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The ABC' s of Abortion The ABC's of Abortion Rights --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Bring the Light of Truth to the Abortion Issue. |
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The ABC' s of Abortion The ABC's of Abortion Rights --------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Bring the Light of Truth to the Abortion Issue. |
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. Relevant Biblical Passages For your convenience, few of the most relevant Bible passages are included here . *** |
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. Page Content u Physical (body) Versus Non-physical (Spirit) u Sex and Sinu God -- The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction u Additional Passages of Interest . |
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"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." u Clearly states that life as a human being begins at first breath.
"The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life." u Reinforces the Genesis 7:2 statement that breath is the place where God acknowledges His creation as being alive.
"And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that [has not first] descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is [now] in heaven. u This passage indicates that human beings are NOT physical bodies, but that humans are non-physical beings who existed prior to conception and prior to birth into the physical world -- that humans are non-physical beings who came to Earth from some other realm of reality. The logical implication gathered from this passage is that we existed prior to conception and prior to our birth into the physical world. And considering that a being comes from "heaven" to Earth at least once, there is no indication that one could, should, or does come only once.
Ezekiel 37:1-10 Ezekiel 37:1-10 ... (5) "Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you and you shall live…" (6) "And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live;" (9) "... Come from the four winds O breath and breathe into these slain that they may live" (10) "... and the breath came into them and they lived and stood up upon their feet…" u Reinforces the Genesis 7:2 and the Job 33:4 statement that breath is the place where God acknowledges His creation as being alive.
Ecclesiastes 11:5, RSV (Revised Standard Version) Ecclesiastes 11:5, RSV ... "As you do not know how the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of the woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.” u Clearly distinguishes between the body and the spirit, says that humans don’t know when the spirit enters the physical form, and, most significantly, states that humans do not know how God works.
First Corinthians 15:35-56 First Corinthians 15:35-56 ... These
twenty-one passages contain a discussion of the distinction
between physical and
spiritual bodies, and contain among others these lines:
u Although not clear or specific, these passages give a strong indication of the distinction between the physical body and the spirit that gives life to the physical body.
Ecclesiastes 12:7 Ecclesiastes 12:7 ... " Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.” u What is this spirit? How does this relate to the forced motherhood war?
Job 27:3 Ecclesiastes 12:7 ... " All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils;”
Rev. 11:11 .Rev11:11. ... " And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet. . ."
James 2:26 .Jam2:26. ... " For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."
" It is the spirit that quickens; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life." u Similar to John1:1 this passage clearly emphasizes the importance of words [i.e. human thoughts and beliefs] .
Psalm 150:6 . " Let everything that has breath praise the lord."
" Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.” u Even regarding language, the Bible tells us that life in the spirit [i.e. the intention] and not in the words themselves. You might also ask how this passage affects the literal interpretation of the Christian Bible. Also consider this: A literal interpretation of the Bible is still an interpretation and that or any other interpretation is a function of the believer and not the Bible.
With about five-hundred, Biblical references to "breath" and "spirit," wouldn't you think it would be hard for our forced motherhood friends to ignore that much evidence in their own sacred Bible. Apparently not. Hypocrisy is live and well, just ask any anti-choice leader. They've got to be the masters of hypocrisy. ' And either: 1) they're Satan's agents, 2) they've been duped by the Devil, or 3) they're the world's greatest fools. (See: Mark 9:42 and Revelation 22:18-19 below.)
In order to justify forcing women to become mothers, the anti-choice leaders must prove that life is the physical body, itself and that life is not in the spirit that inhabits the physical body? For an in-depth look at this question. please go to the section titled: Am I My Physical Body?°
Readers are also directed to the page titled: A Fresh Look into the Christian Bible.° . |
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. What does the Christian Bible Tell Us About Truth?
“Know the truth and the truth will set you free.” u To assist you in having a clearer understanding of what this passage means, you are invited to read a description of the opposite of the truth. '
2John 1:2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. u The Bible also tells us where to find the truth -- inside ourselves, and what's inside ourselves? See the section below, Man's Knowledge About God. ` Pay particular notice to this passage: Luke 17:21. `
2John 1:4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. u And who wants us to be truthful? According to the Christian Bible, none other than God, himself.
2John For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
Proverbs 29:18 "Where their is no vision, the people perish, but he that keeps the law, happy [is] he." u Like many other Biblical passages, there is much room here for interpretation. The words, "Where there is no vision," can be interpreted as, When a person blindly follow someone else's ideas and doesn't think for himself, he is living dead, he is dead in his mind. The phrase "keeps the law" can be interpreted as learns, knows and lives by the truth. . When a person blindly follow someone else's ideas and doesn't think for himself, he is living dead, he is dead in his mind, but when he learns, knows and lives by the truth, he is happy. .
The quotes below about the truth are not from scripture, but perhaps they should be: Kahail Gibran I have not found the truth. I have found a truth
From the Opening line of The Reasonables' New-Vision Project: Life is not what the public has been led to believe it is by those who claim to know.
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. Here are the scriptures that the anti-abortion proponents use to, in their words, prove that life begins at conception:
“As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy” u This scripture is used in the Catholic Voter guide as proof that abortion is murder. For the full text of their proclamation, look in the Catholic Voter guide ' under the sub-title, "Five Non-negotiable Issues" for text labeled, "Abortion." One might also ask: "In a country that claims to have a separation between religion and government, what is the Catholic church doing in telling their believers how to vote? u The reasoning they use is that movement of the fetus in the womb is proof that the physical body, itself, is life and that life is not in the spirit that inhabits the physical body. They simply ignore all the Biblical scriptures in the section above: Physical (body) Versus Non-physical (Spirit) u They also to ignore what their own Catholic Encyclopedia° says about "What life is and when it begins." And they don't bother to tell us how they can justify using Biblical scriptures as the basis for secular law. u Readers are invited to the web page titled Spiritual Awareness ' for a discussion of the relationship between Christian Biblical scripture and physical proof. And for another perspective on when life begins, see these two web pages: God's Conception Magic Act ' and Life Begins When ???. '
Ecclesiastes 11:5, RSV Ecclesiastes 11:5, RSV ... "As you do not know how the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of the woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.” u Clearly distinguishes between the body and the spirit, says that humans don’t know when the spirit enters the physical form, and, most significantly, states that humans do not know how God works. . |
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. This section quotes some of the Biblical passages that offer warnings about inappropriate behavior:
“. . . And whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believes in me to stumble, it is better for him that an ass’s millstone were hanged on his neck, and that he were thrown into the sea.” u Warns readers of the dire consequences of intentionally deceiving others.
Deuteronomy 28:15-68 "But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee." Verses sixteen through sixty eight
of this chapter u If you find yourself facing these curses, you'd best start looking for an ass's millstone.
Revelation 22:18-19, NIV Revelation 22:18-19 ... "I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book." u Warns readers of the dire consequences of preaching messages that are not in the Bible and the dire consequences of pretending that certain biblical passages do not exist. "The Rapture" story fit's this description of "preaching messages that are not in the Bible."
Matthew 6:5-6 Matthew6:5-6 ... "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues [houses of worship] and in the corners of the streets, [and on television] that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." u This passage chastises public prayer and instructs people to pray in private. We wonder if school prayer and praying on TV could possibly be considered public prayer.
This passage tells us that school prayer is not about reaching God. It's
about mind-bending. It's about promoting religiosity to children too
young to know, or understand what's happening. Remember the
Communist slogan: "Get the mind of the child and you've got the
adult." Well that technique is Christian in origin and started back in
the beginning days of Roman Catholic public manipulation.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10: "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God."
Romans 14:12-13 Romans 14 :12-13 ... "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in [his] brother's way." u Reinforces the warning in Mark 9:42 of the dire consequences of intentionally deceiving others.
Proverbs 29:24 (paraphrased) "He who partners with a thief hates his own soul. He hears cursing and does not recognize it."
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Job 27:4 . “My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit." u We wonder if harassment, vandalism, and arson° are no longer considered wicked. If deceiving someone by telling a lie in a serous sin, how can deceiving someone by withholding the truth° be a Christian act? Are not lies of commission and lies of omission sins of the equal magnitude? .
Mark 10:19 Mark 10:19 ... "Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother." u This passage clearly condemns lying and committing fraud.° It does not distinguish between lies of commission and lies of omission. (A lie of ”Commission” is intentionally deceiving someone by telling something that is not true. A lie of “Omission” is intentionally deceiving someone by withholding vital information. .
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Matthew 25:40 "Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me" u Is it possible that there aren't really any enemies, but only fellow-god-beings with different points of view living in human bodies that are slightly different from our own? .
Matthew 7:15-16 "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits.” u Here's a few more details about how to Recognize a False Profit.°
(Matthew 7:6) "Give not that which is holy onto the dogs, and cast not your pearls before swine. . ." .
" . . . Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." u Does this sound like God is telling us to use logic, reasoning, factual evidence, and convincing arguments, or is God telling us to use threats, intimidation, arson, violence, murder and government laws and force our ways onto others. .
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Ecclesiastes 3:19 .Ecclesiastes 3:19. ... "For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity." u This Bible passage exposes still another fundamental Christian lie of omission.° Here, the Bible, itself, exposes, as a fraud, the fairytale about man being separate from nature. The evidence indicates that humans have both an animal nature and a human nature -- that our human nature gives us an advantage over other biological life forms, but it in no way lessens our animal nature. Readers are directed to the quote from Chief Seattle.°
Mal 2:16 "For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for [one] covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously." u Is it possible that deception by lies of omission° could be considered treachery? Perhaps it's time for our anti-abortion leaders to read Mark 9:42 in their own Christian Bible which they, themselves declare to be the word of God: “And whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believes in me to stumble, it is better for him that an ass’s millstone were hanged on his neck, and that he were thrown into the sea.”
1 Corinthians 1:10 KJV "Now I beseech you...that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment." . |
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