Christianity arises from facts. The Gospel relies on events. Other religions depend on conventional sentiments or platitudes. Our doctrines and beliefs derive from public evidence rather than private revelations. Science and faith, explained accurately, don’t oppose each other. Science stands firmly on the faith’s side.
This also applies to our assertions about the worth and purpose of all human persons. Opinions, however widespread, do not qualify anyone for membership in the human race. And emotions, no matter how powerful, cannot disqualify anyone from it. Objective criteria define alive or lifeless, and policies or verdicts won’t change that. So, we need not hesitate to speak the truth about the sanctity of life, and we don’t have to apologize for it. We proclaim it with courage, confirmed by realities, and we put it into practice with compassion, because truth gives love shape (1 Corinthians 13:6) and love gives truth direction (1 John 3:18).
- Look at Hebrews 3:4, Psalm 19:1, and Romans 1:20. What good reasons do we have for believing God creates every human life?
- What do these actions tell us about His disposition toward us? Consult Proverbs 3:19, Psalm 90:2, Psalm 62:11-12, James 1:17, and Jeremiah 23:23-24 for indications.
- And what do they tell us about ourselves in 1 Corinthians 4:7; Romans 7:18-19, 24; and John 15:5?
- Read Luke 2:1-5; Matthew 13:55; John 18:20; John 14:11; Acts 2:22-23, 32; and Hebrews 2:14. What good reasons do we have for believing God redeems every human life?
- What does this tell us about our difficulties? Refer to 2 Corinthians 4:7-12, 1 Corinthians 15:58, and Colossians 3:23-24.
- What good reasons do Romans 5:18, John 12:32, and 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 highlight for our believing God calls every human life?
- Turn to Ecclesiastes 8:8; Revelation 1:17-18; and John 10:17-18, 27-29. What does this data tell us about our life and death?
- What joy and hope do these observations give us when the sanctity of life seems invisible? Find explanation in 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Matthew 25:40, 1 Samuel 16:7, and 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.
- And what comfort and encouragement do all these details bring when our message is rejected? Examine 1 Corinthians 1:18, 22-25; 1 John 4:4; John 15:18-19; and John 16:3.