1. “What the Bible Says About Embryonic Stem Cell Research!”
Proverbs 14:12

2. Christopher Reeve won attention playing the role of Superman in 4 movies…

3. Michael J. Fox, at the age of 21 won the role of the loveable conservative Alex P. Keaton on NBC’s popular Family Ties…

4. Ronald Reagan’s background as an actor served him well as a public figure. He was nicknamed “The Great Communicator.”…

5. July 19, 2006, George W. Bush exercised his veto power for the first time in his 5 ½ years as President. He vetoed bill H.R. 810: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005…

6. “This bill would support the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others. It crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect.”

7. As convincing and appealing as these pleas may sound, you and I must reserve judgment on this issue or any other issue, until we know what God has to say. God’s Word triumphs all other voices!

8. Purpose:
to be able to give a well-informed/Biblical conclusion to embryonic stem cell research

9. I THE SCIENCE
A. Embryonic (Embryo)

11. I THE SCIENCE
A. Embryonic (Embryo)
B. Stem Cells

13. I THE SCIENCE
A. Embryonic (Embryo)
B. Stem Cells
C. Research

14. II THE MORALITY
A. The Word of God

15. Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

16. Psalm 139:13-14
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

17. Luke 1:41-44
“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.’”

18. II THE MORALITY
A. The Word of God
B. Some Other Facts

19. If embryonic stem cell research were as promising as its advocates say, for profit companies would be racing to discover those cures, making them available to the millions of people who would pay any amount of money to achieve good health.

20. III THE BIBLE LESSONS LEARNED
A. Guard Against Being Overly Concerned With Quality of Life
B. Desperation Leads to Foolishness

21. III THE BIBLE LESSONS LEARNED
C. Just Because We Can Doesn’t Mean We Should
D. The Ends Never Justify the Means

22. DefCon Web Site
“It’s the religious right’s fault that stem cell research legislation failed… after President Bush’s veto. They have ignored 72% of the American people, bi-partisan majorities in both houses of Congress, and our nation’s leading scientists. They have dashed hope for millions of Americans suffering from diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis, cancer and diabetes.”

23. “…If we are to find the right ways to advance ethical medical research, we must also be willing when necessary to reject wrong ways. For that reason, I must veto this bill.”

24. Conclusion and Summary
Proverbs 24:11-12
“Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, ‘But we knew nothing about this,’ does not He who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not He who guards life know it? Will He not repay each person according to what he has done?”