Musick-al note # 167
There is a great deal of controversy in regard to the matter of ABORTION. Some evidently feel that there is no moral basis for consideration in this matter and if a mother wishes to abort the fetus, it is nothing. Others seem to feel that as long as the mother has felt no movement, it is nothing. Others have no such qualms and will abort the fetus even in the third trimester of pregnancy.
Is there no morality to be connected with the beginnings of life? I think there is and I believe that the Bible teaches that men and women should consider the life in the womb as very precious. Is there life in the womb? YES. Does God consider the fetus to be a child? YES. Mary, only a few days from her conception, went to Zacharias’ home to see Elizabeth (before the birth of either child), was greeted with, “Blessed are you among women and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy’ (Luke 1:42-44).
Is there any place in the Scriptures where a woman is pregnant that the fetus of the unborn is ever referred to anything other than a CHILD, even from the time of conception?
It does not matter that a government, king, priest or any other should decree that abortion is legal with no moral wrong in it. The question should be, “Is it right to end the life of a person if that person has committed no wrong?” Such taking of life is called murder by society as well as the courts of the land. Shouldn’t it be the same for those unborn children in their mother’s wombs? It is the taking of life of an innocent person. This is the venue of one who cannot protest, cry out or protect themselves! Viewed in this way, isn’t it wrong in every way; cruel, inhuman, heartless and completely against God’s will for man!
Should we not realize that God has always given life to every individual and He alone has the right to take away life as well?
Gordon Musick
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