She explained to the original posters that the verses didn't say these things and even posted the original verses. People just called her names and called her intolerant. These people are so-called Christians who have been brainwashed by their progressive ministers.
So, let's examine this post and see what the Bible really says about the unborn.
#1
This post claims that Genesis 2:7 claims that life begins at first breath. Let's see what the Genesis 2:7 ripped from the pages of the actual Bible says:
"7 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being."
It is simple to see what they have done here. The Pro-Abortionists claim this verse proves that ALL LIFE begins with the first breath, but that is not what this verse says. The verse is talking about the creation of Adam. For those of you who do not know, Adam was the first man. God created him from the dust of the Earth, he was not born from the womb, but from the Earth through God's labor, This verse is talking specifically about the beginning of Adam's life, not all life. Therefore, the Pro-abortionists are taking this verse out of context and twisting it's meaning to fit their agenda.
You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you. -Deuteronomy 4:2
#2
The second claim is that Exodus 21:22-25 says, "Fetuses are not persons." Let's look at Exodus 21:22-25:22 “If people are fighting and hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows. 23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.This one is a huge jump from what they claim to what the verse actually says. You can see this verse isn't relatable at all. This verse tells about how violence committed against women should be dealt with. Obviously, they viewed the loss of the baby as a serious offense as the husband of the woman was to receive whatever fine he requested. If a life was lost, the offender was to lose his life. How does this verse prove fetuses aren't people? It clearly doesn't.
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.-Proverbs 30:5-6
#3:
The third verse claims, "Fetuses should be aborted as proof of adultery." Let's look at Numbers 5:11-31.The Test for an Unfaithful Wife11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him 13 so that another man has sexual relations with her, and this is hidden from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act), 14 and if feelings of jealousy come over her husband and he suspects his wife and she is impure—or if he is jealous and suspects her even though she is not impure— 15 then he is to take his wife to the priest. He must also take an offering of a tenth of an ephah[a] of barley flour on her behalf. He must not pour olive oil on it or put incense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, a reminder-offering to draw attention to wrongdoing.16 “‘The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord. 17 Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water. 18 After the priest has had the woman stand before the Lord, he shall loosen her hair and place in her hands the reminder-offering, the grain offering for jealousy, while he himself holds the bitter water that brings a curse. 19 Then the priest shall put the woman under oath and say to her, “If no other man has had sexual relations with you and you have not gone astray and become impure while married to your husband, may this bitter water that brings a curse not harm you. 20 But if you have gone astray while married to your husband and you have made yourself impure by having sexual relations with a man other than your husband”— 21 here the priest is to put the woman under this curse—“may the Lord cause you to become a curse[b] among your people when he makes your womb miscarry and your abdomen swell. 22 May this water that brings a curse enter your body so that your abdomen swells or your womb miscarries.”“‘Then the woman is to say, “Amen. So be it.”23 “‘The priest is to write these curses on a scroll and then wash them off into the bitter water. 24 He shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and this water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering will enter her. 25 The priest is to take from her hands the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the Lord and bring it to the altar. 26 The priest is then to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial[c] offering and burn it on the altar; after that, he is to have the woman drink the water. 27 If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse. 28 If, however, the woman has not made herself impure, but is clean, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to have children.
29 “‘This, then, is the law of jealousy when a woman goes astray and makes herself impure while married to her husband, 30 or when feelings of jealousy come over a man because he suspects his wife. The priest is to have her stand before the Lord and is to apply this entire law to her. 31 The husband will be innocent of any wrongdoing, but the woman will bear the consequences of her sin.’”So this passage describes what is to be done when a man suspects his pregnant wife of infidelity. Again, the passage has been taken out of context and twisted to fit the Pro-abortion narrative. The passage describes a ceremony where a woman stands before a man of God and swears she has not been unfaithful. She then drinks some water that has been treated with "Bitter herbs." If the tainted water makes her sick and she miscarries, this proves her infidelity. If she is innocent, nothing will happen to her, and she will be proven innocent. While this may seem barbaric, this is a lesson in faith. An innocent woman had nothing to fear, as she would be protected by the Lord. Again, this in no way says fetuses should be "aborted" in any way. This serves as a consequence of one's actions.
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. -John 17:17
#4
The fourth passage cited as a reason to support abortion is Deuteronomy 28:18-24. The creator of this post claims this passage states that "Life is not sacred." The passage actually says:18 The fruit of your womb will be cursed, and the crops of your land, and the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.19 You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out. 20 The Lord will send on you curses, confusion and rebuke in everything you put your hand to, until you are destroyed and come to sudden ruin because of the evil you have done in forsaking him.[a] 21 The Lord will plague you with diseases until he has destroyed you from the land you are entering to possess. 22 The Lord will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish. 23 The sky over your head will be bronze, the ground beneath you iron. 24 The Lord will turn the rain of your country into dust and powder; it will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.
Here we see a passage taken out of context. If you read the entire chapter you will see it begins with the "Blessings of Obedience." Here are the first 11 verses to show you what is actually going on with this passage [Emphasis my own]:
If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:
3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.7 The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.8 The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.9 The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. 10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. 11 The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.
As you can see the passage details how you will be blessed if you obey God's commands faithfully. The passage continues on describing further blessings for another four verses. Then you come to the passage that the Pro-abortionists claim proves "Life is not sacred." This chapter tells God's people the rewards they can expect for living a Godly life and the punishments they can expect if they don't. Basically, the curses are the exact opposite of what you get if you live a Godly life. The three verses preceding the passage cited by the Pro-abortion crowd say:
Curses for Disobedience
15 However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you:16 You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.17 Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed.
We already know what verse comes next. Again, nowhere does it say within this passage that life is not sacred. This passage is just explaining to God's people what they can expect from God which is basically a blessing if you follow Him, and a curse if you do not. Again the pro-abortion crowd takes God's holy word and twists the meaning to suit their own agenda- the death of millions of babies all over America.
“Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. You shall not add to it or take from it."- Deuteronomy 12:32
#5
The next verse these Pro-Choice "Christians" are misquoting is 2 Kings 15:16. They say this verse says, "Israelite King Menahem ripped open pregnant women." Let's see what the passage actually says:
16 At that time Menahem, starting out from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in the city and its vicinity, because they refused to open their gates. He sacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant womenYes, this verse does say Menahem ripped open pregnant women, but should this verse be used to promote abortion? If you read further, you see that Menahem served ten years as King. It is verse 18 that tells us how the Lord felt about Menahem.
18 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. During his entire reign he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.So, Menahem was an enemy of God. He had done evil in the eyes of the Lord. So using this verse to claim God is okay with abortion is a gross misuse of His word. Using this verse to kill babies will make YOU an enemy of God.
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”- Luke 11:28
#6
The next verse the Pro-abortionists are using to deceive Christians is 2 Kings 8:12. They claim in this verse that "God will rip open pregnant mothers." Can these people even read? Let's examine this verse:
If you have never read this chapter of the Bible before you may not even be sure who is speaking in this verse. It isn't the LORD. It's Elisha, whom Hazael calls "lord" because he knows he is a man of God. Elisha knows the evil acts Hazael will commit against the Israelites-God's chosen people-when Hazael becomes King, so Elisha is visibly upset by what God has shown him. Hazael is an evil man. He returns to his home, murders the King, and succeeds him. This verse is another one that is taken out of context and blatantly twisted until it doesn't even begin to resemble the real verse. The story clearly shows what God thinks of people who rip babies from their mother's wombs. Furthermore, every Christian can tell you that if you come against God's chosen people, you are an enemy of God. Hazael is an enemy of God.12 “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael.“Because I know the harm you will do to the Israelites,” he answered. “You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women.”
Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit. -Matthew 15:14
I could go on with the last 3 verses, but at this point, I think you can clearly see what they are doing. None of the verses say what the pro-abortionists claim they say. Again, this post was made to a progressive, Christian minister's post with a huge following. There are Christians who defended it, even when confronted with the actual verses. This is why it is extremely important to read your Bible, to study the word of God, and to foster your relationship with Jesus Christ. Without that relationship, you can not hear the Holy Spirit when he tells you something is not right, you will not have discernment, and you will be led astray.
If you happen to be one of these "Christians" who have used these verses to substantiate your murderous actions or beliefs, I ask you to please ask God to give you wisdom and discernment. Read your Bibles. Study the verses that tell you the folly of twisting and changing the Lord's words. If you truly love Jesus, you need to learn his heart. You do not want to be cursed.
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. - Galations 1:6-9
Sources :
https://www.openbible.info/topics/dont_change_gods_word
https://www.Biblegateway.com
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