Why shouldn’t Christians promote and participate in studies that may help cure terminal diseases and paralyzing injuries?

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Overview

The U.S. government continues to debate whether to pursue stem cell therapy research. True, embryos are destroyed in the process of trying to save people with life-threatening illnesses or injuries, but, according to late actor Christopher Reeves, the government must approve such research because its job is to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people. What’s our response?

Table of Contents

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 1:26-28; 4:8-16; 9:1-7. Acts 15:1-35. Matthew 5:45b; 6:33; 7:12; 18:14; 22:37-40

LEADER'S GUIDE

    • Identify the Current Issue

    • Discover the Eternal Principles

—Teaching point one: All life is created by God. Humans are created in the image of God, thereby reflecting their Creator.

—Teaching point two: God is not just the creator of human life; he also wills to protect the human life he has created.

—Teaching point three: God makes provision for human livelihood—both plant and animal life—but taking the life of a human being created in God’s image is prohibited.

—Teaching point four: The Bible doesn’t have an answer for every human dilemma, but with the aid of the Spirit in the community of faith, it points us in the right direction.

—Teaching point five: Even if the Bible doesn’t have an answer for every human dilemma, it has many principles that apply to matters of life and death.

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