I’ll field this one. So while the Bible never explicitly mentions abortion, there are multiple reference in the Bible about how God forms us and knows us from the moment we are in a mother’s womb. Jeremiah 1:5, multiple Psalms like 22:10, etc. Most Christians point to these passages, and our knowledge of human development/biology to come to the conclusion that life starts at the moment of conception, and since Exodus 20:13 condemns murdering another human, abortion is always inherently wrong. There have been of course debates in the history of Christianity as to when the spirit enters the child but most err on the side of caution.
Look at it this way, there is near universal ethical agreement that “it is always wrong to purposely take an innocent life.” So philosophically there are 3 options a person can hold in regards to abortion: A human life starts at conception, we don’t know exactly when human life starts, or Human life does not start at conception. Unless someone can prove the last position by definitively providing evidence and an exact line as to when a human life begins, the most logical and ethical decision is to ban it in the name of caution. Since most Christians hold the first and second positions, they cannot in good conscience allow what either is, or could potentially be, state sanctioned murder.
Anyway, that’s the abridged version. Also, to clarify what the previous poster said, the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic Dogma that states Mary, through the intercession of the Holy Spirit, was born without Original Sin. Just figured I’d break that down because a lot of people thinks that it refers to the Virgin Birth, but the 2 events are separate. It’s why you’ll never see the term Immaculate Conception in Protestant theological writings
I’ll field this one. So while the Bible never explicitly mentions abortion, there are multiple reference in the Bible about how God forms us and knows us from the moment we are in a mother’s womb. Jeremiah 1:5, multiple Psalms like 22:10, etc. Most Christians point to these passages, and our knowledge of human development/biology to come to the conclusion that life starts at the moment of conception, and since Exodus 20:13 condemns murdering another human, abortion is always inherently wrong. There have been of course debates in the history of Christianity as to when the spirit enters the child but most err on the side of caution.
Look at it this way, there is near universal ethical agreement that “it is always wrong to purposely take an innocent life.” So philosophically there are 3 options a person can hold in regards to abortion: A human life starts at conception, we don’t know exactly when human life starts, or Human life does not start at conception. Unless someone can prove the last position by definitively providing evidence and an exact line as to when a human life begins, the most logical and ethical decision is to ban it in the name of caution. Since most Christians hold the first and second positions, they cannot in good conscience allow what either is, or could potentially be, state sanctioned murder.
Anyway, that’s the abridged version. Also, to clarify what the previous poster said, the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic Dogma that states Mary, through the intercession of the Holy Spirit, was born without Original Sin. Just figured I’d break that down because a lot of people thinks that it refers to the Virgin Birth, but the 2 events are separate. It’s why you’ll never see the term Immaculate Conception in Protestant theological writings