The “world” has its viewpoint of things, including abortion, which is often not in harmony with God’s viewpoint (John 15:19,20; James 4:4; 1 John 5:19). Why is that?

“In the last days the times will be full of danger. Men will become utterly self-centred . . . They will be utterly lacking in . . . normal human affections. They will be remorseless . . . uncontrolled . . . reckless . . . loving what gives them pleasure instead of loving God” (2 Timothy 3:1-5 PHILLIPS) – Lack of natural affection was foretold, and is very evident in the world in general, which generally views abortion innocently and simply as a matter of “women’s health care”. We often hear phrases like, “a woman has the right to chose what she does with her own body”. Is that all there is to it? Is it really that simple, just a private matter? Or, does God even care? How does God view deliberate abortion?

THE UNBORN ARE HUMAN FROM THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION

“Open your mouth for the mute, For the justice of all those passing away. Open your mouth, judge righteously, And render justice to the afflicted and needy”—Proverbs 31:8-9 LSB

Let’s hear what Almighty God, the Creator, has to say on this matter, in his word, the Bible. The following Scriptures help us to have God’s view of abortion.

“Your eyes looked upon my embryo, and everything was recorded in your book. The days scheduled for my formation were inscribed, even though not one of them had come yet.” (Psalm 139:16 ISV) — God’s view of life during the very early stages after conception, is obviously that the unborn child is a person, by saying “You saw me”.

“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb” (Luke 1:39 NIV) — It does not say fetus leaped, it says the baby or child leaped. Unborn and newborn are referred to by the same Greek word. Therefore, God views the unborn as humans.

“I was born guilty, a sinner from the moment of conception” (Psalm 51:5 NJB) — A person from conception, according to the Bible.

“Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same God form us both in the womb?” (Job 31:15 HCSB) — A human is a person from conception, from God’s viewpoint.

“Perish the day on which I was born and the night that told of a boy conceived . . . why was I not still-born, or why did I not perish as I left the womb? . . . or, put away like an abortive child, I should not have existed, like little ones that never see the light” (Job 3:3,11,16 NJB) —“A boy conceived” means Job was a “boy”, or child, when he was conceived.  If aborted, he would have been “put away like an abortive child”, not a fetus, zygote, or tissue.

GOD OWNS EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY, AND HE MAKES THE RULES

“For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’” (Acts 17 28 HCSB)  “For the wellspring of life is with you” (Psalm 36:9 CSB) – -God is the source of life. All life comes from God, even unborn human life.

“The earth is Yahweh’s . . . The world, and those who dwell in it” (Psalm 24:1 LSB) – -Everything belongs to God, including all humans, even the unborn. The unborn “dwell” in the earth. They, and everything and everyone else, is owned by Yahweh the Creator.

HOW SHOULD WE VIEW THE UNBORN?

“Children are an inheritance of Yahweh, the fruit of the womb is a reward”– (Psalm 127:3 LSB) – Children are gifts from God, and the unborn should be appreciated and respected as gifts from God. Deliberate abortion, therefore, is not “just a private matter”.

Therefore, while an unborn child is held inside a woman’s body, it is an individual in its own right, according to God’s view, which is expressed in the Bible. An unborn child is precious and valuable to God, no matter what humans may think to the contrary.

“Each of us will give an account of ourselves to God” (Romans 14:12 NIV) — We’re accountable to God for life, our own and also an unborn child that we’ve conceived, both father and mother.

GOD VIEWS DELIBERATE ABORTION AS MURDER

“All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work”  —(2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV) – -All scripture is useful for getting God’s view of things..

“Now suppose two men are fighting, and in the process they accidentally strike a pregnant woman so she gives birth prematurely. If no further injury results, the man who struck the woman must pay the amount of compensation the woman’s husband demands. But if there is further injury, the punishment must match the injury, a life for a life” (Exodus 21:22-23 NLT) — The Old Testament provides principles that never change. Christians are not under the Old Covenant, however, principles drawn from the Old Covenant and Patriarchal era are useful. From the Mosaic Law, we learn the principle that God’s views the unborn as having life equal to that of those living outside the womb. Since, according to God’s word, a person is accountable even for the accidental death of an unborn child, how much more is a person responsible for deliberately causing of death of an unborn child!

“Things that Yahweh hates . . . abhors . . .  hands that shed innocent blood” (Proverbs 6:16-17 NJB) — God hates those shedding innocent blood, such as the life of the unborn.

“‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?’ And He said to him, ‘”YOU SHALL LOVE YAHWEH YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.” This is the great and foremost commandment. And the second is like it, “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.”‘‘” (Matthew 22:36-39 LSB margin). — Abortion violates both of these two main Godly principles. It shows a lack of love, from all aspects. Since God views life as precious from the moment of conception, we should too, if we ‘love God with all our heart, soul, and mind’. ‘Loving our neighbor as ourself’ would certainly include an unborn child.

“In everything do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12 NIV) – -Would we want someone to murder us? Do we wish we had been aborted in the womb? Abortion violates the Golden Rule principle.

HOW DOES GOD VIEW MURDERERS?

“Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed”– (Genesis 9:6 NIV). This is one of God’s eternal principles, and would include anyone who plans or participates in willful abortion.

“Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness . . . murder . . . They know that God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway”(Romans 1:28-32 NLT) — Murderers do not have God’s favor. Those who participate in deliberately causing abortion are murderers.

“Murderers  . . . will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death” (Revelation 21:8 NIV). “Outside (of New Jerusalem) are . . .  the murderers” (Revelation 22:15 NIV) “Anyone who hates a brother or a sister is a murderer, and you know that no murder has eternal life residing in him” (1 John 3:15  NIV). Willful murderers deserve death, the Bible says. Unrepentant murderers get eternal death, including those murdering the unborn.

IS POLITICAL ACTION THE ANSWER?

While this article is intended to show what the Creator, Almighty God’s view is, as expressed in his word the Bible, it is not intended to encourage or condone political action, which is something Jesus refused to allow himself to become involved in. Why? “Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom doesn’t belong to this world. If it did, my followers would have fought to keep me from being handed over to our leaders. No, my kingdom doesn’t belong to this world'” (John 18:36 CEV). Jesus also told his followers that they also are “not of this world” (John 15:19,20). He is our “example” to “follow in his steps” (1 Peter 2:21 NIV).

The Bible tells us that, “Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those placed in positions of authority have been placed there by God” (Romans 13:1 NLT). The point here is that “all authority comes from God,”  and “those placed in positions of authority have been placed there by God” –not humans. There is no indication here, or elsewhere in the Bible, that God wants Christians to help select those “placed in positions of authority” by him.

“Our citizenship is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20 LSB). While we do have citizenship rights here on earth, which we can exercise at times (Acts 16:37-39; 22:26-29), we must recognize that “all authority comes from God”, ultimately.The Bible helps us to have our priorities in the right order, and that means that our heavenly citizenship should take presence over any earthly citizenship. Does God want us to try to change this world, or to “preach about the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:60)?

The book of Daniel makes clear that “the Most High God rules over the kingdoms of this world and appoints anyone he wishes to rule over them,” and “he controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up kings” (Daniel 2:21; 5:21 NLT). God already has in mind how he wants things to go in this world. He can change the governmental situation any time he wishes.

The Bible also tells us that, “From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries” (Acts 17:26 NLT). God has already decided in advance how far the various nations will allowed to go. Since “God controls the course of world events,” and has ‘decided in advance when nations and leaders should rise and fall,’ there is really nothing we can do to change that, or improve upon what God controls, and has decided.

Since he “has perfect knowledge” (Job 36:4 NIV), and is “Almighty” (Job 37:23), we can trust that all his decisions and judgments will always be perfectly right. The Almighty “controls the course of world events”, and does not need, nor has he asked, humans to help him to manage earth’s affairs.  Political involvement for Christians, in effect, indicates that one either doesn’t know what God has had recorded in the scriptures, or doesn’t care. The job he has given Christians to do is to “preach about the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:60).

CONCLUSION

Combining all these principles helps us to get God’s viewpoint of elective abortion—-which is murder! Anyone who has been a party to a deliberate abortion should “repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out” (Acts 3:19 NIV).