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I am not near the bible quoter you are, not a biblical scholar and not a follower, but I do have some questions about your interpretations.Good point, so let me bring up the Bible itself.
1) Genesis, chapter 2:
"7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. "
As you can see, Adam did not become a person until he took his first breath.
Yeah? So? According to this version of the story, Adam also was not in the womb, not developing as a child in untero would, was only dust from the ground previously while the baby in the womb is already provably alive and growing [ dead cells not have a penchant for replication like live cells do, right?]. Have any bible quotes on something more applicable, maybe like the creation and/or birth of Cain or Able? I mean, you gotta admit, apples [ no pun intended ] and oranges here...
But what about fetuses themselves? The Bible has a lot to say on that question also:
From Exodus, Chapter 21:
22 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' husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine .
That's right. It is not murder. The man who caused the fetus to die can be sued, and forced to pay money to the the woman's husband. But many today who profess to be Christians attempt to invent new meanings which never existed in the Bible at all.
It does not say its not murder, also does not say it is...but for you to pronounce based on this sentence is a little bit of a reach, maybe?
And the, "he shall be surely punished"...correct me if I am wrong but the death penalty is still considered a punishment, correct? So its still in the quiver of potential punishments that probably could then, and certainly can currently, be applied by the courts, surely.
then...
..."according as the woman's husband will lay upon him"... don't know what that means to you, but if I were a husband and you had just killed my child residing in my beloved wife's womb, I might, as according to me, want you punished as a murderer.
finally...
"and he shall pay as the judges determine"... and payment could very well be with his life...if that is what the judges so determine. You certainly cannot disprove that just from the quotes you have throw up here... or maybe it might be better of me to request that you prove them, any of them...
Okay.What does the Bible say about them? It's right here:
From Revelations, Chapter 22:
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Well, we are not certain you are guilty of hypocrisy... yet... we will just have to wait and we shall see...God hates hypocrites, and will punish them severely.