"For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children
of men . . . Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth
not evil and good? Wherefore doth a living man complain, a
man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try
our ways, and turn again to the LORD."
Lamentations 3:33, 38-40, KJV

But the main point I wish to emphasize here is that if my
daughter was to remain alive, we had no choice but to rely
upon modern medicine. Legally, as well as medically, there
was no other option. In my personal life, I have refused to
take medicines for many years. I won't even take something
for a migraine headache unless it is really severe. I would
rather endure the pain until it subsides. It is not just a
matter of personal religious convictions as you may possibly
think; but rather the fact that I simply do not like to put
artificial chemicals in my body. Only God knows what they do
to us, particularly substances such as antibiotics which do
good on one hand, while doing harm on the other. I've taught
my daughter the same views, so maybe you can understand how
profoundly the discovery, almost eight years ago, that she
is a Type 1 diabetic, affected our lives.

Imagine if I had continued to convince myself that I had the
faith, and that it was just a matter of time before the Lord
would heal my daughter of her diabetes. Even worse, imagine
if I had decided, based upon my personal faith, to withhold
insulin injections from my daughter. Of course, I never did
this, or even considered it, but if I had, she might be dead
today, and I might be in jail. So my point is that we need
to recognize the limits of our faith, and act accordingly.
To do otherwise is simply to be motivated by our pride. It
is also foolish and dangerous, particularly when it involves
the life of another person. Which is better, to seek medical
attention and save a person's life, or pretend to have faith
and end up in jail as a result of contributing to a person's
death through inaction?

In spite of what I've stated previously, there will no doubt
be some Christians who will continue to argue that we should
simply trust the Lord concerning situations such as ectopic
pregnancies. Fundamentalists may insist that it is better to
die trusting the Lord than to rely upon modern medicine, and
that if the woman became pregnant, then it must have been by
God's Will. For me personally, this line of thought leads to
other difficulties, some of which I have not yet been able
to resolve for myself, even after so many years of embracing
the Christian faith. For example, where does God's Will and
Intervention end, and human free will begin? Where does God's
Will end, and normal, human biological reproductive functions
begin?

As I mentioned earlier, when a young girl or woman is raped
and she becomes pregnant, I have a difficult time accepting
that it occurred by the Will of God. That baby is the result
of a brutal act of selfish pleasure. It did not involve the
woman's will, or much less God's Will. Previously, I clearly
explained that I believe that human conception occurs by the
Will of God, and that it is not just a biological function.
So am I now contradicting myself and reversing my previous
position? Before answering, please consider the following
explanation.

While I do believe that conception involves the Will of God,
that is only a part of the overall equation. In my opinion,
there is another condition which must first be met, in order
to determine if a pregnancy has really occurred by the Will
of God; and that is that the unborn child must have resulted
from two individuals who engaged in a mutual, loving, sexual
relationship. Love is a primary requisite, because the Bible
tells us that God is love. In short, God blesses a mutual
sexual union which is motivated by genuine love. Obviously,
one-night-stands, casual sex, rape and incest do not qualify.
While one-night-stands and casual sex may be a mutual act,
they certainly don't involve real love. It is either lust or
mere infatuation.

So I've considered the possibility that some pregnancies may
occur by the Will of God, while others do not. Clear Biblical
examples include the births of Isaac, Samson, and, of course,
Jesus. These were obvious miraculous births which occurred in
contradiction to our understanding of human conception. They
required Divine Intervention. I'm not suggesting that a child
must be miraculously conceived in order for a pregnancy to be
viewed as the Will of God. As I said, if a pregnancy is the
result of a mutual, loving sexual relationship, then it may
very well have occurred by God's Will. Picture a triangle in
which the man is at the bottom left corner, the woman is at
the bottom right corner, and God is at the apex. When they
are united by love, and their wills are in unity with each
other and with God, it may result in a conception.

So what about all of the other pregnancies that occur in the
world which are not the result of a genuine act of love? As
with many things in this life, I posit that they occur, not
necessarily because they are the explicit, perfect Will of
God, but simply because the Lord has endowed each one of us
with free will. In other words, God has stepped back a bit,
and allowed each of us to make our own decisions, including
with whom to engage in sexual intercourse. The pregnancies
which result from such encounters are thus the normal fruit
of human sexual intercourse and human biological processes,
whether real love is present or not. The Lord set the human
reproductive machine in motion in the Book of Genesis when He
first said "Be fruitful and multiply", and we are witnessing
the result of that commandment to this day.

As I explain in other articles, I also believe that the Lord
has chosen not to interfere for a time, so that we humans can
learn some valuable lessons through our own poor decisions
and actions. Life is a school, and God is the Schoolmaster.

Returning to the issue of ectopic pregnancies and abortion,
if we accept the view that everything comes from the Hand of
God, as opposed to the belief that some things occur as a
result of our own choices, and not necessarily because God
willed them to happen, then we are confronted with a rather
serious dilemma. Are we to believe that it is God's Will for
a woman to become pregnant, to then develop life-threatening
complications, such as a tubal pregnancy, and then for her
family to watch her die? I certainly believe that God knows
what is best for us, but I am not convinced that this is the
manner in which He operates. Free will has to take over at
some point. To know your wife may die if she continues with
the pregnancy, and not do anything about it, is waiving your
right to free will. Of course, some people may argue that in
choosing to trust the Lord, they have exercised free will.

Personally, however, I don't think that I would make the same
decision if I were in that position. As I said, the Lord has
given us a mind to make own own choices. In a situation such
as I have just described, He expects us to decide what is the
best course of action to take. In this case, as I explained
earlier, I believe that it is better to try to save one life,
than to lose both. After all, God is in the habit of creating
life and saving life, not destroying it. If the Lord wants to
take a Christian woman Home, I am sure that He can find a lot
easier way to do it than to allow her to become pregnant with
another life, which then threatens her own life, and then
take both of them Home. This sounds illogical to me. So, to
reiterate, as much as I detest abortion, this is one case
where I might be willing to accept it, and only in this case.

Please go to part eight for the conclusion of this series.


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ABORTION : THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENT : PART 8

Last Updated : March 19, 2009

My Personal Reservations, Abuse Of Current Abortion Laws, My
Personal Opinions, God's Opinion And His Word Are The Final
Authority, Deceived By Abortionists, Doctor George Tiller,
Freed Through Truth Of God's Word, We Have A Merciful God,
Come To The Light And Seek The Lord's Forgiveness, Please
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Let me clarify that I embrace my current position regarding
ectopic pregnancy and abortion with some reservations. After
all, it does involve placing the life of the mother above the
life of the fetus. Furthermore, to even suggest that abortion
may possibly be acceptable under certain conditions, opens
the door to abuse, and there is already widespread abuse with
current abortion laws, as we saw earlier in this series. Let
me also add that what I have stated here is only my personal
opinion. This is not "thus saith the Lord" and I can't refer
you to any Biblical verses to support my position. I am only
relying upon personal pragmatism and common sense; so if you
wish to disagree with me on this issue, that is your choice.
As with all of the opinions that I express in my articles and
series, you are perfectly within your right to disagree with
my views. The real danger occurs when we disagree with what
we find in God's Word.


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