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In the Category: Biblical

#29 Can Christians participate in fetal tissue research? Harvesting or using tissue from children slain by abortion joins hands with bloodshed (Proverbs 6:16–17). Even noble aims cannot justify doing evil that good may come (Romans 3:8). Christians must ref...
#33 What are ethical alternatives to IVF for infertile couples? Use means that honor the personhood of every child: medical care that heals underlying infertility without creating embryos outside of the womb or excess embryos, or that brings unnecessary risk to yo...
#35 What does church history teach about abortion in the early centuries? The early church uniformly condemned abortion. The Didache called it murder; Athanasius, Tertullian, and Basil spoke likewise. Believers rescued exposed infants and opposed child-killing as a fruit of...
#36 Should Christians support fetal heartbeat legislation? Heartbeat bills imply that life is protectable only after detection, leaving younger children unprotected. Additionally, these bills normally exempt mothers from any wrongdoing. God forbids partiality...
#38 What does Proverbs teach about rescuing preborn neighbors? Proverbs 24:11-12 commands us to rescue those being taken away to death. God sees when we shrink back. Wisdom demands active intervention—pleading, legislating justly, offering support, and risking co...
#40 What scriptures address the value of children conceived in rape? Scripture affirms every child as God's handiwork (Psalm 139:13-16). The child is not punished for the father's sin (Ezekiel 18:20). Christ welcomed little ones without distinction (Mark 10:14). Justic...
#42 How can Christians discern pro-life legislation that compromises justice? Ask: Does this legislation protect every child from conception without exception? Does the bill outlaw all abortion as murder and require equal justice (Proverbs 24:11–12; Romans 13:3–4)? Does the bil...
#44 Does a detectable heartbeat prove personhood scientifically and biblically? Heartbeat detection simply reveals what God made at conception: a human person (Psalm 139:13–16). Personhood does not begin with a detectable pulse; life begins when God knits the child together at co...
#46 If infants that die go to Heaven, why is abortion a problem? That question goes right to the heart of the matter, and it’s one that deserves a clear and biblical answer. First, even if every aborted child were immediately received into the presence of Christ—wh...
#47 When does human life begin? Biblical Answer: In the book of Job, the patriarch exclaims that he was a living being "from my mother's womb" (Job 3:11). Job says, "why did I not die at birth?", indicating he was alive in the womb...
#48 If abortion can be forgiven, why not do it and just ask for forgiveness after? This question highlights a key distinction in how many people think about sin and forgiveness. Although God's grace is sufficient to forgive any sin His people commit or have committed Scripture repea...
#49 How should church discipline address members who advocate for abortion? Christ has given the keys to the church to guard the gospel and the flock (Matthew 18:15; 1 Corinthians 5). If a member advocates for abortion, elders must warn, instruct, and call to repentance. Pers...
#52 What role do Psalm 82 and Micah 6:8 play in shaping abolition? Psalm 82 rebukes rulers who fail to rescue the weak; Micah 6:8 commands us to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. Together they frame abolition: defend the fatherless, refuse partiality,...
#54 Should Christians pursue embryo adoption from IVF clinics? Embryos are created by God, not surplus property (Psalm 139:13-16). Rescuing frozen children can be an act of mercy, yet the IVF system that created them is unjust. Couples must proceed with sober con...
#56 How does the Great Commission shape abolition work? Jesus commands us to make disciples, teaching them to obey all He commanded (Matthew 28:18-20). That includes rescuing the weak, refusing murder, and loving neighbors in the womb. Abolition flows from...

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