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39. The Unborn Child in the Light
of Scripture
Each of the following scriptures is freestanding.
Together, each tile of the broad mosaic sends a
compelling message that hardly needs commentary:
''And God createdman in His own image, in the
image ofGodHe created him; male and female
He created them
(Genesis. 1:27)."
''I
call heaven and earth to witness against you
today, that I have set before you life and death,
the blessing and the curse. So choose life in
order that you may live
... (Deuteronomy.
30:19)."
"You shall not commit murder(Ex.20:13)."
''And for your life blood I will surely demand an
accounting. I will demand an accounting from
every animal And from each man, too, I will
demand an accounting for the life ofhis fellow
man. Whoever sheds the bloodofman, byman
shall his blood be shed; for in the image ofGod
has God made man. As for you, be fruitful and
increase in number; multiply on the earth and
increase upon it
(Genesis 9:5-7)."
"Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,
'Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you,
and before you were born I consecrated you; I
have appointed you a prophet to the nations'
(Jeremiah 1:4-5)."
''All souls are mine
(Ezekiel 18:4)."
"Or know ye not that your body is a temple of
the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have
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