Coram Deo

In the Image of God?

The Church of England has come out with the opinion that the compassionate thing for Christians to do would just be to let some babies die.  It is just too expensive to keep them alive, and they often live worthless lives of disability anyway. 

This is just the logical next step when Darwinism and Marxism are embraced.  If inconvenient babies can be killed in the womb, why not expensive, unhealthy babies after birth?   If man crawled from the sludge and life means nothing, then why preserve it? If we exist to serve the state, then why not end life when our usefulness has expired. 

Some countries already allow euthanasia, and there has already been a lot written about how many people believe the old and infirm have an obligation to end their life.  And "being a burden" on their families is of growing concern to the elderly and soon to be elderly.  The founder of a "suicide clinic" in Switzerland wants to open a chain of them around the world to give everyone a real choice.

Because apart form God, there is no innate value to human life.  Apart from God, it makes sense that we, the workers and thinkers, should make decisions regarding the worth of life.  It makes sense that science should make and destroy life in order to make life better for the people already here.  I mean, if life means nothing then our obligation extends no further than ourselves.

And then I hear people all around me banging the drum for "healthcare for all".  It's our right, they say, for the government to provide health care for everyone.  Like England.  They have health care for everyone and they are finding that preserving life is just too doggone expensive.  And Holland, they have healthcare for all and they won't even treat babies born at less than 25 weeks gestation.  Let's not forget, he who pays the piper calls the tune.

And speaking of young babies, governmental expense and quality of life, there is a young couple in our church that had a baby boy last February.  He was born at 23 weeks gestation and they had an uphill battle to get the hospital to treat him.  But they did treat him, and after several months he came home.  He doesn't appear to have any neurological or physical problems.  There were many close calls, but God has healed this little boy.  We know another young couple whose first child was born at 24 weeks gestation.  Their little boy has some severe handicaps.  Both of these families feel immensely blessed by their little boys.  Both of these boys have life given by God for His own glory and purposes.  And, both of these couples lacked insurance and yet refused government aid to pay their bills.  They relied instead on the generosity of God's people, the work of thier hands, and the mercy of God himself.  Both of them will be paying bills for years to come.  But God has been faithful and their needs are met.

And I'm just gonna leave you with that.

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5:31 PM, Nov. 14, 2006 .. Posted by babymakers

That is encouraging to hear about the people you know that not only had the babies but also chose to not take the government health care.

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11:08 PM, Nov. 14, 2006 .. Posted by DanielleW

Wow, what a wonderful 2 examples!

Each and every life is precious in His sight.