Advancements in the fields of science and medicine have led to an increased awareness of what occurs at the various stages of pregnancy. It has been discovered that many significant developmental milestones occur long before birth. The first eight weeks following conception are when most body parts and all body systems appear and begin functioning. Five weeks after conception, the spinal cord, brain, and heart have already started formation. On the sixth week, the heart (with all four chambers) is pumping blood to the brain and throughout the body. By the eighth week, brainwaves have can be recorded as well as a response to light and touch. At 12 weeks, yawning has been observed, fingerprints have begun formation, and some bones begin to harden. Technological advancements have provided profound discoveries in the immense development that occurs during even the first trimester of pregnancy. And yet, as the abortion debate continues, new questions have started to su...
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. Matthew 7:1-6 (ESV) "Judge not" has become the mantra of our culture as it increasingly seeks to equate tolerance with acceptance . Many people attempt to use Jesus's words here as a means to prohibit someone from evaluating the choices of another. The irony is, these same people are guilty of the very thing Jesus is warning us about. It is obvious ...