What the Bible Says
- Genesis 1:26-27 - Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
- Genesis 9:6 - God made man in his own image.
- Acts 17:28-29 - In God we live and move and have our being. We are God’s offspring.
- Exodus 20:13 - You shall not murder.
- John 8:44 - The devil was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
- Psalm 139:13 (David) - You formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
- Jeremiah 1:5 - Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.
- Job 10:11 - You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.
- Luke 1:39-44 - 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,
- Luke 1:39-44 (continued) - “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! … For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.”
Summary of Biblical Teaching on Life
- All human beings are created in the image of
God. - Human life begins at conception. A preborn baby is just as human as a newborn baby.
- People with terminal illnesses and the elderly are just as human as anyone else.
- The devil and spiritual forces of wickedness described by Paul are murderous liars.
- The pro-abortion and assisted-suicide movements are demonic and have destroyed the lives of countless millions.
- “Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy.” Psalm 82:3-4
- “Rescue those who are being taken away to death. Hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.” Proverbs 24:11
Five Ways to Support Life
- Pray to change the culture.
- Give to pro-life causes.
- Educate yourself on pro-life issues.
- Support women in crisis and the terminally ill.
- Vote for pro-life candidates and issues.
