Read Matthew 2:1-8, 16-18
After reading this passage and realizing that Herod was not actually performing abortions but rather infanticide one may say I don’t see the connection. Please allow me to explain. Herod justified his actions because he felt that Jesus was going to take over his kingdom and in the process killed perhaps hundreds of innocent lives. In Proverbs 6 the Bible tells us that God hates the shedding of innocent blood. How much more innocent can the blood of an unborn child be? The problem today is that many think that the unborn child is not a child at all but rather a blob of human tissue that it called a fetus. Interestingly according to Webster the word fetus means: a young child in the womb after being perfectly formed. In reducing the baby to a “fetus” it’s no wonder that many can justify the shedding of innocent blood because it would be no different than getting rid of belly fat through liposuction. However Psalm 139 and many other passages make it clear that to God the blob is really a human being called a baby. So the real question is what do you believe the unborn to be? A blob of tissue or a human being, depending on your position will determine whether or not you view abortion as murder or not.
Father help us to understand your position on the unborn child. Help us to see the value that you place on the innocent.
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