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· Who gets the credit for making children?

Psalm 127:3 ESV

3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.

· Is “having a baby” cut God out of the equation? ; ,

Genesis 29:31 ESV

31 When the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 30:2 ESV

2 Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

Genesis 30:22 ESV

22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.

· At what point do children belong to God?

Ezekiel 18:4 ESV

4 Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.

· How does the placenta separate the child from the mother? What would the mother’s body do to the child if the placenta was not present? Conclusion: the child is separate from the mother from conception.

· Why do we not a the right to do what we want with our bodies,

1 Corinthians 6:19–20 ESV

19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

· Are we accountable for our actions,

Galatians 6:7 ESV

7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.