I'll let the poll, and its results, speak for itself.
Originally posted by LiveFreeOrDie
I voted the third choice, but with one minor alteration:
My conception was the result of a natural process, namely sexual reproduction, and I do not want to know anything more about it than that.
I am a unique person and not a violation of natural law. God established a natural process, namely sexual reproduction, to carry out His creative act.
Hebrews Chap 1 vs 1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself[1] purged our[2] sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
What is true of creation is, I believe also true of conception. Yes it is the result of natural processes, but I also believe God is involved.
Originally posted by Jerry Smith
Yes, indeed. Well said.
As to your complaint, it appears to be limited to "person" as opposed to "creation of God.", and "established" rather than "ordained" a natural process. If you don't believe that a person is a creation of God, you might have been better off voting for #3 there. I'm sorry, I just don't see the difference between God establishing a natural process and God ordaining it.
Originally posted by lambslove
Although I share a lot of DNA with the rest of humanity, and even more with members of my own family, my DNA contains a unique sequence of G, T, A and C, therefore, even from a purely physical viewpoint, I am a unique individual. So are you, unless you are one of a set of identical multiples.
So the only real question is whether or not God had a hand in my conception. And the Bible says He does. He opens one womb and closes another. That seems like a pretty personal management of who conceives and when.
So my answer has to be:
I am a unique creation of God, but not a violation of natural law. God ordained a natural process, namely sexual reproduction, to carry out His creative act.
Originally posted by Rize
Everyone is unique.