Abortion. Sin or Not?

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The Bible is often time misquoted when it comes to the issue of abortion. In fact the word of God makes it clear to us that abortion is not a sin, it's quite clear that to believe otherwise is nothing short of idolatry and blasphemy and those are definitely sins. One of the most beautiful chapters in the Bible is Psalms 139.
"For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; or I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works: and that my soul knoweth right well.
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them." Psalms 139:13-16.
It speaks of God's constant, practically caring, love for his creation. It is distressing to see this chapter used by anti-abortionists as proof that life begins at conception. If you read the chapter in its entirety it becomes clear that our existence begins in the mind of God and that God's attentions follow us all of our days, through good and bad.
Clearly there is a strong argument here The condemning and supporting does not from the words of the Bible but rather from the leaders within our Christian culture who use verses out of context. Reading the second creation story Genesis brought some insight to the question of when does life actually begin.
"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." Genesis 2:7.
First God forms Adam; he was made from dust, a flesh and blood body. Second, he "breathes into his nostrils the breath of life" and then man became a living soul. Man did not become a living soul when God first formed the idea of creating Adam. Man did not become a living soul when God created his body. It was not until God gave man his first breath he become a living soul.

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