Christian view on when life begins

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There are different times when people believe that life begins.  Some believe it is after 9 months, when the baby has been born into the world and is fully formed, others believe it is day 25 of the pregnancy when the heart first starts to beat.  Which one of these do you believe? Or are you a Christian and believe that life begins at conception. I believe it is when the baby has been born into the world.  God has a plan for each life, even before conception, we know this from the famous quote “before I formed you in the womb, I new you, I set you apart”.  

Christians have responsibilities for those at the beginnings and end of lives.  They feel it is that important to them, that they have to celebrate it, churches hold services to pay respect to show value to those who have just begun their life, and they can be christened.  This is a celebration of their birth and they are baptized in holy water (baptism).  When their lives have came to an end, the celebration is known as a funeral, they can either be buried or cremated. This is a celebration of their life.

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They know God has control over life and death, but it is up to us on earth (humans) to protect one another and live our lives as he would have wanted us to.  Bible quotes to prove this are “one must protect the weak”, “let man rule over the earth”, “thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” and “the only thing needed for evil to prosper is for good men to stand by and do nothing”.  Christians believe in the sanctity of life and human life is very important to them that is why they are ...

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