ABORTION, HOMOSEXUALITY, Fornication (sex outside of marriage)

    When considering the biblical reasons for positions on abortion, homosexuality and fornication (sex outside of marriage) we must first lay the foundation for why we accept the Bible as God's Word and our only authority for Godly living.

    1. All Scripture is inspired by God.
            "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,
            for instruction in righteousness"  (2 Timothy 3:16)

    2. The Bible is not man's opinion, it is the work of God's Holy Spirit.
            "For prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."
             (2 Peter 1:21)

    3. The Word of God is applicable for all generations.
            "Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the Word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering
            the outcome of their conduct. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever."
            (Hebrews 13:7-8)

    4. It is the Living-Word.
            "For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division
            of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
            (Hebrews 4:12)

ABORTION

    There was punishment for anyone who caused a woman to lose her unborn baby.
            "If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall
            surely be punished accordingly as the woman's husband imposes on him; and he shall pay as the judges
            determine.  But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand,
            foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
            (Exodus 21:22-25)

    God works with babies while they are still in their mothers womb.
            "For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled
            with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb."
            (Luke 1:15)
    
            "The word of the LORD came to me, saying, 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I
            set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
            (Jeremiah 1:4-5)

    Jesus was originally an "unwanted baby"!  God had to intervene and change Joseph's heart and attitude.  Mary was an
"unwed" pregnant girl!  She was pregnant by Someone other than her husband to be!  Yet none of these reasons were sufficient to have the child aborted, Thank God!    
             ^"And the angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to
            speak to you and bring you these glad tidings"
            (Luke 1:19)

Homosexuality

    It is a direct rebellion against God's plan for His creation to reproduce.
            "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 
               Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have
            dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
            (Genesis 1:27-28)

    Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of Homosexuality.
            "Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from
            every quarter, surrounded the house.  And they called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to
            you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally."  So Lot went out to them through the
            doorway, shut the door behind him, and said, "Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly!
            (Genesis 19:4-7)

    It is a sin, an abomination!
            "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination."
            (Leviticus 18:22)

    It is committed by people with "depraved" minds darkened by sin.
           "Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men
           committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.  And even as
           they did not like to  retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things
           which are not fitting"
           (Romans 1:27-28)

    It is listed among those sins which (if not repented of) will keep a person out of heaven.
            "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither
            fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor
            drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God."
            (1 CORINTHIANS 6:9-10)

    The abominable will perish in hell.
            "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall
            have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
            (Revelations 21:8)

    Homosexuals are just like any other person living in sin. Like liars, adulterers, etc.  They need to repent and stop sinning and return to Jesus for cleansing and forgiveness.  They too can become a new creation in Christ Jesus.
            "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have
            become new."
            (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Fornication (sex outside of marriage)

    Fornicators will not go to heaven.
            "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither
            fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites"
            (1 CORINTHIANS 6:9)

    Sexual relations are immoral when outside of the marriage relationship.
             ^"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ?  Shall I then take the members of Christ and make
            them members of a harlot?  Certainly not!  Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with
            her? For "the two," He says, "shall become one flesh."   But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 
            Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins
            against his own body.  Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom
            you have from God, and you are not your own?"
            (1 CORINTHIANS 6:15-19)

    Immoral people will not enter heaven.
            "Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness"
            (Galatians 5:19)

    Marriage is honorable but fornication and adultery God will judge.
            "Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge."
            (Hebrews 13:4)


    The most important thing to remember when considering the above sins is that every one of them God is willing to forgive.  In fact He longingly waits for those who have fell victim to these sins to come back to Him.  His death on the cross paid for all sins including these. We can have a
new beginning in Jesus.