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According to the Bible it appears that a fetus is not a person until after birth.
In Exodus 21:22‑23 - an attacker who causes a miscarriage only has to pay a fine - they are not charged with manslaughter.
I understand that is the Jewish belief anyway.
That passage doesn't say that a fetus is not a person until after birth. God was working with people where they were at. In the same chapter, it talks about how people would beat their slaves, and says that someone is not to be punished if they beat their slave, as long as the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his property.
It doesn't say that God approves of slavery. Nor does the Bible say that God approves of abortion.
The question is, is abortion a sin? If it's a sin, having an abortion will result in guilt because the Holy Spirit will convict you of the sin. What do we see?
Feelings of guilt are among the most common immediate as well as delayed reactions to abortion. Guilt is a normal reaction that usually surfaces after the woman recognizes that abortion is wrong and that she is responsible for committing her own abortion. Guilt is what we feel when we have violated our own moral code. One study found that fully 70% of aborting women expressed general disapproval of abortion, yet tended to rationalize themselves as "exceptions" to the rules. This "exception" clause was enunciated by one girl after an abortion who said: "It's murder, but it's justifiable murder."
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Abortion is murder, abortion is sin, and no sin is without consequence. It's false teaching to pretend that the Bible condones abortion.
You obviously did not read the entire postActually no, the Exodus passage just indicates that a fetus was not considered to be a person - hence a fine, and not a manslaughter - which would require a life for a life.
Apparently getting raped is a sin since it normally results in guilt. Same for being an abused spouse. If guilt were the sole arbiter of sin then many things beyond our control are sins.
What a great strawman!!!Its not about "life". Ending a life is not murder, or God would have us be vegetarians. Its about killing a person. And you didnt address how we define a person.
(Oh, wait, broccoli is alive too...)
You obviously did not read the entire post
23 But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Any part of that you don't understand?
Are you a doctor?
Guilt and guilt feelings are different. Guilt feelings are not the sole arbiter of sin. True guilt is based on what we decided for ourselves, such as whether to abort. False guilt is based on things outside of our control, like being raped.
As Peter Kreeft says, guilt feelings can be removed through counseling. True guilt can only be removed through Christ.
Great. Test your theory this week. Walk around naked all week. You'll be arrested. Because you can't do anything you want with your body. Engage in consuming illicit drugs. Opps. You'll be arrested. You can't use those drugs on your body without the authorities putting you in jail. Try to sell one of your organs. You'll be stopped. But it's your body! Try public urinating for another test. Just pee on a tree like the dogs do. It's your body, you can do what you want.In a free society, you can.
Perhaps you prefer a dictatorship.
I don't.
According to the Bible it appears that a fetus is not a person until after birth.
In Exodus 21:22‑23 - an attacker who causes a miscarriage only has to pay a fine - they are not charged with manslaughter.
I understand that is the Jewish belief anyway.
Since the baby is not dead, but born alive, it refers to both the mother and the baby.
Of course I don't deny it. I'm saying that those Christians are wrong.
I've never actually heard this spin on this passage before. Amazing to think that pregnant women getting involved in fighting during late term pregnancy was such a problem that a law had to be written about it.
I've never actually heard this spin on this passage before. Amazing to think that pregnant women getting involved in fighting during late term pregnancy was such a problem that a law had to be written about it.
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