In order for one to come to a proper conclusion on any matter, the Biblical principles that are plain and clear must be considered. The Bible is straight forward on life, that is that God is the giver of life, and the taker away of life (Acts 17:26-28). Our lives are in his hand. It also states that life begins at conception (Jeremiah 1:5), that to take another's life is murder (exodus 20:13), and only God ahs the authority over the creative act as well as its demise. Anything less than these principles goes against the Biblical injunctions.
Since it is generally accepted in Christianity and the Bible teachings that disease is engineered by God as either punishment or test of faith, then any disease which threatens the mother which then in turn threatens the baby which could be averted by an abortion would automatically be disqualified. If you are following the Bible to the letter then you should leave both to die as they are in the hands of God. You have no right to take the life of the foetus, even if to anyone else this seems totally irrational.
The only way that you could really justify abortion as a Christian is if you were to accept that the Bible is not in fact the literal word of God but rather its interpretation and is not supposed to be taken literally but in more of a metaphorical sense. Many ideas in the bible are outdated ideas and meanings have been lost by translation, so really this is the only way that the Bile could be looked upon.
It is true that individuals have choices, and for a woman, to choose to abort is her choice. She may be wrong according to the principle, but it is still her choice. Mankind can legislate morality (e.g. adultery, cheating, etc.), but he cannot legislate righteousness. That has to come from within the individual out of conviction. The law legislates that a person should not lie and cheat, but people choose to do those things every day. Therefore, it is also true of a woman seeking an abortion; she makes a choice out of her personal will. For Christians to impose Biblical principles upon a non-Christian, especially on such an emotionally loaded situation as abortion, and to try to stop her through protesting, is not the way to go about it.
Whether or not a Christian is to allow abortion is entirely dependant on their own personal interpretation of the Bible and the references in question. It really isn’t our pace to decide whether or not a Christians beliefs are right or not. Our interpretation of a particular Bible reference and how strongly we feel about it will vary from person to person. If the Bible is such an absolute guide to life, then it has to be asked; what does the bible say about abortion? Well, absolutely nothing, so really it is down to the reader to draw there own conclusions. Personally I believe that the Bible is far too distorted from its original form from hundreds of years of translation and changing language that nothing in it can be taken literally, or the majority even under advisement. It is tainted by every person who has re-written it.
Space permits only a small sampling of biblical commandments or threats to kill children:
Numbers 31:17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones.
Deuteronomy 2:34 utterly destroyed the men and the women and the little ones.
Deuteronomy 28:53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters.
I Samuel 15:3 slay both man and woman, infant and suckling.
2 Kings 8:12 dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
2 Kings 15:16 all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
Isaiah 13:16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled and their wives ravished.
Isaiah 13:18 They shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.
Lamentations 2:20 Shall the women eat their fruit, and children.
Ezekiel 9:6 Slay utterly old and young, both maids and little children.
Hosea 9:14 give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
Hosea 13:16 their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
These shocking quotes, although taken out of context, show Gods willingness to kill innocents, going against everything that ahs been said before. I simply can’t take such a corrupted document as any bases for a society or as a way by which to govern your life. The values may be correct but anything more specific should be treated with great scepticism.
