God’s “Life” vs. Humanists’ “Life”

Ever thought about how the definition of life changes depending on the circumstance?  We all know God’s definition of life is the absolute true meaning of the word.

The Lord said to Jeremiah in chapter 1, verse 5 (KJV):  Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. So we know that God knew us before we were even conceived, let alone before we were born.

How does this contrast with the definition of life in the secular realm?  It depends on the situation.  Clearly many of those in the humanist camp refuse to define anything as life until it reaches a certain number of weeks in the womb, or until it’s actually born at maturity.  I’ve read various accounts of how life is actually measured by humanists.  Some think life isn’t truly life until it has a heartbeat.  Others determine life as something that feels pain.  While others are still completely content to allow partial-birth abortions, a procedure in which a living fetus is partially delivered then killed.

There’s no real consistency from the humanists on the definition of life, as you can clearly see.  This is even more evident when it comes to the search for extraterrestrial life.  Humanists and scientists are desperate to find any signs of “life” on other worlds, even life as small as a single-celled organism.  Any finding of this type outside of our planet would be quickly touted as life and proof that life exists extra-terrestrially.  Of course, a human embryo quickly expands beyond the point of being only a single cell, yet humanists are quick to dismiss it as life and have allowed millions to be legally aborted since 1973 in the United States.

Humanists have little regard for the rights of the unborn, yet champion causes to prevent convicted felons from being put to death for their crimes.  In the United States, the innocent unborn are punished with death while those convicted of felonious crimes are spared from the cruel act of capital punishment.

Remember the worlds of the prophet Isaiah:  Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5:20, KJV).