1-24-21 | Sanctity of Human Life

SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE SUNDAY

1. Every Human is Precious to the Lord                                                 

The truth is that every life has sacred value, not just human life.

Proverbs 12:10 – “A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

Every life has value, but human life has value far above and beyond the value of any other creature.

Because every human is precious to the Lord, every human life should be precious to us.

Human beings have intrinsic value, above other creature, because we are made in the image of God.

In all of Scripture, only human beings are said to be made in God’s image.

Not even angels are said to be made in God’s image.

Regardless of race, color, creed, gender, culture, or any other thing, human beings are all made in God’s image.

Genesis 1:27 – “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God, He created him; male and female He created them.”

2. Human Life is Precious at Every Stage of Development 

Zygote, embryo, fetus, infant, adolescent, adult, and senior are all stages of human development.

Some say that an unborn child is just a blob of tissue, a clump of cells, or “it’s not a baby yet; it’s just a fetus!”

Fetus is actually a Latin term that means: “offspring, small child” and even “little one”.

Facts about human development:

At the moment of conception, every human life has unique DNA.