Bible verses that beautifully support each of the compassionate, life-affirming Christian responses from the poll. 1. For the Financial Burden: God Provides Through His Church • The Claim:"I can't afford a baby." • The Response: The Church must step in to practically provide for her needs. • Scripture Foundations: ◦ 1 John 3:17-18:"But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth." ◦ Philippians 4:19:"And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." ◦ Galatians 6:2:"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." 2. For the Fear of Isolation: God Places the Lonely in Families • The Claim:"I will be completely alone." • The Response: Guaranteeing her a community and a spiritual family so she never walks alone. • Scripture Foundations: ◦ Psalm 68:5-6:"Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity..." ◦ Joshua 1:9:"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." ◦ Romans 12:5:"So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." TBC......