My personal perspective on teenage pregnancy is this. If a
young girl defies the wisdom of her parents, and feels that
she is mature enough to engage in sexual intercourse, then
she should also be mature enough, and responsible enough, to
parent the baby which results from her sexual encounter. Not
only will she have the help of her family in most cases, but
becoming an early mother may help to keep her out of a lot
of the trouble that some pre-adults tend to get into at that
age. Motherhood, and fatherhood, at a young age, will result
in those children maturing, and taking on responsibilities a
lot sooner than they might normally have expected to; but if
they don't like it, then they should have thought about that
before they engaged in sex. Becoming a parent at a young age
will certainly help them to forsake the youthful foolishness
that got them in that situation in the first place.

If a girl finds herself in a situation where her parents or
other family members are unable, or perhaps even unwilling,
to assist her, then as I noted earlier, there are government
agencies and services which can offer the assistance that is
required. Abortion is simply not the only, and certainly not
the best, option. The murder of an unborn child for the sake
of personal convenience is simply wrong, wrong, wrong.

One option that I briefly mentioned earlier is giving up the
child for adoption. Again, it is not the best choice by any
means, but it is a positive alternative to abortion, and one
which should be seriously considered. If the young mother is
so insistent that she does not want to keep the child, if she
cannot accept the love that God has put in her heart for that
child, then adoption may be the next best solution. If she,
and her sex partner, are simply too selfish, or incapable of
properly caring for that child, for whatever reasons, rather
than sacrifice it on the altar of the abortionist's table,
then surrendering it for adoption is such a much more humane
option.

There are many childless couples who would love to have that
child, but sadly, they are never given that opportunity; and
the unborn child is never given the opportunity either. Why?
Because it was easier, quicker, and less complicated to just
slaughter it in a profiteering abortionist's clinic. Adoptive
parents would take good care of the unwanted child; and when
he or she grows up, they will undoubtedly be quite thankful
that they were not secretly aborted, but rather were given
an opportunity to enjoy life, and to make their own choices.

While I used the phrase "young age" a moment ago, we need to
realize this term can be interpreted differently, depending
on the culture where one is raised. It appears that it is in
pampered Western societies where people have been brainwashed
into believing that girls at that age are too young to become
mature, responsible mothers. A study of other cultures will
reveal that young women having children at that age is quite
a common occurrence. Nothing odd is seen about it whatsoever.
However, because in Western society, people are so focused on
obtaining a higher education, so that they can earn a lot of
money and climb the corporate ladder, early pregnancy is seen
as a hinderance, and is undesirable.

Now, please don't misunderstand my words. I'm not saying, or
suggesting, that young girls all across America should start
becoming pregnant. I am merely making the point that how we
view this issue is in large part determined by the culture
in which we have been raised; and not everyone is convinced
that American culture is the best by any means. In fact, as
you may already know, some people consider American culture
very evil, materialistic, and ungodly.

It seems that no matter how much I stress this point, there
will be some people who still don't understand how harshly an
act of violence against a child, born or unborn, is viewed by
the Lord. From the Old Testament to the New Testament we find
verses which demonstrate God's special love for children. We
have already seen how conception and childbearing should be
viewed as a blessing from the Lord, and that they are indeed
ordained by God. We also saw how Jesus said that the Guardian
Angels of children are constantly beholding the face of God.
Consider also the example where Jesus chided His followers
for refusing to allow young children to come to Him in order
to be blessed:

"And they brought young children to him, that he should touch
them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But
when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto
them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid
them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say
unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a
little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up
in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them."
Mark 10:13-16, KJV

"And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch
them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But
Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children
to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the
kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not
receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise
enter therein."
Luke 18:15-17, KJV

Just as the U.S. Supreme Court interprets certain fundamental
rights from the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights, even
though those rights are not found therein in black and white,
so it is with the Bible. In their zeal to try to defend the
practice of abortion, some people may argue that there is no
clear commandment in God's Word which plainly tells us "Thou
shalt not commit abortion". While some modern-day issues are
not specifically covered in the Bible due to the simple fact
that the world has become a lot more complex during the past
four thousand years, and such technology didn't exist at that
time, we do need to rely upon the leading of God's Spirit and
carefully study what is available in the Bible, in order to
make wise decisions concerning these issues.

In my view, all of the verses which I have been sharing with
you in this series, clearly demonstrate in an indirect way,
God's view regarding abortion. In other words, just as with
certain fundamental rights which have been implied from the
U.S. Constitution by the court, and bestowed upon American
citizens, the prohibition to perform abortion is implied in
the Bible as well. However, please notice that there is one
law that is found in the Book of Exodus which does shed some
light on this issue. It is found in the following verses:

"If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her
fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall
be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay
upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if
any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye
for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,"
Exodus 21:22-24, KJV

What these verses are saying is that if two men struggle, and
during the course of their fighting a pregnant woman is hurt,
and loses her child, (involuntary abortion), the guilty man
shall be brought before the judge and fined accordingly. But,
if not only the child is accidentally aborted, but the woman
is also harmed, or more specifically, killed, as a result of
the skirmish, then the guilty man must pay with his life. The
implication here seems to be that if the woman is harmed so
that she can no longer bear more children, or in fact dies.
This is because the word "mischief" is derived from a Hebrew
word, "acown", which, according to my Hebrew lexicon, means
evil, mischief, harm, or hurt. The fact that the last verse
states "thou shalt give life for life" clarifies that the
intent is that the woman probably dies.

The reason why the penalty is so severe under the Mosaic Law,
is because back then, and even now, in Hebrew/Jewish culture,
having progeny and continuing the family line is viewed as an
extremely important issue. The Israelis have already realized
that within a matter of years the Jewish population of Israel
will be outnumbered by those of Arab and Palestinian descent.
So, killing a man's pregnant wife, or killing the child that
she carries, could be devastating to an Israelite. If we take
into consideration the time period in which the Mosaic Laws
were given, it becomes all the more apparent why this law was
enforced. Israel was a young, budding nation, with enemies
all around. Thus, increasing the population was of utmost
importance.

But what I really want you to see from the previous verses is
this: If a man was to be punished for accidentally causing a
woman's involuntary abortion, (miscarriage), how do you think
the Lord views our modern society where abortions are by no
means accidents, but are in fact conscious acts of heartless,
cold-blooded murder? Not only that, but they are profitable
acts of cold-blooded murder. If God chose to hold all of us
to the stiff penalties of the Mosaic Law, every abortionist,
and every single parent, or would-be parent, who engages in
this ungodly slaughter of the innocent, would be found guilty
of death. It becomes evident then, that from the writings of
the Old Testament to the New Testament, there is absolutely
no Scriptural indication that God condones abortion. There
is not a single verse to support this terrible, ugly crime.

A moment ago, I stated that the System offers two so-called
"solutions" when it comes to the issue of teenage pregnancy.
As we have already seen, one of these is abortion. The other
is birth control. In the conversations that I have had over
the years, some people have pointed to abortion as being a
good reason to support birth control. The argument usually
follows a line of thought which says that if it were not for
unwanted pregnancies, then the problem of abortion would not
exist; therefore, the solution is to promote birth control.
Another person remarked how using some form of birth control
prevents so-called "unplanned pregnancies".


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