Sanctity of Life

Question 1

All life is God given

Answer 1

“So God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1)

Explain:
Imago Dei
He is powerful
God has a plan

Question 2

Human life is precious

Answer 2

“Surely you know that you are Gods temple and that God’s spirit lives in you! So if anyone destroys Gods temple, God will destroy. For God’s temple is holy, and you yourself are his temple” (1 Corinthians 3: 16-11)

Explain:
God’s temple is holy — you are his temple so you are holy

Question 3

God has a plan for every human life

Answer 3

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” (Psalm 139)

Explain:
God has a plan
He knows about you before you have enter outside of your mother’s womb

Question 4

Life should not be destroyed

Answer 4

“Thou shall not commit murder” (Exodus 20:12, one of the 10 commandments)

Explain:
God has given us life — it is holy
Foundation of Christianity
Must follow and respect God’s rules

Question 5

All life deserves respect

Answer 5

“Surely you know that you are Gods temple and that God’s spirit lives in you! So if anyone destroys Gods temple, God will destroy. For God’s temple is holy, and you yourself are his temple” (1 Corinthians 3: 16-11)

Explain:
God has given us life
It is holy
Should not be destroyed

Question 6

The Bible teaches that life is a gift from God and so essentially it belongs to God

Answer 6

“If we live, we live to the Lord; if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” (Romans 14)

Explain:
Sanctity of Life

Question 7

Christians believe that life is a gift from God and therefore is sacred

Answer 7

“So God created man in his own image. In the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1)

Explain:
This means that life is to be treated as holy and therefore valued and preserved
Humans are, in a sense, created in the image of God himself

Question 8

Since life is sacred and precious, Christians believe it is wrong to kill another person

Answer 8

“You shall not commit murder.” (Exodus)

Question 9

The body is not just a physical concept, it is the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit and must always be treated with reverence and respect

Answer 9

“Surely you know that you are Gods temple and that God’s spirit lives in you! So if anyone destroys Gods temple, God will destroy. For God’s temple is holy, and you yourself are his temple” (1 Corinthians 3: 16-11)

Question 10

What do Christians believe about human life?

Answer 10

God sanctified (made holy) human life by becoming human himself and that the way Jesus suffered without attempting to do anything to cut short his sufferings shows that life is not to be ended except when God decides