IF IT’S NOT A IF IT’S NOT A BABYBABY, YOU , YOU ARE ARE NOT PREGNANT!NOT PREGNANT!

What Does God Say About What Does God Say About Life?Life?

Is Abortion Biblically Okay?Is Abortion Biblically Okay?

When Did Your Life Begin?When Did Your Life Begin?

GENESIS 1:27GENESIS 1:27

So God created man in his So God created man in his ownown image, in the image image, in the image of God created he him; of God created he him;

male and female created male and female created he them.he them.

EXODUS 20:13EXODUS 20:13

Thou shalt Thou shalt not kill!not kill!

EXODUS 21:22,23EXODUS 21:22,23If men strive, and hurt a woman with If men strive, and hurt a woman with

child, so that her fruit depart child, so that her fruit depart from herfrom her, , and yet no mischief follow: he shall be and yet no mischief follow: he shall be

surely punished, according as the surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; woman’s husband will lay upon him;

and he shall pay as the judgesand he shall pay as the judges determine.determine. And if And if anyany mischief follow, mischief follow,

then thou shalt give life for life. then thou shalt give life for life.

PSALM 139:13-16PSALM 139:13-16For thou hast possessed my reins For thou hast possessed my reins (formed my inward parts, NASB; (formed my inward parts, NASB; created my inmost being, NIV): thou created my inmost being, NIV): thou hast covered me (knit me together, NIV; hast covered me (knit me together, NIV; didst weave me, NASB) in my mother’s didst weave me, NASB) in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right soul knoweth right

PSALM 139:13-16PSALM 139:13-16well. My substance was not hid from well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all thy book all my membersmy members were written, were written, which in continuance were fashioned, which in continuance were fashioned, when when as yet there wasas yet there was none of them. none of them.

PROVERBS 24:11,12PROVERBS 24:11,12If thou forebear to deliver them that are If thou forebear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; If thou sayest, ready to be slain; If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? according to his works?

JEREMIAH 1:4,5JEREMIAH 1:4,5Then the word of the Lord came Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Before I formed unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and thee in the belly I knew thee; and

before thou camest forth out of the before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, womb I sanctified thee, andand I I

ordained thee a prophet unto the ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. nations.

PROVERBS 31:8,9PROVERBS 31:8,9Open thy mouth for the dumb in the Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. (KJV)poor and needy. (KJV)Open your mouth for the dumb, for the rights of Open your mouth for the dumb, for the rights of

all the unfortunate. Open your mouth, judge all the unfortunate. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the rights of the afflicted righteously, and defend the rights of the afflicted

and needy. (NAS)and needy. (NAS)

ISAIAH 44:24,25ISAIAH 44:24,25Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I that formed thee from the womb, I amam the the

Lord that maketh all Lord that maketh all thingsthings; that ; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; That frustrateth the tokens of liars, and That frustrateth the tokens of liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise

menmen backward, and maketh their backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish.knowledge foolish.

ISAIAH 49:1ISAIAH 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me; and Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from The Lord hath called me from the wombthe womb; from the bowels of ; from the bowels of

my mother hath he made my mother hath he made mention of my name.mention of my name.

JOB 33:4JOB 33:4The spirit of God hath The spirit of God hath

made me, and the made me, and the breath of the Almighty breath of the Almighty

hath given me life.hath given me life.

LUKE 1:15LUKE 1:15For he shall be great in the sight of For he shall be great in the sight of

the Lord, and shall drink neither the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, be filled with the Holy Ghost, even even

from his mother’s womb.from his mother’s womb. (referring to John the Baptist)(referring to John the Baptist)

GALATIANS 1:15GALATIANS 1:15But when it pleased God, But when it pleased God, who who

separated me from my mother’s separated me from my mother’s wombwomb, and called , and called meme by His by His

grace, to reveal His Son in me, grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among that I might preach Him among the heathen…. the heathen….

(referring to the apostle Paul)(referring to the apostle Paul)

1 THESSALONIANS 2:11,121 THESSALONIANS 2:11,12

As ye know how we exhorted As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father every one of you, as a father dothdoth his children, that ye would his children, that ye would walk worthy of God, who hath walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom called you unto his kingdom and glory.and glory.

MORAL RELATIVISMMORAL RELATIVISM

The idea that “I have my truth and you have The idea that “I have my truth and you have your truth” reigns in western culture.your truth” reigns in western culture.

Abortion advocates claim that “a woman has a Abortion advocates claim that “a woman has a right to control her own body and abort right to control her own body and abort ‘unwanted tissue’.” This is one aspect of ‘unwanted tissue’.” This is one aspect of MORAL RELATIVISM.MORAL RELATIVISM.

Another aspect of MORAL RELATIVISM is Another aspect of MORAL RELATIVISM is homosexuality. But what does the Bible say. homosexuality. But what does the Bible say.

MORAL RELATIVISMMORAL RELATIVISM: HOMOSEXUAL : HOMOSEXUAL ITY IS AN ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLEITY IS AN ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE

WHAT DOES THE GOD OF THE BIBLE WHAT DOES THE GOD OF THE BIBLE SAY?SAY?

Genesis 13:13Genesis 13:13, Homosexuality is sin , Homosexuality is sin and wickedness!and wickedness!

Genesis 18:20Genesis 18:20, Homosexuality is , Homosexuality is grievous sin!grievous sin!

Genesis 19:7Genesis 19:7, Homosexuality is wicked!, Homosexuality is wicked!

• Leviticus 18:22, Homosexuality is an Leviticus 18:22, Homosexuality is an abominationabomination. .

Deuteronomy 23:17-18, Homosexuality Deuteronomy 23:17-18, Homosexuality is an is an abominationabomination to the Lord of Hosts. to the Lord of Hosts.

1 Kings 14:24, Homosexuality(sodomy) 1 Kings 14:24, Homosexuality(sodomy) is an is an abominationabomination..

Romans 1:24, Homosexuality Romans 1:24, Homosexuality dishonors your own body.dishonors your own body.

Romans1:26, Lesbianism is a Romans1:26, Lesbianism is a “vile “vile affection.affection.

• Lesbianism Lesbianism “...is against nature.”“...is against nature.”

Romans 1:27, Homosexuality is Romans 1:27, Homosexuality is unseemlyunseemly

Romans 1:28, Homosexuality is the Romans 1:28, Homosexuality is the fruit of a fruit of a “reprobate mind.”“reprobate mind.”

1 Cor. 6:9, Effeminate (“male 1 Cor. 6:9, Effeminate (“male prostitutes” NIV) and abusers of them- prostitutes” NIV) and abusers of them- selves with mankind (homosexuals selves with mankind (homosexuals NAS) NAS) “shall not inherit the kingdom of “shall not inherit the kingdom of God”God”

2 CORINTHIANS 6:32 CORINTHIANS 6:3Giving no offense in any thing, that the Giving no offense in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed (discredited, ministry be not blamed (discredited, NASB): But in all things approving NASB): But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necess- much patience, in afflictions, in necess- ities, in distresses, in stripes, in ities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;... in watchings, in fastings;...

PHILIPPIANS 1:27PHILIPPIANS 1:27Only let your conversation be as it Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you or else whether I come and see you or else

be absent, I may hear of your be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one affairs, that ye stand fast in one

spirit, with one mind striving spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.together for the faith of the gospel.

PHILIPPIANS 2:15,16aPHILIPPIANS 2:15,16aThat ye may be blameless and That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; holding forth the as lights in the world; holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ….day of Christ….

COLOSSIANS 1:10COLOSSIANS 1:10That ye might walk worthy of That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing (to the Lord unto all pleasing (to

please him in all respects, please him in all respects, NASB), being fruitful in every NASB), being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in good work, and increasing in

the knowledge of God.the knowledge of God.

1 CORINTHIANS 15:581 CORINTHIANS 15:58

Therefore, my beloved Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, brethren, be ye stedfast,

unmovable, always abounding unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, in the work of the Lord,

forasmuch as ye know that forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the your labour is not in vain in the

Lord.Lord.

GALATIANS 6:9,10GALATIANS 6:9,10And let us not be weary in well And let us not be weary in well

doing; for in due season we shall doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not, as we have reap, if we faint not, as we have therefore opportunity, let us do therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially to good unto all men, especially to

them who are of the household of them who are of the household of faith.faith.

II CORINTHIANS 4:1,2II CORINTHIANS 4:1,2Therefore seeing we have this ministry, Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint as we have received mercy, we faint not; but have renounced the hidden not; but have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of every man’s conscience in the sight of God.God.

JOHN 7:6,7JOHN 7:6,7Then Jesus said unto them, My Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: time is not yet come: but your but your time is always readytime is always ready. The world . The world cannot hate you; but me it cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.that the works thereof are evil.

2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-182 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18

For which cause we faint not; but though For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. which are not seen are eternal.

THE CASE OF ESTHERTHE CASE OF ESTHER

THE SITUATION:THE SITUATION:

King Ahasuarus (Xerxes) is hosting a King Ahasuarus (Xerxes) is hosting a banquet as a prelude to his invasion of banquet as a prelude to his invasion of Greece in about 483 B.C.Greece in about 483 B.C.

The king and his generals have had too The king and his generals have had too much OH to drink. The king orders his much OH to drink. The king orders his beautiful wife, Vashti, to parade in front beautiful wife, Vashti, to parade in front of his party. She refuses and is of his party. She refuses and is deposed.deposed.

THE CASE OF ESTHERTHE CASE OF ESTHER

The king needs a new queen.The king needs a new queen.

Babylon is searched for a new queen.Babylon is searched for a new queen.

EstherEsther, in the providence of the Lord, is , in the providence of the Lord, is chosen to be the new queen. chosen to be the new queen.

THE ARCH- VILLAINTHE ARCH- VILLAIN, Haman, appears, Haman, appears

Haman gets the king to sign a decree Haman gets the king to sign a decree that all the Jewish people will be killed.that all the Jewish people will be killed.

THE CASE OF ESTHERTHE CASE OF ESTHER

Esther does not know that the Jewish Esther does not know that the Jewish people are under the decree of death.people are under the decree of death.

Mordecai, the cousin who raised Esther, Mordecai, the cousin who raised Esther, sends word to Esther that her people sends word to Esther that her people are to be annihilated.are to be annihilated.

Mordecai begs Esther to go in to the Mordecai begs Esther to go in to the king and plead for the lives of her king and plead for the lives of her people.people.

Esther 4:8Esther 4:8

ESTHER’S ESTHER’S FIRSTFIRST RESPONSE RESPONSE

““All the King’s servants, and the people of the All the King’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these been called to come in unto the king these thirty days. thirty days. Esther 4:11Esther 4:11

ESTHER’S ESTHER’S FIRSTFIRST RESPONSE RESPONSE

I LIKE MY LIFE STYLE AND MY I LIKE MY LIFE STYLE AND MY PALACE LIVING; THEREFORE I WILL PALACE LIVING; THEREFORE I WILL NOT GO IN TO THE KING!NOT GO IN TO THE KING!

I AM LIVING FOR THE BENEFIT OF I AM LIVING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MYSELF REGARDLESS OF WHAT MYSELF REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS TO MY PEOPLE!HAPPENS TO MY PEOPLE!

MORDECAI, I WON’T GO IN TO THE MORDECAI, I WON’T GO IN TO THE KING TO SAVE MY PEOPLE!KING TO SAVE MY PEOPLE!

MORDECAI’S REPLY:MORDECAI’S REPLY:

““Do not imagine that you in the king’s Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all palace can escape any more than all the Jews. For if you remain silent at the Jews. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father’s house will and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a have not attained royalty for such a time as this? 4:13,14 time as this? 4:13,14 NASNAS

““Oh Esther, please, please, you’ve Oh Esther, please, please, you’ve got to do this to save our people!”got to do this to save our people!”

This is This is notnot what Mordecai said! what Mordecai said!

He said, “Esther, let’s get something He said, “Esther, let’s get something straight. God is going to get his work straight. God is going to get his work done. Now He will either done. Now He will either go through go through youyou or He will or He will go around yougo around you, but He , but He will get His work done. Esther, do you will get His work done. Esther, do you want to make God go around you or want to make God go around you or will you let Him work through you?”will you let Him work through you?”

ESTHER’S 2nd RESPONSEESTHER’S 2nd RESPONSE

““I have decided to obey the call of my I have decided to obey the call of my Lord on my life and to live for the Lord on my life and to live for the benefit of others regardless of what benefit of others regardless of what happens to me!”happens to me!”

““I am willing to sacrifice my palace I am willing to sacrifice my palace lifestyle, indeed even my very life if lifestyle, indeed even my very life if need be, to live for the benefit of my need be, to live for the benefit of my people!”people!”

ESTHER’S 2nd RESPONSEESTHER’S 2nd RESPONSE

““Go, assemble all the Jew’s who are Go, assemble all the Jew’s who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day: eat or drink for three days, night or day: I and my maidens also will fast in the I and my maidens also will fast in the same way. And thus I will go in to the same way. And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.” and if I perish, I perish.” Esther 4:16Esther 4:16

WHAT WILL YOUR RESPONSE BE?WHAT WILL YOUR RESPONSE BE?

WILL YOUR RESPONSE BE:WILL YOUR RESPONSE BE:

Whether I live or die, I exist for the Whether I live or die, I exist for the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ!glory of the Lord Jesus Christ!

To obey God is more important than to To obey God is more important than to save my own life!save my own life!

I obey God’s Word no matter what the I obey God’s Word no matter what the cost, the circumstance or the cost, the circumstance or the

consequence!consequence!

WILL YOU JOIN THE LORD WILL YOU JOIN THE LORD JESUS AND PRAY:JESUS AND PRAY:

Oh, Heavenly Oh, Heavenly Father, not my will, Father, not my will,

but thy will be but thy will be done!”done!”