![]() ![]() ![]() Two reasons the argument fails: 1) It involves taking Genesis 2:7 out of its context and applying it to situations it doesn’t bear upon and 2) it overlooks other passages in the Bible where the unborn are depicted as living persons. The Bible does not present human life as only beginning at first breath outside the womb. All I want to do here is make absolutely clear that this argument in particular is fatally flawed. Now, again, it’s not my intention in this post to dismantle or defend either side of the larger abortion debate. This argument has been used by Christians who want to appeal to the Bible for support of a pro-choice perspective. The viewpoint is this: Because Genesis 2:7 says that the first man (Adam) did not become a living person until God breathed “the breath of life” into him, we should not consider unborn fetuses to be human persons until they take their first breath outside the womb. Instead, what I want to do today is address, very briefly, a specific viewpoint I’ve seen going around the Internet that has to do with what the Bible teaches about when life begins. And it is not my intention to do so here! The abortion debate is a very hot-button topic, with a whole host of sub-issues that would need to be addressed if one wanted to articulate a comprehensive Christian perspective on it. When Does Life Begin, According to Scripture? Home › Contemporary Issues/Ethics › When Does Life Begin, According to Scripture? ![]()
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