Beginnings of Life

Question 1

Sanctity of Life KU

Answer 1

• Sanctity means being sacred or holy meaning Christians believe there is something special and unique about human life
• Christians believe that God is their creator making each individual’s life a gift from God that should be protected and cherished
• Genesis 1:27 states “God created people in his own image”
• As we have been intricately made in Gods image Christian’s believe their body should be treated with the upmost respect and care
• This is where the concept of saving themselves for marriage comes into play in order to remain pure
• Murder is intrinsically wrong as it deprives a lift of achieving their full potential and purpose that God has intended for it

Question 2

Sanctity of Life Evaluation

Answer 2

• The belief that all life is created by God has a positive impact as it provides and easy, simple answers to existence that is easily grasped by the majority of the population thus providing a sense of comfort and solace
• This can also be beneficial as seeing human life as scared leads to greater respect in society as as every individual has been created equally with a part of God within them leading to less violence such as hate crimes
• However this belief may also lead to negative ideologies such as abortion bans which may lead to more forced pregnancies and less respect for women’s lives and rights
• The Christian belief in the sanctity of life is less impactful as it leads to the belief that God has a purpose for all life which clashes with our Freewill as if our futures are laid out then our ability to make conscious choices is limited
• For example a consequence of this would be the removal of personal autonomy in the circumstances of ending life support as this would be viewed as wrong and the taking away of life