What is God’s View of Abortion?
History books will one day read that “the greatest war of the 20th century took place in the womb. We have killed more unborn babies than all our wars on the battlefield combined.” That is a fact.
The topic of abortion is of much debate in the modern era for every individual.
But, regardless of your belief in God, the morality of the act of murdering a child is one that we must all question.
Human reasoning is inconsistent, and our arguments are biased, often based on our personal world views and experiences.
Therefore, we must look at the view of one who is eternally constant and whose laws are eternally consistent – the creator of the world and life.
God created us all in His image, and therefore we are to value life equally. A child in the womb is not merely a mass of tissue but rather a human being in the eyes of God.
The scripture tells us that God has a unique plan and purpose for the lives of every person even while we are still in our mother’s womb.
Psalm 139:13 (NKJV)
For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.
Psalm 139:16 (NKJV)
Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.
Why is abortion such a big issue for Christians?
The Bible declares that all life is sacred, and we must seek to protect all human life.
When we look at the creation account, we see how God has made us in His image and likeness with the ability to create, think, respond, and fellowship with Him.
Jesus also places a value on us when He gave up on His own life on the cross to pay for our sins and make us right before God. Therefore, life is essential, and God needs us to step in and become the voice for the voiceless.
Here are a few questions about abortion that would help in understanding the real problem.
When does life begin in the womb?
We have read above that God forms us in our mother’s womb, but let’s also look at the following statement from genetic scientist Jerome Lejeune;
“Life has a very long history, but each of us has a very definite beginning – the moment of conception.
What about cases where the women were raped or the mother is being faced with serious health concerns to carry out the birth of the child?
Some plead that abortion is necessary when the mother’s health is in danger or cases of rape.
But rape cases make up only about 1% of all total abortions, and a women’s health is the case only 3% of the time. This means that 96% of all abortions simply occur because the father or mother is not ready for the child.
In the scenario where the mother’s health is under scrutiny, we must use wisdom in determining the outcome after considering all possible medical procedures have been exhausted.
With regards to a rape victim, the following verse sums it up well;
“Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin” (Deuteronomy 24:16, NKJV).
We made a mistake and now the only solution in front of us is to abort the baby.
People often say that abortion is a simple solution to solve a bigger issue of guilt and shame.
However, some of abortion’s unseen consequences are deep regret and guilt.
Women and men have experienced the hurt of abortion and have undergone tremendous emotional, spiritual, and physical health problems due to the trauma caused by aborting the baby.
Regardless of the mistake that you have made, God is merciful to forgive and heal you, do not try and fix your error by taking the life of another.
God does not ask us to fix a wrong decision by another wrong one.
Should a Child Who Might Be Born Deformed or Disabled Be Aborted?
Exodus 4:11 (NIV)
11. The LORD said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
Isaiah 45:9 (NIV)
9. “Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘The potter has no hands’?
We are not in any place to question God’s creation.
Instead, we should reflect on the sins in our lives that are causing us to abort the baby, that is pride, greed, selfishness, and others that are associated with the inconvenience of raising a special needs child.
Every baby is a creation of God and should be treated with the same value.
History books will one day read that "the greatest war of the 20th century took place in the womb. We have killed more unborn babies than all our wars on the battlefield combined." that is a fact.
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