Christian's Belief in the Sanctity of Human Life
As Christians we believe that each person is created by God and all
human life is a gift from God. Therefore, human life is sacred,
something that has to be protected and preserved, something that only
God alone can take away from us. This belief is not just supported by
Christians but by people of all religious races and cultures. We
believe that human life must always be sacred even before we are born.
This is stated numerous times throughout the bible.
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you came to birth
I consecrated you, I have appointed you as prophet to the nations.”
Jeremiah 1:8
God has mapped out our lives even before our conception. He has chosen
what we will do. He knows us even before we are born. Therefore it is
not for us to end a new life because God may have great plans for that
person.
“God created man in the image of himself, in the image of God he
created him, male and female he created them.” Genesis
This quote from the bible tells us that we are all created in the eyes
of God. Everyone is a unique individual. The quote explains how God
created life so therefore he can only take life.
As Christians we believe that life in the womb starts at the moment of
conception. Just because a baby does not have all of the thinking and
human physical features at the beginning doesn’t mean it is not a
human being. Every unborn child is a unique individual. We Christians
believe that all human life from the moment of conception is something
to be cherished and thankful for. It is a precious gift from God that
must be looked upon as a blessing.
It is not just at the beginning that we should respect life but at the
end too. The killing of someone at the end of his or her life is just
the same as killing the baby within the womb.
Christian's Beliefs in the Sanctity of Life Christians believe in the sanctity of life. This means that God
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born
... nothing disorderly, nothing foreseen. All bear the marks of the wisdom of the Creator, and show that they have come to life with the means of assuring their preservation." (Schaff, 2004)
what they to know to us but these can only show the way to attain our
This shows us how sacred life is and how only G-d can decide when it
When I was growing there in secret, you knew that I was there, you saw
"So god created man in his own image, in the image of god he created
Christian Responses to Abortion and Euthanasia Different Christians have different viewpoints on the issues of Abortion and Euthanasia. The Church of England states that life is god given and is to be; ‘Nurtured, supported and protected. ’ It views ending a human life at the beginning or end as; ‘A great moral evil.’ Also they have stated a case for ‘The rights of humans to be valued.’
All human life is sacred and all human life is good, to us this means
Christian Believe About the Sanctity of Human Life Christians believe that God has given them the gift of life so therefore no one but God has the authority to end life or prevent new life. Exodus 20:13, “you shall not murder”, is an important biblical passage to the ‘sanctity of human life.’ It tells Christians initially that euthanasia, abortion and capital punishment are wrong although it is more complicated than that. Abortion is not mentioned in the Bible but the passage above does convey that it is wrong and you are sinning.
A Christian Response to Abortion or Euthanasia Abortion is the death of the foetus (life) from the mother's womb whether deliberate (operation/termination) or accidental (miscarriage). Christians are divided in their views on abortion. The Roman Catholic Church does not allow abortion. They do not agree on the precise moment in human development when a human person begins to exist.
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I
...what one does. God hopes that everyone lives a good, generous life. Everyone should perform actions from their hearts, because if one is forced to do something it is not love. For instance, throughout life one is taught that being there for the other or a friend is something that is out of love and is the significance of friendship. Everyone should be friends with the poor, get to know them, and lend a helping hand.
"Being, the One, is, and that Becoming, change,it comes either out of being or out of not being. If the former, then it already is-in which case it does not come to be; if the lat...
...a-kind, comes into being. Since we are all unique, we all have a precise and specific “imprinting protocol” which makes us human. Finding our exact “imprint” is “the mystery of the human person” (Cortez, 93). But, “the emergence of higher-level properties and complex systems with novel properties… cannot be comprehensively understood on lower-level terms alone,” affirming that what defines a physical being as being “human,” or what delineates David as a “real boy” is ultimately abstract and unknown (Cortez, 94). It is ultimately up to God.