Posts from May 2011

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Abortion is a sin because embryos in the womb are persons

by Joel Radford

Today we continue our series of bulletin articles looking at why abortion is wrong. This week I want to show that abortion is wrong because the Bible understands an embryo is a person. In a number of places in the Old Testament, the Biblical authors describe the formation of the body in the womb.  And […]

Abortion is a sin because it is condemned by the prophets

by Joel Radford

Today we continue our series of bulletin articles looking at why abortion is wrong. Last week we saw that the prophet Moses condemned abortion, this week we see that other prophets also condemned abortion. In 2 Kings we read about the prophet Elisha meeting the future king of Syria (Aram), Hazael. During the conversation Elisha […]

Abortion is a sin because it is condemned by Moses

by Joel Radford

Today we continue our series of bulletin articles looking at why abortion is wrong. This week I want to show that Moses condemns abortions. Moses wrote the book of Exodus and in it we read one of God’s laws that specifically condemns abortion: ‘If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives […]