This past Sunday was sanctity of life Sunday in America, and this coming Sunday is sanctity of life Sunday on South Africa. With this in mind I thought I would write a bit about what the sanctity of life is. The principle is human life is sacred- Sacred in a different way than everything else. This principle is found in Genesis 9v5b which says, “Surely I will require your lifeblood; from every beast I will require it. And from every man, from every man’s brother I will require the life of man. Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.” Now somebody is going to say to me, “What? If animals kill a human being God is going hold those animals accountable? How does that work?” and the answer is I have no idea, but the point is clear: If God is angry at animals doing instinctive things, for killing human beings, how much more accountable are human beings for one another’s lives. What God is getting across here is that of all of his creation there is something special about human beings- human life is scared. Anyone who violates it I will be held accountable.
What does ‘Sacred’ mean?
What does that word sacred mean. What does it tell us? And I would suggest that right here in the text you have basically three grounds for saying that God says human life is sacred.
Human life is sacred because if you look carefully its priceless. Why is it priceless? If you see a diamond ring and you ask the man who owns it, “I would like to buy that diamond ring”, what if the man says, “No, that was my wife’s, that’s the ring I gave her when we were engaged. She died tragically some years ago, its priceless to me” now what does he mean. There is no exchange for it. God is saying (here is one of t...
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...ou are not accountable you can do whatever you want with it. But if it’s not yours, but it’s in your hands, you are accountable. That’s what we have here, It says, “for your life blood I will demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting for the life of your fellow man” Now this is a frightening thing.
We are saying, human life is sacred in this sense, every human life that comes into your life whether it’s the guy serving you behind a McDonalds window, or a taxi driver, no matter what life comes into your world, you are accountable for it. Every human life is a sacred deposit, how you treat other people God says, “I will hold you accountable for how you treat”. Because human beings are not yours! No human being, not your children, not your parents, not your friends, not your family, no human being is yours to cut up, stack, use and discard as if it is yours.
The pro-life stance on abortion is often associated with and defended by traditional Christian beliefs , ; however, this paper will argue that it can and should be defended with secular arguments that appeal to reason and our shared human condition. This paper will try and counter the notion that the argument is simply another battlefield where religion and secular thought meet. Rather, it is an important issue that carries with it heavy implications not only for the religious but also for the secular. The major arguments discussed include the emotional and physical toll on the mother, the societal toll of having abortion legalized, and the rights attributed to every human being; first, however, the stance taken in this paper will be further defined and clarified.
15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
Christian's Beliefs in the Sanctity of Life Christians believe in the sanctity of life. This means that God
The ongoing controversy about Physician assisted suicides is an ongoing battle among physicians, patients and court systems. The question of whether or not individuals have the “right” to choose death over suffering in their final days or hours of life continues to be contested. On one side you have the physicians and the Hippocratic Oath they took to save lives; on the other you have the patients’ right to make life choices, even if that means to choose death to end suffering. The ultimate question “is it ethical for a physician to agree to assisted suicides and is it ethical for a patient to request assisted suicide?
This shows us how sacred life is and how only G-d can decide when it
nothing and no one can in any way permit the killing of an innocent human being, whether a fetus or an embryo, an infant or an adult, an old person, or one suffering from an incurable disease, or a person who is dying. Moreover, we have no right to ask for this act of killing for ourselves or for those entrusted to our care; nor can any authority legitimately recommend or permit such an action. We are dealing here with a violation of the divine law, an offense against the dignity of the human person, a crime against life, and an attack on humanity.
... were listening that, in his mind, unborn children are not humans, and he sees nothing wrong with slaughtering millions of unborn children every year.”
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.
Sanctity is an important word. (“ Sanctity: (2) ultimate importance and inviolability.”) It literally means important, but the word sanctity has no true meaning alone. Actually, so does humanity.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is true worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12:1-2).
The magnificence of human life is so transparent because it is sacred seeing that it is an act of creation. Life diverts an inimitable place in creation since it was created in the image of God. The protection of human life is the conclusive value, a support of beliefs and ethics and the basis of all morals and principles. Life should be looked upon with respect to where one is in time, because time moves on. As time moves on, one encounters the problem of which path to follow. In the stages of early life, youth are taught about the choices they should and should not make. So even as a young child, one knows that their actions will be judged and one should be able to tell right from wrong. God has presented humanity with life and throughout life one must realize that life’s actions should be analyzed, understanding of liberation should be expressed, and the better opportunity for the poor should be accentuated.
Abortion, a simple word yet complicated. This word has become a controversial topic in political, religious and medical world since the 19th century and until now, it’s still a question in each and everyone’s heart. (“Feminist”) On January 1973, abortion has been brought out in the case of Roe v. Wade, which later ruled that the state law that banned abortion is unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. (“britannica”). Because of this case from 1973 through 2005, millions of legal abortions were performed. For a better cause and to avoid public protestants towards this issue, the government of Nebraska and Oklahoma had signed two specific laws about abortion (“Procon”). Although abortion has been protected by the government, many people- like me- still hold a strong belief that says:” Abortion is illegal.”
life is sacred and was given by God. It is a gift from God. To have an
shows that God cares for us all greatly and that life is not just a