You've brought up a lot of definitions, but you haven't connected them with the discussion very well. All the definitions of the words in the scripture do not speak to my question, where does the scripture talk about where your human life begins? God knowing you before you are formed in the belly is totally different.
You might ask, is there ANY scripture that'd speak to that exact point? I'd say yes. Let's look to Genesis 2:5
"the LORD God formed the man [5] from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." This says to me that the point at which you are able to take your first breaths
Surely you are able to see the difference here arent you? You think my comments are not connected, but you ignore the main point God is making. Either way, lets use your argument for a moment......
So if you happened along in the Garden while God was forming Adam from dust in the palms of His hands, you have a few questions to ask yourself here....
1. Assuming you've decided, "I don't want Adam" (as if this should really be a choice in the first place), would God be upset with me if I grabbed that dust from HIS hands and destroyed it? Surely it wont matter because He has yet to
breath life into his nostrils.
This IMO would be pretty bold!
2. As an american (pretend thats where the garden is) I have a right to undo what God is forming in the palms of His hands because I don't see anything morally wrong with it, and its my RIGHT to choose, as long as Adam is not breathing yet, AND, I really don't see in scripture when Life begins so God wont mind...right?
Do you see anything wrong with this picture? Even though Adam was not formed in the womb (which BTW is a poor argument anyways), He was still Gods handy work from the moment God conceived/knew him in His mind. You on the other hand, are basing your decision on
your standard of morals, rather than Gods. Your argument is not with me or anyone else here in this thread.....its with God. He is the one doing the forming. I have this mental image of you standing there with Almighty God wrestling over a mound of dirt in His hands in some sort of tug-a-war game. Sounds kind of silly, but its actually frightning if you think about it long enough.
Perhaps a better question than when does life begin is.....
Is my opinion of what is moral, more righteous than Gods? Is it alright for me to undo what God is forming? As a believer, am I giving my life, decisions, and path, completely to His will rather than my own? Who is completely in charge of MY life?
If you're having trouble answering any of the above questions, then I suggest you spend a little time asking HIM who is running the show in your life, and what He really thinks about abortion. Because in the end, it is HE we will answer to, not any personality in this thread. You think we are
squashing intelligent discourse here? What till He is the one posting on judgment day!
In the mean time, you can take it from me.....I don't think He appreciates anyone undoing what He is in the middle of forming, whether that be from the dust of the earth, or the womb of a mother. After all, its HIS will we seek in our lives, not our own. Once we start basing our morals on what
we think is right, we have already missed the mark altogether.
Grace and Peace!
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