborn child as a living person, but that anybody responsible for its death was accountable for murder. How does God view the willful taking of a human life? Again, let’s turn to the Bible:

“Thou shalt not kill.” (Exodus 20:13)

“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.” (1 John 3:15)

How straightforward God’s commandment is to his people. He simply said not to kill. In 1 John, God let us know that a murderer has no hope of a future.

From reading the bible we can come to the conclusion that God views the unborn human child as a living person and the willful taking of that life is murder.