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FAMILY... Depicted above are photographs of families-- mom and pop families, single parent families, and extended families. The first institution God established for mankind was the family. After God created man and woman, we read (Genesis 2:24): Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. In God's blessing for mankind and this union of man and woman, He commanded (Genesis 1:28b): "... Be fruitful and multiply;...." God's relationship with His people is presented in loving family terms: Israel is God's wife, even though she is often an unfaithful wife (Hosea 2:19-20; Isaiah 54:5; and Ezekiel, chapter 16), and Jesus is the Bridegroom betrothed to His bride, the Christian church (2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:25-32; and Revelation 19:7-20). For thousands of years, the family has been the bedrock-- the foundation-- of civilzation. Defenseless children are protected by adults, until they become adults to bear the next generation of children. Values, ethics, and work habits are best learned in the home. You are the product of countless generations that preceded you. You are the link in a chain of ancestors which extends back to the beginning of mankind. Your child will be the next link in this chain. The next generation begins one child at a time within each family. The greatest accomplishment any man or woman can achieve is to love, protect, and raise a child to adulthood. All other endeavors pale in importance to our generation preparing worthy men and women for the next generation. I write this Website from an American's perspective. I have witnessed the America I loved (and still love) being destroyed by internal and external enemies. America today is not the America of my youth. The family is crumbling. The best part of society is being lost, as our strong family values are lost. I believe that America's weakened family (and its traditional family values), its rush toward moral bankruptcy, its diminished respect for each other, and its love for and fear of God can be traced to several things. Certainly, our society has been gutted by the 1973 Roe vs Wade and Doe vs Bolton decisions, which legalized abortion on request. An arrogant, ignorant Supreme Court told the nation it is acceptable to kill unborn babies at will, and most Christian pastors were impotent in their protests. Family... This, the very most important asset of any nation, is being dismantled before our eyes. This year in America, abortionists will destroy 1.3-million future families-- future moms and dads and future scientists, teachers, leaders, and workers. A significant part of our next generation will be dismembered, their bloody, mangled bodies placed in plastic bags to be incinerated. In the process, 1.3-million women-- the moms of these aborted babies-- will be left grieving, experiencing strong loss and guilt; many will become estranged from God and their own families, seeking emotional relief in sexual promiscuity and substance abuse. America needs to be healed from abortion. God gave us the formula for national healing (2 Chronicles 7:14): [The LORD said] ..."if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land." This Website is written for you, for several reasons:
This site is about HOPE and the FUTURE-- your future and your baby's future. No matter what you may be feeling... no matter how lonely you are... no matter how confused you are... no matter how frightened you are, there is a God to whom you can turn for answers and comfort. GOD LOVES YOU! Read God's message of love for you, as written in The Holy Bible. Read how you can ask God to forgive-- and even forget!-- your sins. Read how you can return His love by accepting His greatest gift to all mankind-- eternal life in Heaven through the sacrificial death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. This Website outlines some of the Holy Bible's truth, whereby you can gain peace and joy on earth now and eternal life in Heaven. |
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Since the U.S. Supreme Court's infamous Roe vs Wade and Doe vs Bolton decisions in January, 1973, more than forty-eight million (>48,000,000) unborn babies have been killed by abortion in the United States. Approximately 1.3-million babies will be added to this death toll during the next year.
Few topics divide Americans as much as the legalization of abortion. Everyone seems to be either pro-life or pro-"choice." Many viewpoints based on law, medicine, and philosophy have been offered, but neither side convinces the other.
THERE IS ONE VIEWPOINT THAT MUST DEFINE THIS ISSUE. This viewpoint is the behavior God demands of us, His children. God's requirements-- His Holy Word-- are written in The Holy Bible.
The Holy Bible is written for you. The Bible is a magnificent framework around which you should build all of your life's choices, if you are an obedient, God-fearing person. Once you understand Biblical principles of obedient living for God, you can fill in "blanks" for any of life's problems not specifically mentioned in The Bible.
Take a few moments to read and think about the following verses from The Holy Bible. Even if you are now pro-"choice," I believe you may agree with me, after reading the Scriptures, that human life is a gift of God-- a gift that only God should take away. God prohibits mankind from shedding innocent blood.
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| The Holy Bible tells of God's creation of the Universe in Genesis, including His final and most important creation on earth-- mankind: | Genesis 1:1 | 26-28a: 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.... | 26Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule... over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." 27So God created man in his own image,* in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them. 28God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number...."
*EXPLANATION: What is the image of God? God is an eternal Spirit. Each person is given an eternal spirit-- his or her eternal soul. It is the gift of a soul which distinguishes mankind from all other living creatures. |
| God Himself breathed life into man. The "spark of life" that makes us living beings, rather than lumps of chemicals, is a gift from God: | Genesis 2:7 | 22: 7The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. | 22Then the LORD God made a woman from [Adam's] rib... and he brought her to the man. |
| God not only created us, He also considers us His children. Every person, whether born or unborn, is a child of God: | Acts 17:28:
[Paul said] "... For in [God] we live and move and have our being.... We are his offspring....." 1 John 3:1a, 2a: 1How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!.... 2Dear friends, now we are children of God.... |
| Humans are so special in God's eyes that He knows every detail about us, even to the point of knowing the number of hairs on each person's head: | Matthew 10:30: [Jesus said] "And even the very hairs on your head are all numbered." |
| EACH PERSON'S LIFE IS IN GOD'S HAND: | |
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| God, not man, should decide when the length of a person's life should end: | Job 12:10: In [God's] hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind. |
| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ABOUT LIFE: | |
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| Isaiah and Paul addressed the majesty of God's creation, including human life: | Isaiah 42:5:
... God the LORD who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it....
Acts 17:25: "... because he himself [God] gives all men life and breath and everything else." |
| SHOULD WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT A GIFT FROM GOD? | |
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| Children are a gift-- a reward-- from God to us: | Psalm 127:3b: ... children are a reward from [the LORD]. |
COMMONSENSE REALITY. At conception, a person's chromosomes-- his or her genetic (DNA) codes-- are joined, with half of the genetic codes coming from the father and half from the mother. At the precise moment of conception, a unique, complete, separate, and irreplacable individual is formed. There will never be another person like this unborn child. Protected in the mother's womb, this fertilized ovum (egg) may develop into an infant, then a child, and then an adult-- but always, regardless of age or stage of development, that child is a child of God.
The God-given gift of life is passed to the next generation at the moment of conception. To argue otherwise flies in the face of common sense.
THE QUESTION OF INDEPENDENT LIFE. Life begins at conception, not at some arbitrary age during gestation, or at birth, or after birth. An unborn baby in the mother's womb is clearly a person. It is irrelevant whether the developing child needs the mother's protection or whether the child could live outside the mother's womb.
To understand this point, consider a five-year old boy, who is preparing to enter kindergarten. His parent hands War and Peace to the boy, and asks him to read the first chapter aloud. "I can't," protests the boy. "Well, then, you don't deserve to go to school because you can't read," scolds the parent.
Of course the little boy cannot read, but he has the potential to be able to read in the future. After a suitable period of time in school, there is every expectation that he will sdome day be able to read War and Peace.
An unborn baby developing in his or her mother's womb has the potential of becoming a child and, then, an adult, living independently outside of the protection of his or her mother's womb.
To argue that an unborn baby is something less than human because he or she is dependent upon the mother for nourishment is sophistry at its worst. This argument has been INVENTED by persons who wish to justify abortion.
| GOD KNOWS AND LOVES US, EVEN BEFORE WE ARE BORN! | |
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| The Holy Bible teaches that our Heavenly Father knows and loves each person before birth, and that He has a plan for each person's life. Of the many Scriptures addressing this issue which could be quoted, I include the following sample for you to consider: | Psalm 139:13-16: 13For you [God] created me in my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. 14I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15My frame was not hidden from you when I was in that secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, 16your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Jeremiah 1:4-5a: 4The word of the LORD came to me saying, 5"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart...." Isaiah 49:1b | 5a: 1... Before I was born the LORD called me.... | 5And now the LORD says-- he who formed me to be his servant.... |
| EACH PERSON IS IMPORTANT TO GOD, AND HE HAS PLANS FOR THAT PERSON'S LIFE-- EVEN BEFORE BIRTH! | |
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| God ordained two nations to arise from the twins being carried in Rebekah's womb. That is, He had plans for each twin, even before birth: | Genesis 25:22-23a: 22The babies jostled each within her, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD. 23The LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated...." |
| Paul used this same pregnancy to teach that God has plans for us, even before we are born: | Romans 9:11: Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad-- ...[Rebekah] was told, "The older will serve the younger." |
| The births of John the Baptizer (to Elizabeth) and Jesus the Christ (to Mary) prove that personal identities and God's plans extend to unborn children: | Matthew 1:18b | 22-23: 18... but before they [Joseph and Mary] came together, she was found to be with child [Jesus] through the Holy Spirit.... | 22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him 'Immanuel'-- which means, 'God with us.'" Luke 1:36: [The angel answered to Mary] "Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month." Luke 1:44: "As soon as your [Mary's] greetings reached my [Elizabeth's] ears, the baby [John] in my womb leaped for joy." Luke 2:21: On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived. | IMPORTANT BIBLICAL TRUTH: In reading the preceding passages about Jesus and John, notice how they are regarded by God Himself:
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CONSIDER THE EVIDENCE. Medical scientists have discovered much about the life of an unborn child, while he or she lives in the mother's womb. For example (dates given as the approximate age of the baby after conception):
Thousands of similar observations have been made about the developing baby, but all point to the same conclusion-- a human being is formed at conception. Allowed to develop in the mother's womb, the unborn baby has the potential to become an infant, child, and adult.
LOOK TO GOD FOR UNDERSTANDING. Look to God for your understanding of when life begins-- not to Supreme Court justices, politicians, women's group activists, or abortionist-physicians. You will answer to God for your decisions and actions, not to any of these people.
CONCLUSION. The Holy Bible clearly teaches that each person is unique, is known to and loved by God even before birth, and is not placed in his or her mother's womb by chance but by the design of God.
View modern sonogram technology, showing unborn babies in virtual sonograms
with almost photographic quality of the baby:
Listen to a baby's (fetal) heart beat, as he/she is developing in the womb:
STUDY THE PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOCLIPS, AND SONOGRAMS. LISTEN TO THE HEARTBEATS. THEN, DECIDE FOR YOURSELF. IS THIS A BABY-- A LITTLE, DEFENSELESS PERSON GIVEN BY GOD AND CREATED IN HIS IMAGE, OR IS IT A "BLOB" OF TISSUE OR A COLLECTION OF CELLS? THESE CREATIONS IN THEIR MOTHERS' WOMBS ARE TENDER, DELICATELY-FORMED, AND BEAUTIFUL. THEY MOVE SPONTANEOUSLY, EXPERIENCE PAIN AND OTHER SENSATIONS, AND HAVE BEATING HEARTS.
ACCESS THESE WEBSITES TO VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS, SONOGRAMS, AND VIDEOCLIPS AND TO HEAR HEARTBEATS OF UNBORN CHILDREN WHILE THEY ARE STILL IN THEIR MOTHERS' WOMBS:
| GOD FORBIDS US FROM SHEDDING INNOCENT BLOOD:
Biblical teaching on the sanctity of human life is clear, as shown by the following verses: |
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| One of the Ten Commandments clearly forbids the willful taking of human life: | Exodus 20:1 | 13: 1And God spoke all these words:.... | 13"You shall not murder."* *INTERESTINGLY: The word in the Hebrew text for "murder," or "the killing of a human," is raw-tsakh'. The word literally means a "dashing (violent breaking)," which accurately describes the ripping apart of an unborn baby during an abortion. |
| Only God can give life. Therefore, only He should decide when life ends: | Psalm 31:15a: My times are in your [God's] hands.... |
| God's law demanded a severe penalty for anyone who would kill an unborn baby. This penalty was exacted for an accidental death of an unborn baby. How much more serious is the intentional death of a baby, as through abortion? | Exodus 21:22a, 23a: 22[The LORD said to Moses] "If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman... 23[and] there is serious injury, you are to take life for life...." |
| God forbids the shedding of innocent blood. Can any person be more innocent than an unborn baby? Can anyone believe that God condones shedding the blood of (killing) an innocent, unborn baby? | Exodus 23:7: [The LORD said] "... do not put an innocent... person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty." |
| God warns us that He hates the person whose hands shed innocent blood (that is, the person who kills an innocent person): | Proverbs 6:16-17: 16There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: 17... [one of which is] hands that shed innocent blood.... |
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JESUS CHRIST'S FEELINGS FOR CHILDREN: Jesus had a very tender, loving, and protective heart for children. |
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| Jesus taught that persons who would enter God's Kingdom must present themselves before God as innocent children. God so loves little children that they serve as the model of innocence, faith, and love to which all of us must strive, as we prepare to stand before God to give an account of our lives: | Matthew
19:14: Jesus said, "Let the little
children come to me,... for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
(Similar verses are found in Mark 10:14 and Luke 18:16.) |
| Although He was talking about causing children to sin, Jesus revealed His protective nature of and love for children. Jesus' love for children surely would extend to protecting life before birth as well as keeping them from sin after birth: | Matthew
18:6: [Jesus said] "But if anyone causes
one of these little ones to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung
around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea."
(Similar verses are found in Mark 9:42 and Luke 17:2.) |
CIVIL LAW VERSUS GOD'S LAW: The Roe vs Wade decision grants legal cover for abortion on demand. However, man's law may be contrary to the moral Law of Truth demanded by God. I believe abortion is such an example.
Although man's law protects abortion, can you read The Holy Bible with an open mind and conclude that God sanctions (approves of, permits to happen without judgment) abortion?
There is a famous statement: "A good lawyer can argue both sides of any case." The more that I observe court decisions, I am convinced a similar statement could be made: "A judge can vote either way on a case." Is this an overly harsh statement? Consider this: In Roe vs Wade, two justices voted opposite to the other seven. Why were these two not as "enlightened" as the other seven? Many Supreme Court decisions are decided by a 5 to 4 decision. A 5 to 4 split is not a decision, but, rather, a coin toss ("heads" plaintiff wins, "tails" defendant wins). Why is there such controversy in selecting a Supreme Court justice replacement? In truth, selection should be based on self-evident truths. Is the candidate learned in the law... able to write (decisions) clearly... above reproach in morality... owner of a blemish-free reputation... and so forth. But, liberals - conservatives and Democrats - Republicans fight intensively over each candidate appontment, because they know that the justices bring their biases to the Court and vote their political beliefs, not what the Constitution and the law demand.
Many persons have criticized the Roe vs Wade and Doe vs Bolton decisions. In these decisions issued on January 22, 1973, seven Supreme court justices were determined to find a way to legalize abortion, since the state and federal legislators refused to do so. These appointed justices took it upon themselves to force the country to accept a policy that elected legislators had chosen to avoid.
Many critics of the Court's decision exist, including the following examples:
| DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAN'S LAW AND GOD'S LAW: | |
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| The Bible directs us to obey governments and rulers, but our responsibility to follow civil law ALWAYS stops whenever civil law disagrees with God's Law. The U.S. Supreme Court, through its Roe vs Wade and Doe vs Bolton decisions, may permit abortion, but this decision conflicts with The Bible. God demands that we follow Him-- not Supreme Court justices-- in matters of morality: | Acts 5:29: Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than men!" |
MAN'S KNOWLEDGE (SCIENCE) VERSUS GOD'S TRUTH. Some scientists and physicians erroneously, foolishly argue that life begins at some arbitrary age after conception. Do not be confused-- life begins at conception (egg fertilization), at that moment when the father's and mother's chromosomes blend to form a unique, God-given, new child. Part of God's plan for the continuation of mankind-- for the formation of the next generation-- was set in motion at this very moment.
I have read medical and scientific articles and studies since beginning medical school in the early 1960s. Many studies fall by the wayside with great regularity, as newer information, fresher data, and more detailed analysis come to light. Any argument that a new life does not begin at conception is surely false. The Apostle Paul warned his younger student, Timothy, not to be confused by faulty reasoning offered by supposedly learned men:
| WARNING TO AVOID FALSE KNOWLEDGE (FALSE SCIENCE): | |
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| Many false teachings have arisen throughout history. (For example, scientists once believed the world was flat.) Many false teachings still arise today. There is only one Truth-- the Truth presented in The Holy Bible. Disregard any "science" which contradicts the Word of God. Any "scientist" who argues that life does not begin at conception is just wrong: | 1 Timothy
6:20-21: 20Timothy, guard what has been
entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is
falsely called knowledge,* 21which some have
professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith....
*EXPLANATION: In the original text, Paul used a Greek word pronounced gnoh-seh-oce, which means "knowledge" or "science." A believer in God understands that all knowledge flows from God and is given by Him to man as it suits God's purpose. Therefore, any "knowledge" which contradicts The Holy Bible is false-- or, as Paul wrote, a "wandering from the faith." |
ABORTION MAKES A LIE OUT OF THE DOCUMENTS UPON WHICH AMERICA WAS FOUNDED. America's heritage and system of government are based primarily on two documents-- the Declaration of Independence (for heritage) and the Constitution (for law). Does not abortion violate the protection of life championed by the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the Constitution? Consider these statements:
The Declaration of Independence:
Note that the delegates to the Continental Congress held that: this declaration of small, weak American colonies to the world was:
When we strip the guarantee of the "right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" from unborn children, we make a mockery of the Declaration of Independence.
The Constitution of The United States-- Article V of The Bill of Rights (the Fifth Amendment):
This amendment specifies other protections for any person accused of a crime. Abortion, however, removes constitutional guarantees from the weakest persons in our society-- unborn children. This country spends millions of dollars defending the vilest mass murderer, or a rapist-murderer, or a terrorist-murderer to make certain that he or she is executed only if found guilty beyond any reasonable doubt of a heinous crime, after all legal hurdles are met, and all appeals are exhausted. On the other hand, for a few hundred dollars a baby can be put to death with no allegation (charge) of crime or wrong-doing, no legal defense, no legal representation, and neither court appearance nor judicial appeal. When we strip all Constitutional rights from unborn children, we make a mockery of the Constitution.
The Constitution of The United States-- Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1:
This amendment guarantees that a person's life may not be taken by the state without due process of law. Absolutely no legal protection is offered to an unborn baby during an abortion. Again, stripping Constitutional rights from unborn children, makes a mockery of the Constitution.
CONCLUSION. God's message to us in The Holy Bible is clear. No person has the right to take intentionally the life of another (except in government-mandated capital penalty cases, wars, and self-defense). God does not make an exception to His commandments just because the person being killed is unborn. Jesus has a special place in His heart for children. Jesus would tell us that He expects us to protect children-- both born and unborn children-- from harm.
IS ABORTION ON DEMAND RIGHT OR WRONG? Satan, God's enemy, has always deceived men and women through lies and temptations. As you read this Website, ask yourself: Does abortion on demand, as now practiced in the United States, reflect the Will of God? Or, does it reflect the deception of Satan and, therefore, disobedience to God's Will? Or, does it merely reflect the needs of mankind, independent of both God and Satan? Ask yourself: Does abortion please or displease God?
Since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court's Roe vs Wade and Doe vs Bolton decisions, more than forty-eight million babies have been killed with the sanction of American law. As a point of reference, recall that Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime killed "only" six-million Jews. Most people would call Hitler an evil man for killing six-million Jews. Strangely, many of the same people would call abortionists good and courageous people for providing a "necessary 'medical procedure.'"
Sex educators and public health officials have greatly over-estimated their effectiveness in instilling sexual responsibility in children and young adults. More than one-million unborn babies will be killed this year by legal abortion, even though our young people have been "enlightened" through years of "safe sex" education and have almost unlimited access to contraceptives.
Our present approach to teaching sexual responsibility works poorly, to say the least. Since "safe sex" education has largely failed, we need another approach and another message. Since the methods of sex educators and public health officials have largely failed, we need to look to other leaders. Should we seek God's Will, rather than man's social programs? Should we ever listen to man, if man contradicts God? Should we continue to rebel against God?
Is abortion on demand spiritually right or wrong? Read The Holy Bible before making your decision. Think for yourself!
THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF ROE VS WADE.
When this concept is applied to spiritual issues, anyone who stands firm-footed on top of the hill by following God's Word will not fall. If that person steps away from the top (stops following The Holy Bible's teaching), he or she begins falling down the slippery slope, farther and farther away from God's teachings toward rebellion and error.
Abortion creates a moral and spiritual slippery slope. When a society disregards the value of the life of its most vulnerable and least protected citizens (in this case, unborn children), whose life is next in jeopardy? How long will it be until society begins to rid itself of other undesirable, weak, and vulnerable citizens? Will it be elderly persons in nursing homes? Or, severely handicapped or genetically abnormal children? Or, comatose patients? Or, some day, even you?
Does this seem far-fetched? When I graduated from medical school in 1964, I would not have thought that a woman would some day be able to walk into a clinic anywhere in the United States and legally ask for and receive an abortion, with about the same effort as walking into a dentist's office to receive dental care. (Abortion was both illegal and unethical at the time of my graduation.) In less than a decade of my graduation, all of this changed.
We have fallen headlong down the slippery slope created by Roe vs Wade.
Abortion was first proposed to save the mother's life or in case of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest. Then, abortion during early pregnancy was extended to any woman as a "right to choose" what she does with her body. Then, abortion was extended to any woman at any time for any reason, including the horrendous practice of third-trimester abortion-- partial birth abortion (which consists of forcefully holding the baby's head in the birth canal until instruments are inserted into his or her skull to suck out the brain and kill the baby).
Do you not understand our society's rapid fall down the slippery slope of abortion? Are you not concerned where this fall will lead us, as a people?
Consider the words of Martin Niemoller, a German Protestant minister and leader of his church's opposition to the atrocities of Hitler and the Nazis: "In Germany they first came for the Communists, and I did not speak up because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak up because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak up because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I did not speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me-- and by that time no one was left to speak up." Because so few people speak against abortion, it has flourished virtually unopposed.
How much of today's violence against fellow humans-- murders, rapes, abandonment of newborn babies in dumpsters, school bombings, and other crimes-- begins with the disregard many Americans have for human life? When did such devaluation of life begin? Could it have started or been accelerated by the Roe vs Wade decision? If we disregard the value of life for an unborn child, at what age of a child or adult do we start to value life?
I believe God surely would warn America today, as He warned Israel many centuries ago:
| GOD'S WARNING TO ISRAEL WILL APPLY TO AMERICA TODAY-- WE HARVEST THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE SINS WE SOW: | |
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| God promises that people and nations harvest the consequences of the sins they sow. America has sown sin by disregarding human life and killing millions of unborn babies, under the government's protection afforded by the Roe vs Wade and Doe vs Bolton decisions and the apathy of legislators, churches, and Christian citizens. We will surely reap the harvest of God's judgment against us for our disobedience against Him: | Hosea 8:7a: "They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind." |
Consider the subtlety of language pro-abortion groups, politicians, and the media use to hide the true nature of aborton. For example:
Consideration of these subtle word changes is not an idle exercise in semantics. We are seldom tempted in a flagrant, obvious manner. Rather, we are tempted to make multiple, tiny (incremental) adjustments in thoughts, words, and actions, until we cease doing God's Will.
WHO OWNS YOUR BODY? An argument for abortion
is that a woman owns and controls her own body, and no man, physician, or government can
tell her what to do with her body. This argument fails when the obvious follow-up question
is asked: Who owns and controls her unborn baby's body? God's Word addresses the
question of who own a person's body and refutes this argument:
CONCLUSION. The Holy Bible presents
God's Will as upholding the sanctity of life and acknowledging Him as the One who
controls life. Think for yourself. Does any message contrary to The Bible's teachings
come from God? Or, does such a message come from man, or even from Satan?
YOUR BODY-- AND ANY BABY GROWING INSIDE YOU-- BELONGS TO GOD, RATHER THAN TO YOU:
The Holy Bible clearly states that your body belongs to God. Your body is
the temple in which God's Spirit resides, i.e., your body is God's temple, which houses your soul.
Any unborn baby developing inside of you is part of God's temple. When you disrespect your body
in any way, e.g., by abusing drugs or alcohol, or by engaging in sexual intercourse with anyone
except your spouse in marriage, or by submitting to an abortion (except in the rare situation of a
necessity to save your life), you dishonor God and defile His temple entrusted to you. Furthermore,
Jesus Christ was crucified to heal your body and to save you from your sins. When you disrespect
your body in any manner, you belittle (demean) Jesus' sacrifice for you:
Romans
12:1: Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view
of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to
God-- this is your spiritual act of worship.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17:
16Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple, and that God's Spirit lives in you?
17If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred,
and you are that temple.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20:
19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you
have received from God? You are not your own: 20you were bought at a price. Therefore
honor God with your body.
WHAT DIFFERENCE CAN YOU MAKE? Following are ten suggestions you can use to defend the unborn:
SUGGESTION 1. Express and Defend your Christian Beliefs: You are God's child. If you are a Christian, you are a co-heir with Jesus for the eternal Kingdom of God. You have access to God's clarion call to protect life and the defenseless. Never be ashamed of the Bible's message, and defend it against its enemies. We are in the abortion mess we presently are in because many persons in two generations of pastors and church members were cowards.
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| As a Christian, you should fight for your beliefs to uphold and promote your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ: | Jude 3b: ... I... urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints. |
| America's moral fiber has been greatly weakened by abortion. Abortion has weakened Americans' character and compassion. The Bible tells us that only one group of people-- people who are called by His name-- can heal a nation. We who are called by His name-- Jews and Christians-- must do certain things, if God will heal our nation: | 2 Chronicles 7:14: [The LORD said] "...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.". |
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| Can there be anyone weaker than an unborn baby? You have a duty to defend the weak, which you can do by speaking for them (without commiting violent acts): | Psalm
82:3-4: 3Defend the cause of the weak and
fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. 4Rescue the weak and needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked. Proverbs 31:8-9: 8"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.... 9... defend the rights of the poor and needy." |
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| A Christian cannot remain silent on this issue. To remain silent is to give tacit approval to the practice of abortion: | Proverbs
24:11-12: 11Rescue those being led away to
death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. 12If you say, "But we knew
nothing about this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who
guards your life know it? Will he not repay each person according to what he has done?
Isaiah 5:20a: Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.... James 4:17: Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins. |
SUGGESTION 2. Support Pro-Life Groups in Your Community: Become involved with organizations which defend pro-life viewpoints, sexual abstinence in unmarried teenagers, and family values, and which offer abortion alternatives. You can make a difference by donating time, money, and other support.
SUGGESTION 3. Join One or More Pro-Life Organizations: Contact the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) Web Addresses for State Affiliates for the Web address of your state's NRLC affiliate, which in turn can direct you to the NRLC chapter nearest to you.
SUGGESTION 4. Volunteer to Assist in One or More Abortion Alternatives Organizations: Contact Pregnancy Centers Online for an abortion alternatives center near you. There may be need for volunteers or donation of infant formula, baby clothes, money, or other materials.
SUGGESTION 5. Contact Elected Officials to Support Pro-Life Legislation: Keep informed about pending legislation, and write your legislators by e-mail to encourage them to defend the lives of unborn children. Contact the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) Mailing List and click the "Hot List" button. The NRLC will send an electronic mailing to you through the Internet and instructions how you may contact your legislators about pro-life issues.
SUGGESTION 6. Encourage Your Church to Teach Biblical Principles about Abortion, Abortion Alternatives, Responsible Use of Sex (in Marriage), and the Sanctity of Life: Understand that Jesus' prophetic letters to the seven churches (Revelation, chapters 2 and 3) indicates that the major church type at the end of the age will be the lukewarm Laodicean-type church. Your pastor may take the safe, easy road of avoiding difficult topics. If necessary, help guide your church to become more actively involved in reducing the impact of abortion in your community:
SUGGESTION 7. Speak Up Boldly for the Unborn-- Be the Voice for Those Who Have No Voice: Since unborn children have no legal protection or political power, become an activist for them. Do not be ashamed or intimidated if pro-"choice" advocates smear you with unflattering names. They have neither facts nor God's Word on their side; they merely try to control the debate by silencing opposition. Pro-"choice" advocates frequently shout, interrupt, and filibuster, when debating a pro-life spokesperson. Having neither facts nor moral standing in their arguments, pro-"choice" advocates resort to playground tactics of small children in trying to bully or shout (talk) over their opponents. Remember that people scorned Jesus, as He spoke God's Truth. People who do not believe in Jesus Christ as Savior simply cannot understand New Testament teachings. To them, God's Word is foolishness (1 Corinthians 2:14). Let no one silence your voice, as long as you speak truths from The Holy Bible.
SUGGESTION 8. Pray: Always seek God's counsel through the Holy Spirit, as you defend unborn children and their pregnant moms.
SUGGESTION 9. Offer a Better Way:
Never use violence to combat abortion. Rather, be ready to teach in love
any person involved in abortion in any way what God's Word says about the sanctity of life. Most
importantly, always offer God's plan for forgiveness and salvation-- the Way provided by belief in Jesus
Christ. We are all sinners, but the shed blood of Jesus Christ provides redemption from sin--
any sin-- for any person who seeks forgiveness. SHARE THIS GOOD NEWS! SUGGESTION 10. Vote and Act Upon Your Christian, Bible-based
Convictions: Voting for a political candidate is based on many factors.
When you choose from among two or more candidates, choose the candidate who best upholds your Christian
beliefs. Vote from a Biblical viewpoint, not a world viewpoint. As a Christian, vote for a pro-life
candidate. Your vote for a candidate who upholds Christian principles is a mini-ministry you can
perform each election cycle. If you vote for a pro-"choice" candidate, you support and show approval
for his or her views.
CONCLUSION. As a Christian, speak against
any activity you find that is contrary to Biblical teachings. Speak against abortion, with
love, but never with violence. Be ready to offer alternatives for abortion. Speak with
confidence and authority because you have Jesus Christ in your life. Seek guidance,
strength, and encouragement from the Holy Spirit. Speak boldly and confidently because you
have the power and authority of the Almighty God on your side, when you defend the right of
an unborn child to live. Edmund Burke captured the consequence of indifference and timidity: "The only
thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
PRAY:
Pray that God will touch the hearts of Americans, that they will use
their sexuality according to His Plan, and that they will neither participate in nor
support abortion. James, Jesus' half-brother, promised that prayer is effective:
James
5:16b: ... The prayer of a righteous man is
powerful and effective.
SPREAD THE LIGHT OF GOD'S TRUTH TO DISPEL THE DARKNESS OF SIN:
The world is dark because of sin, but God's Truth and Jesus Christ
dispel this darkness. Jesus taught that He was the Light of the world:
John 8:12b:
[Jesus said] "... I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Jesus transferred His Light to His followers, that we might be many sources of light for the world
in His place. Become a light of Truth in this dark, sin-filled world. Spread the light of Jesus Christ
by speaking against the darkness of abortion:
Matthew 5:14:
[Jesus said] "You are the light of the world."
LOVE EVERY PERSON INVOLVED IN THE ABORTION PROCESS:
Jesus taught that you must love your neighbor. Therefore, you must love any person who works in the
abortion business and certainly any woman who has had or is contemplating having an abortion. It is
never an act of Christian love to avenge an abortionist's physical violence against unborn babies
by taking physical violence against the abortionist:
Matthew
22:39: [Jesus said] "And the second [greatest commandment]
is like [the first greatest commandment]: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
Between election cycles, write, call, and email your elected leaders. An elected leader works for you.
Let your thoughts be known in unequivocal-- yet polite-- terms. Have your friends contact elected officials. Please note that not many persons take time to contact office holders. Depending upon an official's constituency, he or she feels
that a contact from a voter represents the feelings of a larger number of voters. When a large number of people in your church and sphere of influence start contacting elected officials, those officials take notice of your viewpoint.
Pro-"choice" (pro-abortion) advocates give excuses in support of abortion. The Holy Bible clearly answers these excuses. Below are common excuses, followed by paraphrased verses from The Bible that counter the excuses.
EXCUSE-- IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.
BIBLE'S GUIDELINES:
EXCUSE-- IT'S MY BODY AND MY CHOICE.
BIBLE'S GUIDELINES:
EXCUSE-- IT'S NOT A BABY; IT'S JUST TISSUE.
BIBLE'S GUIDELINES:
EXCUSE-- THE PREGNANCY RESULTED FROM RAPE OR INCEST.
BIBLE'S GUIDELINES:
EXCUSE-- ABORTION IS A POLITICAL ISSUE, NOT A CHURCH MATTER:
BIBLE'S GUIDELINES:
EXCUSE-- A BABY IS A BURDEN (FINANCIAL, EMOTIONAL, MARITAL, [FILL IN THE BLANK ...............]):
BIBLE'S GUIDELINES:
EXCUSE-- I HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE LIFE OR DEATH FOR MY FETUS.
BIBLE'S GUIDELINES:
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ONLY YOU CAN MAKE THE DECISION WHETHER TO HAVE AN ABORTION. THIS WEBSITE PROVIDES YOU WITH VERSES FROM THE HOLY BIBLE TO ASSIST YOU IN MAKING A DECISION, A DECISION WHICH WILL BE PLEASING TO GOD. BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR FINAL DECISION:
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DECIDE CAREFULLY WHETHER TO HAVE AN ABORTION. Make this decision with great care because it is irreversible. Although you may now feel the most loneliness and despair you have ever felt, you do not have to go through this difficult time alone! Many resources of strength, experience, and wisdom are available to you now, including:
THE HOLY BIBLE. Read pertinent portions of The Holy Bible to understand what God, your Heavenly Father, requires of you. Some of these Bible verses are reproduced in this Website.
SPIRITUAL LEADERS. Talk to a spiritual leader-- a Christian pastor or priest, Messianic Jewish leader, or Jewish rabbi-- if you know one. If you do not attend church or synagogue, ask a friend or relative for referral to someone he or she trusts. Explain your situation. Ask for guidance.
Be careful, though. The Church is in difficult times. Many "spiritual leaders" have lost true faith in God, and they teach strange world view doctrines established by man. Trust only a spiritual leader who trusts and follows teachings found in The Holy Bible.
Confidentially protection: Anything discussed with a spiritual leader is completely confidential, and should not be divulged to anyone else.
FAMILY MEMBER. Talk to a trusted family member, such as a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle, or brother or sister. You may be surprised at the love, understanding, experience, support, and wisdom this family member has. If you are married, should you not also discuss your contemplated abortion with your husband?
ABORTION ALTERNATIVES ORGANIZATION. Organizations in many communities provide free pregnancy testing and counselors who can discuss with you choices other than abortion. The counselors may explain how you may receive any needed assistance during your pregnancy and options for your baby after he or she is born (whether you choose to place your baby for adoption or raise him or her yourself).
Assistance in locating one of these fine organizations includes:
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America's Crisis Pregnancy Helpline: + 1.800.67.BABY-6 Bethany Christian Services: + 1.800.BETHANY Birthright International: + 1.866.576.2764 Catholic Charities USA: + 1.800.919.9338 Christian Adoption: + 1.800.277.7006 Good Counsel Homes: + 1.800.723.8331 / Postabortion help: 1.877.586.4621 |
National Life Center: + 1.800.848.LOVE Nurturing Network, The: + 1.800.TNN.4MOM Real Alternatives: + 1.888.LIFE.AID Rockville Crisis Pregnancy Center: + 1.800.395.HELP Several Sources Foundation: + 1.800.NO.ABORT |
PRAYER. Prayer is merely talking to God. You pray best, when you pray privately and speak your heart to God in a simple conversation with Him, rather than trying to recite a memorized prayer. God is your Heavenly Father, and He loves you as His precious daughter. Talk to Him as your Father-- even as Abba ("Daddy"). Tell Him of your problem and your agonizing decision. Ask Him to reveal what He wants you to do-- whether to have an abortion or give your baby life through birth. You may find that your decision is settled, once you pour out your heart to God.
THE HOLY SPIRIT. As you seek God's Will for your life by reading The Holy Bible and by praying, listen for the Holy Spirit to speak to your heart and mind. After Jesus was raised from death and before He ascended to Heaven, He promised that the Holy Spirit would be sent to be with every person for guidance. He even called the Holy Spirit "the Comforter." Do not under-estimate the mighty power available to you through the Holy Spirit. Tap into this power, as you make your decision! You will usually know the Holy Spirit by gentle, quiet impressions placed in your mind. Beware of Satan, though, who may also place impressions in your mind. For everything real, there is a counterfit. How do you tell the difference between real (from God) and counterfit messages (from Satan)? The Holy Spirit will always lead you to follow God's path for your life, as laid out in The Holy Bible; Satan will always lead you to follow a path not found in The Bible.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ABORTION. Consider the positive and negative aspects of abortion:
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RU486: CHEMICAL ABORTION. RU486, or mifepristone, is a drug (artificial steroid hormone) which counteracts progesterone. Progesterone, a hormone produced in great quantity by a pregnant woman, is necessary for the unborn baby to live and develop in the mother's womb. RU486 (mifepristone) unnaturally counteracts ("neutralizes") the progesterone produced naturally by the pregnant woman, usually resulting in death of her baby. A chemical (medical) abortion by RU486 usually has the same result as a surgical (suction) abortion-- death of the baby and an end to the pregnancy.
RU486 abortion has complications. Understand these complications before agreeing to take the drug.
PRAY NOW. If you are pregnant and are considering an abortion, pray. Ask God for guidance. You may be unfamiliar with prayer. Prayer is merely talking to God, who is your Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ taught us how to pray: be alone (although it is perfectly acceptable to pray with others); talk to God, either silently or aloud, as a child would talk to her father (her daddy); and do not endlessly recite memorized prayers. You do not need any rituals to pray, such as lighting candles or using prayer beads. You do not need to pray through any person, such as the Virgin Mary, "Saints" (all believers in Jesus in Heaven are saints), or a priest or pastor. The Bible yeaches that our One and Only High Priest is Jesus Christ. We pray to God only through Jesus.
If you have not prayed much before and are uncertain what to say, I have written the following prayer that you may want to use for your first prayer. Pray only as much of the prayer that reflects what you desire to say to God. Next time you pray, use your own words, just as if you are talking to God as He might be standing next to you. Pray often, as you seek God's Will for you during this time of your difficult decision.
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Dear Father, my God in Heaven: I need your help now, Father. I am pregnant. I am troubled by doubts. Can I-- should I-- give birth to my baby? Please help me. I am so lonely and frightened, Father. Please put Your strong, loving arms around me. Hold me safe and secure. Comfort me. Speak to my heart. I am sad and hurting, Father. I cry out to you: Please help me! Show me Your purpose for my life-- and my unborn baby's life. Wipe the tears from my eyes. Give me hope. Return joy and laughter to my life. I am confused, Father. As I pray to You and read Your words to me in The Holy Bible, open my eyes; clear my mind of all distractions; and focus my thoughts on You, myself, and my baby. I want to know Your Perfect Will for my life and this pregnancy. I need to talk to people who love me, Father. Send people into my life now who will love me and give me good advice-- advice given in love and best wishes for me and my baby. Keep Satan and persons with Satanic lies away from me. I need understanding from others, Father. Open the hearts of those who love me, especially my family. I ask that they will shower me with unconditional love, regardless of any mistakes I have made. I need strength, Father. Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit will always be by my side to give me courage, guidance, and strength-- and to comfort me. Open my mind and heart, that I may clearly hear the gentle and loving voice of the Holy Spirit as He speaks to me. I need peace in my life, Father. The Holy Bible promises "peace that passes all understanding" to those who seek and know You. I turn my cares over to You. Calm the conflicts raging in my mind. Jesus promised to take burdens from my shoulders, and carry them on His shoulders. I give my burdens to Him. Help me bear this load. Please bring me peace and rest. Father, without You, I can do nothing, but with You, I can do anything. Be with me at all times, and most especially now. Show me what decisions I should make now, and be with me the rest of my life. Father, I ask for forgiveness of my sins. Please guide, help, and strengthen me, that I will not commit these sins again. God, I love You as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thank You for all You have done for me in the past; thank You for all You are going do for me now; and thank You for all You will do for me in the future. I know that if I trust You, the best days of my life are ahead. In the precious name of Jesus Christ, my Savior, I pray. Amen. |
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If you decide to have an abortion, know and protect your legal rights. When interviewed by the clinic staff, take a witness with you into the clinic office or examination room. If verbal answers seem evasive or unclear, have the staff put answers to your questions in writing. Your written document copies should be kept by you (or your witness, while you are under the influence of any drug or anesthetic agent), rather than permitting the abortion clinic staff to hold them "for safe-keeping." The abortion clinic you select may be competent and may operate within the law. A smaller or lax clinic may not have the same intensive internal scrutiny and peer evaluation as present in a large hospital. Therefore, it is prudent to investigate any clinic (whether an abortion clinic or any other type of clinic) to satisfy yourself of its competency before agreeing to a surgical procedure. The following questions are ones I WOULD ASK, if I were a woman and a potential patient in this clinic. You may want to ask the same questions. Be satisfied that the answers to all of your questions seem to be true and accurate.
UNDERSTAND THIS: Complications from abortion are generally under-reported to make abortion appear safer. Furthermore, many abortionists never know of complications because women with complications usually seek treatment from their personal physicians or local hospital emergency departments, rather than returning to the abortion clinic. NOTE: I have included some Internet links in a following
section for Web sites discussing complications of abortion. You should know about these
complications so that you can discuss them in a meaningful way with your abortionist.
IF A COMPLICATION OCCURS: Any medical procedure-- even a "simple" abortion-- can have side effects or complications. Some side effects or complications are recognized as typical for a given surgical procedure, whereas other side effects or complications may be due to neg |