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Jesus summarizes the mission of the church in Matthew 25:31-46; and in Mark 12:38-34.  The church was purchased by Jesus' blood at the cross, therefore as Christians, when two or more are gathered together, we strive to become the light of the world and salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13-16).  Since its beginning, the church has been compromised through weak fellowship and false teachings.  Jesus specified for believers to watch out for false prophets(Matthew 7:15-20), and Paul affirms in (2 Tim 4:3-4), people have and will fallaway from sound doctrine as they believed lies for truth.  When false prophets and church imposters infiltrate the body of Christ, chaos and deception are masked as GOD's will.  Some entities and individuals in modern society view innocent life of the unborn as having no rights of being a human-being.  The same argument about abortion was made over one-hundreds years ago before the US civil war.

Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you.  One of the missions of the church is to protect the innocent, which are the unborn. 

Modern society falsely imply and assert the bible does and has never address abortion.  However, during biblical times, abortion was called infanticide, and early Christians rescued abandon babies left to die from.  Roman law, religion and the entire ethos of the ancient world saw nothing morally wrong with infanticide or with abandoning their newborns on the dung heaps or garbage dumps of cities.

Abortion by Paul Wright discusses documents how the Bible places a high value on all human life, including that of the unborn.  Scripture and biblical doctrine declare that life is a sacred, God-given gift (Gen. 1:26–27; 2:7; Deut. 30:15–19; Job 1:21; Ps. 8:5; 1 Cor. 15:26), especially the life of children (Ps. 127:3–5; Luke 18:15–16), and condemns those who take it away (Exod. 20:13; 2 Kings 1:13; Amos 1:13–14). The development of unborn life is controlled by God (Job 31:15; Ps. 139:13–16; Eccles. 11:5; Isa. 44:2; 46:3; 49:5; Jer. 1:5; Luke 1:15; Gal. 1:15). The personhood of the fetus is clearly taught in Exod. 21:22 where the unborn is called a “child” (yeled) rather than a “fetus” (nephel or golem). Hos. 9:11 implies that life begins at conception, while Luke 1:41, 44 recognizes the consciousness of an unborn child.

 Paul H. Wright, “Abortion,” ed. Chad Brand et al., Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary(Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 10.

There were several church councils where elders gather to discuss and outline solutions to this issue.  The Middle Assyrian Laws, which date as far back as the early 11th century BC, specifically addressed abortion. In these laws—a collection of legal codes including decrees of the Assyrian kings and Amorite legal customs (Tetlow, Women, Crime, and Punishment, 126)—abortion was considered a serious offense against the state and was punishable by death. This was probably due to two different concerns:

  1.      Abortion was an offense against familial ties because of the mother-child relationship.

  2.      Abortion was a crime against the state because it killed future citizens, particularly soldiers.

There were consequences and punishment when infanticide occurred.  "Abortion in Antiquity" accentuates that "If a woman was found guilty of inducing abortion, she would be impaled on a stake and denied burial. The bloodshed in death would remove the offense against the state, and the denial of burial was recompense for polluting the land, in keeping with the ancient fear of shedding innocent blood (Tetlow, Women, Crime, and Punishment, 137–38)".

J. Ryan Davidson, “Abortion in Antiquity,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

The Apostle Paul mentioned in 2 Corinthians 5:20; we are to be GOD's ambassadors, addressing the world about the good news of the gospel.   Ministers of the Gospel are called ambassadors, because, in the name of Jesus Christ the King of kings, they declare his will to men, and propose the terms of their reconciliation to God, 2 Cor. 5:20; Eph. 6:20.

Richard Watson, “Ambassador,” A Biblical and Theological Dictionary (New York: Lane & Scott, 1851), 47.

                                                 Scripture and the Exegetical Dilemma

The bible is clear on GOD's stance on sin.  It's an abomination as evildoing, seen in a religious perspective, not only against humanity, society, others, or oneself, but against God.  Modern society promotes various sins while minimizing or disregarding others.  Promiscuity, homosexuality, drunkenness, laziness, lying, adultery along with others which have been normalized as acceptable behavior.  Severe problems in the church occur when the righteous or sanctified accept this sinful behavior as GOD's will.  

The heated topic in society is abortion and a woman's right to have dominion over their body and choice.  My body, my choice, regulate guns not women, etc.  The question is, do you actually have total control over your body to live a life as you please without consequences?  If a pregnant woman's child is accidentally killed, can someone be charged with murder if people are saying an unborn fetus isn't human and has no rights?  If you have dominion over your life, then can you attempt to commit suicide and if it fails, be allowed to finish the attempt by supervision until you expire?  When does life become sacred, after conception or after birth?

If it's not at conception, then why does the medical industry waste money on prenatal care up during the cycles of pregnancy if the unborn isn't of any value?  These are some of the ethical and moral issues associated with sin and the spiritual condition of a fallen society biblical preaching, teaching and counseling strives to resolve.

R.E.O. White, “Sin,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 1967. 

The early Christians opposed both abortion and infanticide. While there is no direct reference to either practice in the NT, the pharmakoi mentioned in Rev 21:8 and 22:15 may refer to those who obtained abortifacients (cf. 9:21; 18:23; Gal 5:20). However, other writings of the early period of Christianity, such as the Didache and the so-called Epistle of Barnabas, expressly condemn both abortion and infanticide. Didache 2:2, in writing about the “two ways,” notes that there is a great difference between these two ways. In an exposition of the second great commandment (“Love thy neighbor as thyself”) as part of the “Way of Life,” the author makes a list of prohibitions modeled on the Ten Commandments, including: “Thou shalt not murder a child by abortion/destruction”. The Ep. Barn. (19:5) contains the same prohibition immediately preceded by “thou shalt love thy neighbor more than thyself” (cf. Apos. Con. 7.3.2). According to Did. 5:2, among those who are on the “Way of Death” are “infanticides” and “those destroying the image of God” (cf. Ep. Barn. 20:2). Apparently, then, the fetus was viewed as being a neighbor with the same rights—including the right to life—that the neighbor would have.

Stephen D. Ricks, “Abortion in Antiquity,” ed. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 33–34.

In today's society, the loudest and most vocal voices that are pro-abortion were granted the gift of life by not being destroyed through abortion.  This arrogance is boisterous of pride and self-centeredness.  

Margret Sanger and her eugenics ideology was adopted by Aldolf Hitler to reduce the population of the unwanted or racial inferior.   Sanger also promoted programs like the Negro Project as a moral solution for racial purity and cleansing.  Sanger loathed and had a disdain for biologically defective individuals, such as people with down's syndrome and other genetic abnormalities.  Here is more information about Sanger at the website blackgenocide.org.  These are the innocent Almighty GOD directs us to protect and love (Ps 82:3-4).  Black Americans were targeted by Sanger for population reduction through the use of clergy, since they were deemed to be human weeds.  Here are some of Sanger's quotes.  Here is a link to a nurse Jill Stanek that witnessed a born alive abortion.

Below are some alarming statistics and views which should reinforce the mission of the church, to save the lost and protect the innocent.  The good news of redemption is having faith (Hebrews 11:3) and following Jesus along with the gospel.  Both are the cure for the world's depraved behavior in today's spiritual corrupt society.   Abortion is only one of societies sicknesses.   Proverbs 6:16-19  mentions several wicked things condemned by God. The seven things God hates are the sins that deal with the deep heart motives of the individual.  

Jesus stated in John 10:27-28, his sheep knows his voice, and to be drawn closer to Jesus we must adhere to biblical sound doctrine and faith in the resurrected King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.   John 6:38-46.