Sanctity of Life - Scriptures to Consider
God intended us to be fruitful and multiply
Gen
1:28
God holds accountable those who harm the innocent
Ex
20:13
Ex
21:22
God holds us accountable to rescue the innocent from death
Proverbs
24:11-12
Conception as an act of God
Gen
18:11
Gen
21:1-2 Sarah (Isaac)
Gen
29:31-32 Leah (Reuben)
Gen
30:22-24 Rachel (Joseph)
Judges
13:2-3, 24 mother
of Samson
1
Sam 1:5, 19-20 Hannah
(Samuel)
Mat
1:18 Mary (Jesus)
Luke
1:7, 24-25 Elizabeth
(John the Baptist)
God forms a human before first breath
Gen
2:7 (Adam)
Job
10:8
Job
31:15
Ps
119:73
Ps
139:13-16 fearfully & wonderfully made
Human identity begins before birth
Ps
51:5 (David)
Jer
1:5 (God knew Jerimiah before conception!)
Job
3:1-3, 7-10
Gal
1:15 (Paul)
Is
44:1-2 (Jacob/Israel)
Is
49:1-6 (Isaiah)
Unborn are aware of God
Luke
1:41-44 John leapt for joy in the womb near Jesus
Our entire existence (birth to death) is due to God’s grace
Ps
104:29-30
Acts
17:24-28