ODJ: protecting life
May 19, 2011
I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb (v.5).
READ: Jeremiah 1:1-8
Russell Turnbull was riding a bus one night when a fight broke out. He tried to intervene, but in the process someone sprayed ammonia into his right eye. The powerful liquid scarred his cornea, causing him to lose sight and experience chronic pain. A doctor was able to cut away a tiny portion of Turnbull’s other cornea and use adult stem cells to grow a patch for the damaged one. “The operation was a complete success, and I now have my sight back,” says Turnbull.
The medical advances and miracles achieved through using adult stem cells is remarkable. Sadly, some scientists continue to push the unproductive use of embryonic stem cells. Those cells can be obtained only through the destruction of human embryos . . . the destruction of life.
There are many verses in God’s Word that provide insight into the moral and ethical ramifications of destroying embryos: “God created human beings in His own image” (Genesis 1:27); “You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13); “The Lord . . . formed me in my mother’s womb” (Isaiah 49:5).
The prophet Jeremiah received this message from God: “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb” (1:5). God Himself stated that embryos are His precious, living handiwork. To destroy them goes against God and His holy commands (Exodus 20:13).
As believers in Jesus, we should strongly oppose embryonic stem cell research. Due to the successful use of adult stem cells, it’s unnecessary. And as we lift our voices in opposition, we can take these words from God to heart: “Don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you” (Jeremiah 1:8).
Let’s help protect human life—even in its tiniest forms. —Tom Felten
Why does the use of embryonic stem cells destroy more than life? What can you do to help stop their use?
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