From the twin cities....yes I was strongly condemning abortion as homicide and people hated me for it and insisted I was a sock
Liberals, can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em.
Kidding, of course.
But we see a good example in how people can wrest pretty simple principles in God's Word to make them fit what they want to believe. What they do is deny that babes in the womb are in fact even people, thus...no murder.
Now think about this: in abortion there is a violation of the principle of God's Word which is, man shall not intentionally take the life of another man, or his own life is forfeit. So when a man kills someone, he is to be put to death. Two men are killed, only one is murder.
By the way, if you are not familiar with it, this is one passage that makes it clear God views the babe in the womb as a person with equal rights to those who are born:
Exodus 21:22-25
King James Version (KJV)
22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
23 And if any mischief 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.
The child is the subject, and if "mischief follow" (the incident), then a like recompense is exacted upon the offender. And it doesn't say "Life for fetus," it says life for life.
If you like newer versions better, here is the NASB:
Exodus 21:22-25
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
22 “If men struggle with each other and strike a woman with child so that [a]she gives birth prematurely, yet there is no injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband may demand of him, and he shall pay [c]as the judges decide. 23 But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, [d]bruise for bruise.
Footnotes:
Exodus 21:22 Or an untimely birth occurs; lit her children come out
Exodus 21:22 Lit lays on him
Exodus 21:22 Lit by arbitration
Exodus 21:25 Lit welt
While its pretty clear for most of us, there are people who will debate until they're blue in the face on this, lol.
God bless.
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