From the Minister's Desk . . .
Gale Nelson
ABORTION (Adapted and Revised)
September 7, 2003
Members of the church of Christ must be ready to instruct
others and live by what thus saith the Lord. Mankind is
becoming more and more irresponsible in their daily lives and
continue to justify sin. Sin is a transgression (violation) of
the law (I John 3:4). If man makes sin justifiable, then many
souls will be at stake. Jesus justified (declared not guilty)
those who obey him through the gospel (Rom. 3:23-25). We
cannot justify ourselves, we had to be justified because of
our sin. One recurring act which man seeks to justify as just
a matter of choice is abortion. In the book of Proverbs, the
Bible says, “These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are
an abomination to Him: A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands
that shed innocent blood . . .” (Prov. 6:16-19). Throughout
scripture, God has made it abundantly clear that He will not
tolerate the shedding of innocent blood. Through the prophet
Joel we learn, “Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a
desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of
Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land” (Joel
3:19). The fact that the word abortion does not appear in the
Bible does not mean that God approves of the practice of
taking an innocent life. In the Old Testament, God severely
judged a king named Manasseh, “because of the innocent blood
that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent
blood, which the Lord would not pardon” (2 Kings 24:4).
Abortion is not a question of women’s rights, but rather a
question of life or death. Who has the right to make such a
decision?
The Bible tells us that God recognizes the unborn child. He
speaks of David as a person before he was born (Psa.
139:13-15). He says that He knew the prophet Jeremiah before
he was born (Jer. 1:4-5). He set the apostle Paul apart for
His service while he was yet an unborn child (Gal. 1:15). If
God recognizes a person while yet unborn, then the practice of
abortion is clearly murder. God treasures the unborn child.
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of
the womb is a reward” (Psa. 127:3). Keep the faith....
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