One of the
most hotly contested debates and perplexing questions in modern times is the
origin of life. There are basically two
main concepts on where life began.
According to the Holy Bible the One True God is the source of all life.
“In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without
Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light
of men.” (Jn. 1:1-4)
The other
concept by the atheists (people who do not believe in the existence of God) is
that life began from a simple cell which developed by going through biological
changes over billions of years, and finally evolved into the modern man. Evolution is only a hypothesis at best, and
it is based on making certain assumptions but having little or no factual
scientific evidence or proof to back its claims.
The One True God is the Source of All Life
“For every house is built
by someone, but He who built all things is God.” (Heb. 3:4)
If you visited the Mount
Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota and saw the granite stone sculpture
of the heads of United States presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, each one sixty feet tall, would you
believe me if I told you something like this about its origin. If I said nobody carved those heads. It was a natural formation after some big
earthquakes, some volcanic eruptions and billions of years of stone
erosion. Would you not think that I am
either an idiot or a bad liar? Compared
to the granite stone sculpture on
God created Life through
Man and Woman
“So God created man in
His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created
them. Then God blessed them, and God
said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have
dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every
living thing that moves on the earth.” (Gen. 1:27-28)
Marriage is not only a natural
union of a man and a woman but is also a divine institution that is ordained of
God. Humans did not establish marriage.
In the very beginning, God gave us the pattern for marriage by joining
Adam and Eve (Mt. 19:4-6). Marriage derives its authority from the divine will
and law of God. Same sex marriage is a
rebellion against the will of God, and so is homosexuality which
is an abomination to God. The Holy Bible
states those who practice this sexual perversion are punishable by death (Lev.
Life begins at Conception
Please Click on the Thumbnail Images below for the Enlarged Pictures and their Detailed Descriptions
From
the Christian point of view God considers the unborn child a person. The Bible clearly
implies the personhood of the unborn. In
Genesis 4:1 personal language is applied to the unborn child. "Adam knew Eve his wife, and
she conceived and bore Cain." Cain’s identity extends back
beyond his birth, to his conception. That is when his personal history begins.
The individual conceived and the individual born are one and the same person.
Cain’s conception, birth, and postnatal life form a natural continuum, with the
God of covenant involved at every stage. Genesis 5:3 states that when Adam had
lived 130 years he "begot a son in his own
likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth" (NKJV).
From Genesis 5:3 it seems clear that human reproduction was the means by which
the image and likeness of Adam were transmitted to Seth whose personal life
began at his conception
One
of the most striking Old Testament passages to attribute personal
characteristics to the unborn is Psalm 139:13-16.
13. “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's
womb.
14. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are
Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
15. My
frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully
wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16. Your eyes saw my
substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they
all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as
yet there were none of them.”
David
focuses on God's intimate knowledge of and creative involvement with his
prenatal development. “You covered me in my mother's womb.” David's
praise, spoken from a postnatal perspective (v. 14), assumes his identity with
the prenatal individual described in verses 13, 15, and 16. He says, (v.13),
and similarly, “When I was made in secret.”
(v.15). David naturally acknowledges his personal history and identity to have
begun in the womb. These verses strongly imply that personal identity began in
the womb and extended naturally into postnatal life.
In
the New Testament, Luke in particular is sensitive to the development of the
unborn. In chapter 1,
First,
John the Baptist “will also be filled
with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.” (Lk. 1:15) Second, John the Baptist in his mother's womb
leaped for joy in response to Mary's greeting. Human emotion is explicitly attributed to the
unborn John. Luke specifies that
The
third point worthy of note is the use of the term “babe”
or “infant” (Greek – brephos brefoz)
to describe John in the womb. Elsewhere in the New Testament the
same term is used freely of infants and the newly born (Luke
The Unborn Baby’s Life is Precious
The Sixth Commandment forbids murder which is defined in the Holy Bible as the
shedding of human blood (Ex.
Please go to:The Bible and Abortion 
How do we define Life?
What is
life? It depends on where the answer
comes from. The Webster’s Dictionary
gives secular (non-religious) definitions of life. It is the principle, force or quality of
existence that distinguishes a vital and functional person from a dead
body. Life is the person’s existence
during the period between birth and death.
If you ask a philosopher he will tell
you something different. Socrates an atheist, looked at life from an ethical point of view
that includes moral qualities such as piety, courage, friendship and justice. The Chinese
philosopher Confucius taught on living a balanced life of moderation. He also taught that in order to live good
lives one must not treat others in a way that he or she does not want to be
treated. Jesus Christ also taught this
same principle called the “Golden Rule” and worded it in a positive way. He
said: “And
just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.” (Lk. 6:31)
Most major
religions in the world teach people to live good lives, but Christianity offers
more than that. Christians believe the
One True God was manifested in the flesh and revealed Himself as the Lord Jesus
Christ who came to save mankind from sin and give the people eternal life. With the Lord Jesus Christ, the person's
focus is not on living a good life through religious rituals or performing good
works, but on enjoying a Father and child relationship with the One True God
and growing spiritually to know Him better.
“But as many as received
Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who
believe in His name: who were born, not
of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (Jn. 1:12-13)
All who welcome Jesus
Christ as Lord of their life are reborn spiritually, receiving new life from
God. Through faith in Christ Jesus, this
new birth changes us from the inside out – rearranging our attitudes, desires,
and motives. Being born makes you
physically alive and places you in your parents’ family (Jn.
Make the Best of Your LIfe
The days of our lives are
seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their
boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Who knows the power of Your
anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath.
So teach us to number our days, that we may
gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psm. 90:10-12)
Living in
the light of eternity makes life valuable.
Realizing that life is short helps us use the little time we have more wisely,
and for eternal good. Take time to
number your days by asking yourself, ‘What do I want to see happen in my life
before I die? What small step could I
take toward that purpose today?
Living for
God makes life valuable. Because our
days are numbered, we want our work to count, to be effective and
productive. We desire to see God’s
eternal plan revealed now and for our work to reflect His permanence. If you feel dissatisfied with this life and
all its imperfections, remember our desire to see our work established is given
by God. But our desire can only be
satisfied in eternity. Until then we must apply ourselves to loving and serving
the One True and Living God in the Lord Jesus Christ.
|
|
The Lord Jesus Christ said, “I
am the resurrection and the life. He
who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall
never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26) May God bless you |
|
Paul Wong is a Christian minister and the
President of ARK International. |
 |
|
|
|
