�When men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that there is a miscarriage, and yet no harm follows, the one who hurt her shall be fined, according as the woman�s husband shall lay upon; and he shall pay as the judges determine. If any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth...� Exodus 21:22-24
Exodus 21:22-25 prescribes the same penalty�death�for someone who causes the death of a baby in the womb as for someone who commits murder.
The prophet Amos condemns the Ammonites "because they ripped open expectant mothers in Gilead" (Amos 1:13).
"Truly children are a gift from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward" (Psalm 127:3).
God�s COMMANDS: "Thou shalt not kill" (Exodus 20:13, Deuteronomy 5:17) and Christ reaffirms it (Matthew 19:18 - notice that He mentions this commandment first). Jesus said that murderers will NOT enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Revelation 22:15)!!!!!! :angeldevil:
This sin of child-sacrifice is mentioned as one of the major reasons that the Kingdom of Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians and the people taken into exile. "They mutilated their sons and daughters by fire�till the Lord, in his great anger against Israel, put them away out of his sight" (2 Kings 17:17-18).
This clearly indicates that God considers a baby in the womb to be as human as a full-grown adult.
Jeremiah 1:5
5 �Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.�
There are no other references which could confirm what these women say!
I have never seen that verse in Exodus 21:22-24 before.. I have read it, but maybe could not see it for the ink... And here it is... to cause a miscarriage is a travesty of Gods will, clear as day!
Murder = Life for life. Babies have no one to defend them. Praise God for those who blow the trumpet!
I once saw a video where the special medical camera/imaging showed an early foetus in the womb... a rounded probe was drawn lightly down the unborn childs spine and the ever so tiny baby arched its back at the mere cold sensation of the foreign metallic probe, expressing obvious discomfort. How much more should we cringe at the horrific carnage of the scalpel baby killing swords that has taken its toll on millions. Their blood shall cry justice from the ground (and from the drain pipes of the abortion clinics).
THE CHURCH ARE THE WATCHMEN
Eze 33:5-6 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. (6) But if the WATCHMAN SEE THE SWORD COME, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the SWORD COME, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his BLOOD will I require at the watchman's hand.
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EXTERNAL EVIDENCE
Barnabas 19:5
Thou shalt NOT MURDER a child by ABORTION,
NOR again shalt thou KILL IT when it is BORN.
Thou shalt not withhold thy hand from thy son or daughter,
but from their youth thou shalt teach them the fear of God.
NB: Epistle of Barnabas is NOT canon (and not to be confused with heretical Gospel of Barnabas) but is external historical document to be read perhaps as one would Josephus.
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INTERNAL EVIDENCE
Mar 9:42
And whosoever shall OFFEND one of these LITTLE ONES that believe in me, it is BETTER for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea....[see vs 44, 46 + 48 in CONTEXT]
A millstone around the neck will be BETTER than hellfire, just for offending a little one.... how much more for murder!!!
Mar 9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mar 9:46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mar 9:48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
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NB: Hebrew thought expressed a matter 3 times when a matter is important.... Yet Mark 9:46 and 9:48 have been removed from modern Bibles - negating the dire importance of the matter concerning eternal fire.
Rev 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life.
I�ll be honest with you this is a real deal issue for real life. I was saved and got knocked up� latterly when I was 21� my Dr offered me an abortion� I was not to about compound my sin and had my child� the father and I was never together� I really just got knocked up� then I know plenty of women who have had abortions before they knew Y-shua ; but they were going to hell for one reason and one reason only� not abortions� but the rejection of Y-shua� now they are saved and ARE GOING TO HEAVEN�. Additionally, I know women who as Christians have had abortions� in fact my best friend didn�t talk to me for a long time over this�. She is saved� spirit filled� the whole 9 yards� I said just because you are broke, without a job, and no father doesn�t mean you have to have an abortion... I didn�t� she said you are soooo self-righteous� I said no but I am righteous before G-d for not murdering my child and compounding my sin�. But I was guilty of my sin�. My daddy forgives those that murder their child just like He forgave for creating one out of wed-lock. G-d forgave Julie for her abortion and healed her of those scars; G-d forgave me of my fornication and has healed Jacob (my son) and me of our scars of my sin�. The whole horrible thing is sin brings destruction!!!! The wages of sin is death!!!! I cannot fathom living with murdering my child and women suffer terribly� that is how you quoted, rightly by the way. I praise G-d that no matter how horrible it is at times to be human G-d for His strange reason loves us�. MY DAD LOVES ME, AND JACOB, AND JULIE!!!!!!!
I have been a public speaker for pro-life and I think it's great that you take a stand for life, as all Christians shod.
Right. All murderers who killed their children should REPENT and ask God for forgiveness confessing this sin.
If we stop our murders walking with God then God is making us HOLY.
He imputes the Righteousness of His Son! :angel:
But if we do NOT repent and live in sins being murderers then we should remember what our God Jesus said: murderers do NOT inherit the Kingdom of God. Revelation 20-22.
