Despite a quite universal acceptance of life as precious and worthy of preservation, the debate over human life has raged on for many years and in many situations. Specifically, biblical views on life and the preservation of this gift have brought tension and attacks on the holistic views of Christ followers. Many Christ followers would argue that life comes at conception and this disallows such actions as abortion or negative treatment of a woman 's body especially during the time of pregnancy. I would argue that the life of person does not come at conception ultimately even though it biologically begins but exists in eternity past abiding within God 's plan. John 1:3 states that, "All things were made through him, and without him was not
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This is discussed in Romans 1:28 as it reads, " And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done" (ESV). This is insightful because it allows Christ followers to understand that the only way in which life will be fully appreciated is in the work of the Holy Spirit and not political movements or social reform. One of the ways in which we see a degraded understanding of human life is a pursuit of autonomy. For many, it is not a debate of when life begins but rather an excuse for freedom to choose as the ultimate right. Chee-Chiew Lee states in his article "The Value and Dignity of Human Life", "Since life belongs to God, humans do not have absolute autonomy over their own lives but are stewards of the life given to them by God." Not only does life biologically begin when two people conceive a child, it is a deeper issue of control and authority that has been blurred by sin and human selfishness. Biological conception of life can be presented in the most simplistic terms and the worst of abortion such as partial birth abortion can be explained to show how life biologically ends at conception but it can lead all to nothing when the broken pursuit of autonomy is an idol. John Piper summarizes this poignantly when he writes, "
This is discussed in Romans 1:28 as it reads, " And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done" (ESV). This is insightful because it allows Christ followers to understand that the only way in which life will be fully appreciated is in the work of the Holy Spirit and not political movements or social reform. One of the ways in which we see a degraded understanding of human life is a pursuit of autonomy. For many, it is not a debate of when life begins but rather an excuse for freedom to choose as the ultimate right. Chee-Chiew Lee states in his article "The Value and Dignity of Human Life", "Since life belongs to God, humans do not have absolute autonomy over their own lives but are stewards of the life given to them by God." Not only does life biologically begin when two people conceive a child, it is a deeper issue of control and authority that has been blurred by sin and human selfishness. Biological conception of life can be presented in the most simplistic terms and the worst of abortion such as partial birth abortion can be explained to show how life biologically ends at conception but it can lead all to nothing when the broken pursuit of autonomy is an idol. John Piper summarizes this poignantly when he writes, "