The Issues of Life

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Life is cheap. It is a phrase we often hear today. It is a philosophy that has infiltrated society to its very core. Current morality and modern medicine lean heavily on this principle, a principle which, if adopted, largely permits man to do what he wants without fear of censure. As a result this world runs red with the blood of the innocent, but under the guise of politically correct terms such as abortion, termination, fetal reduction, gender selection, stem cell therapy, euthanasia -the list seems endless.

We must get back to the unchangeable principles of the Word of God. They, and they alone, must be the foundation of morality and medicine. God’s Law is absolute. It is not a basis for discussion. It is unalterable. But modern man believes he can cherry-pick the parts he likes and disregard those he is averse to, rather than accepting the Word of God in its totality. In the days of the Judges in Israel, “every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” The folly of such a life principle is described by Solomon in Proverbs 12:15 as, “the way of the fool.”

Too often God’s people look into the world, they see something new, they form an opinion about it, and only then go to the Word of God for instruction. With such a practice there is great danger in trying to stretch or squeeze Scripture to support their view. The child of God ought to first acquaint himself with the principles of the Word of God, hold them as unalterable and absolute, and then discern whether this or that new development in medicine or any other field accords with God’s Word. If it does, fine, if not, it must be firmly rejected.

In this short work it is therefore our intention to set out the principles of Scripture with regard to life, and then deal with several issues of morality and medicine. We are not in the business of trying to Biblically accommodate modern views or practices, but simply examine them against the standards of the Word of God.