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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." |
| YOUR SILENCE IS UNACCEPTABLE: | |
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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:
| Advantages of abortion: | Disdvantages 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 negligence (malpractice) of the physician and/or clinic staff personnel. Consider the following:
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A RARE DECISION. Fortunately, modern obstetrical, medical, and surgical care make the necessity for this decision very rare.
ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR DECISION. Depending on the time frame in which you must make this decision, consider the following:
YOUR DECISION. This part of the Web site is impossible for me to write because I would not presume to offer a suggestion for you in this matter. There is an occasional problem in life which has no clear-cut, good answer or outcome, and this is one of them. This problem is akin to steering an automobile with failed brakes. If steered to the left, one group of pedestrians is struck; if steered to the right, another group is struck. Neither option is the one you would choose, if you had a third option.
HOW WILL GOD JUDGE YOU? You now live under the New Covenant. You are your own priests before the High Priest, Jesus Christ. You must make your own decision. I personally believe that God will judge you by what is in your heart and whether you handle a tragic situation as well as you can, given the options available to you.
GOD'S BLESSING. May God bless you and give you wisdom as you wrestle with this decision.
CHOICES OTHER THAN ABORTION AVAILABLE TO YOU. There are people in your community who love you and your unborn baby and who will inform you about choices other than abortion. Explore some of these options before you make your decision. You may be embarrassed to discuss your pregnancy, especially if you are unmarried, but virtually everyone in America has either been involved in or knows someone who has been involved in an unplanned pregnancy like yours.
Consider some of the following resources available to you:
ABORTION ALTERNATIVES ORGANIZATIONS. Look in the yellow pages of your telephone directory under the "Abortion Alternatives" section. In this section will be listed organizations which provide assistance, counseling, and/or information about alternatives to abortion. They do not commit abortion or refer to an abortion clinic. These organizations have counselors who will inform you about financial assistance, if needed, and help you decide whether it may be better for you to raise your baby or place him or her for adoption. If you prefer to remain anonymous, call Bethany Christian Services (1-800-BETHANY, or 1-800-238-4269).
YOUR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN If you have a personal physician (even your former pediatrician) whose opinion you value, discuss your pregnancy and alternatives to abortion with him or her. Understand that a physician who works in an abortion clinic profits financially from your abortion, if you agree to have one. Seek the opinion of another physician who has no financial interest in any abortion you might have. EXPECTATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY: Understand that anything you discuss with your physician should be completely confidential.
YOUR MINISTER, PRIEST, OR RABBI. Your minister, priest, or rabbi likely is very knowledgable about alternatives to abortion, including adoption services. Seek God's Will for your life by talking to a man or woman of God. EXPECTATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY: Understand that anything you discuss with your spiritual leader should be completely confidential.
YOUR FAMILY. This is a time you need love, encouragement, and support. Talk to a family member and tell him or her about your pregnancy, your feelings, and the options you are considering. Your pregnancy now involves someone else's son or daughter and grandson or granddaughter. Make your decision with the input of other family members.
A TRUSTED FRIEND. If you have a trusted friend (perhaps someone you know at church, e.g., a Sunday School teacher), discuss your pregnancy with him or her.
THE INTERNET. Some Internet links for anonymous assistance are included in this Web sites. Visit these sites to obtain more information: GO TO INTERNET LINKS.
THE LAST PLACE TO SEEK AN OPINION. Seek opinions from some or all of the above persons and organizations before you visit an abortion clinic. You already know that the abortion clinic benefits financially from abortions. The clinic may even market (advertise) abortions to increase business volume by encouraging pregnant women to come to it. You would expect to receive encouragement and a recommendation for abortion from this clinic. You would spend time obtaining the opinions of others before purchasing an automobile. Spend time obtaining the opinions of others before submitting to an abortion.
Since the 1973
Roe vs Wade and Doe vs Bolton decisions:
During the time it takes to read this table (60 seconds), three more unborn babies will be killed by abortion in the United States. Americans rightfully were outraged at and mourned the thousands of fellow Americans killed by Islamic terrorists on September 11, 2001. American physicians kill more than this number of unborn children by legal abortions every day, but no one becomes outraged or mourns. Does God support your participation in abortion? Is God glorified when you abort or assist in aborting unborn children? How would you feel if Jesus Christ came to stand beside you in the operating room, silently watching every time you abort or assist to abort a pregnant woman? (Unseen by you, He does watch you now through the omnipresent Holy Spirit, you know.) If you are trained in healthcare delivery, you have been given a great goWhen God judges your life and deeds, will He say, "I am proud of your life's work in killing unborn children; well done, good and faithful servant"? | |
Read what some abortion providers, who have repented of using their healthcare skills in killing babies, say after repenting:
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A PERSONAL NOTE.
I am a retired physician. During my thirty-five years of practice, I never once feared loss of my job or income. The ONLY thing I feared was that I might harm a patient or cause death because of my ignorance of a disease process or my negligence in not exploring more aggressively other options and opinions. I never thought of my needs; I thought only about my patients, whom I felt God had entrusted to my humble care and meager abilities.Although I never prayed for personal gain, I frequently prayed in a manner similar to Jabez in his now-famous prayer, a portion of which follows:
Note in this portion of his prayer, Jabez asked God to keep him from evil and cause no one pain. What a model prayer for any healthcare professional! To me, performance of an abortion is the antithesis of what a healthcare worker should be about. A healthcare worker should try to preserve-- not destroy-- life and to avoid-- not cause-- mental pain and suffering.
I urge you to study the Holy Scriptures presented herein; fear the certain judgment of God; and re-dedicate your life to preserve-- not destroy-- human life. Pray something like Jabez's prayer, that you will shun evil in your practice and try not to cause pain-- even for the unborn.
MEDICINE'S LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF NOT PARTICIPATING IN ABORTION. Physicians were at one time admonished not to commit abortion. For example:
There are restrictions against abortion older than the Hippocratic Oath and restrictions more binding than any written by a convention of physicians. These restrictions are those placed upon physicians by God, as recorded in The Holy Bible. Some of these restrictions are:
| GOD COMMANDS YOU NOT TO SHED INNOCENT BLOOD: | |
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| Is any person more innocent than an unborn baby? God warns against shedding of an innocent person's blood (killing 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.... Deuteronomy 27:25a: "Cursed is the man who accepts a bribe* to kill an innocent person,".... (*QUESTION: In God's eyes, is acceptance of a "fee for service" to perform an abortion the same as acceptance of a "bribe" to kill an innocent person? No? What, then, is the moral difference?) |
| GOD WILL JUDGE YOU FOR ETERNITY BASED ON THE LIFE YOU LIVE NOW: | |
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| God has promised to judge every person (including you) for what he or she does (what you do) in life-- both good and bad. A few examples of the many Scriptures about this judgment include: | Psalm 62:12b: ...Surely you [O Lord] will reward each person for what he has done. Ecclesiastes 12:14: For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. Jeremiah 17:10: "I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve." Matthew 16:26-27: 26[Jesus said] "What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? 27For the Son of Man [Jesus] is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done." |
| IF GOD CONSIDERS ABORTION TO BE MURDER, WHAT IS HIS PUNISHMENT FOR THE UNFORGIVEN SIN OF MURDER? | |
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| Many persons consider abortion murder, unless the mother's life is at stake (a rare occurrence). Does God consider abortion murder? You need to be certain, because The Holy Bible teaches that the UNFORGIVEN sin of murder is punished by eternal exclusion from Heaven to spend eternity in Hell: |
Revelation 21:8: [Jesus said] "But... the murderers...--
their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." Revelation 22:15: [Jesus said] "Outside [of New Jerusalem, or Heaven] are... the murderers." ARE YOU WILLING TO RISK ETERNAL BANISHMENT FROM THE PRESENCE OF GOD AND LIFE IN HEAVEN TO FACE ETERNAL TORMENT IN HELL OVER YOUR THEORY THAT GOD DOES NOT MEAN WHAT HE HAS SAID IN THE HOLY BIBLE AND THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE KILLING HUMAN LIFE WITHOUT ANY CONSEQUENCES? READ THE FOLLOWING SCRIPTURES TO LEARN HOW TO OBTAIN FORGIVENESS OF SIN, REPENT OF SIN, AND BECOME A CHRISTIAN. DO NOT DELAY IN SEEKING GOD'S FORGIVENESS! |
| YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO USE YOUR GOD-GIVEN GIFTS TO HONOR GOD: | |
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| God has entrusted you with a gift-- the knowledge, ability, and privilege to work in health care. This gift exceeds the gifts He has given many other people. Because of His great gift to you, He expects much from you in return. You can only re-pay Him for your gift by using it in a manner that glorifies Him and follows His commandments: | Luke 12:48b: [Jesus said] "... From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." |
| REWARD FOR FOLLOWING GOD'S WISHES FOR YOUR LIFE: | |
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| If you follow God's wishes for your life, if you follow God's commandments as written in The Holy Bible, and if you use God's gifts to you only to honor Him, you may some day hear the most blessed words your Master can say to you: | Matthew 25:21: "... 'Well done, good and faithful servant! ...Come and share your master's happiness!'" |
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<"center">If You Have Had An Abortion, God's Good News Awaits You! If You Have Participated In Abortions As A Healthcare Worker, God's Good News Awaits You! If You Have Counseled Women To Have Abortions, God's Good News Awaits You! | |||||||||
| YOU SIN, AS DO ALL PERSONS: | |
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| You sin-- as do all of us-- whenever you do something or fail to do something contrary to God's law or which is not in keeping with His plan for your life: | Romans 3:23: ...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.... |
| SIN SEPARATES YOU FROM GOD NOW AND FOREVER: | |
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| Unforgiven sin separates you from God. In this life, this separation keeps you from enjoying fellowship with God and receiving His greatest blessings for your life. In the afterlife, this separation exposes you to God's judgment and eternal punishment in Hell: | Romans
6:23: For the wages of sin is death,*
but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. *EXPLANATION: This death is the second death. The Bible teaches that all persons die once (the first death, or death of the body). There is also a second death for the person who refuses to believe in and accept Jesus as Savior. The second death is death of the spirit (the soul) by eternal banishment from the presence of God into torment in the Lake of Fire (Hell). However, the person who believes in and accepts Jesus as his or her Savior will never die the second death, but will have an eternal life of reward and complete happiness in Heaven. |
| GOD'S GREATEST GIFT FOR YOU IS HIS GRACE-- IF YOU WILL ACCEPT HIS GIFT: | |
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| God, as your stern Heavenly Father, holds you accountable for your sins and will not forgive them, unless you seek His forgiveness. BUT God, as your loving Heavenly Father, knows that you, His child, are weak and will succumb to sin. God offers to you His grace as a means of forgiving your sins. Grace is a gift freely given by God to you, not because you have earned it, but only because He loves you. There are many Scriptures about grace, and I quote these only as examples: |
Ephesians 2:8: For it is by
grace you have been saved, through faith-- and this not of yourselves, it is the gift
of God-- not by works, so that no one can boast. Titus 3:4-7: 4But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that, having been justified* by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. (*EXPLANATION: "Justified" means to be made innocent of sin in the eyes of God. Through God's grace and His willingness to forgive sin, He can justify you from sin, i.e., view you as though you had not committed the sin and acquit you of the punishment for sin.) |
| GOD'S PROMISE TO YOU THAT HE IS WILLING TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS: | |
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| God has promised His willingness to forgive your sins. This promise is one of the most reassuring promises in The Holy Bible: | 1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, [God] is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. |
| GOD EVEN PROMISES TO FORGET YOUR SIN, WHEN HE FORGIVES YOU! | |
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| You may forgive others, when they do wrong against you, but you will always remember the hurt and deception that accompanied the wrongdoing. A God of infinite love promises to do something for you that only He can do-- something that even you cannot do for others. He promises to forget your sin, once He forgives you. This promise forms part of the New Covenant between God and His people (Hebrews 8:12). No matter what your sin is, if you are forgiven by God, He will not hold that sin against you in judgment: | Psalm
32:1-2a: 1Blessed is he whose transgressions
are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 2Blessed is the man whose sin the
LORD does not count against him.... Isaiah 43:25: [The LORD says] "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more." Acts 3:19: [Peter said] "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord...." Hebrews 8:12: [God declares] "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." |
| YOU CAN BE FORGIVEN OF YOUR SINS: | |
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You have missed God's Will for your life and have committed sin if:
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Isaiah 1:18b:
[The LORD said] ..."Though your sins are like
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow...." Mark 3:28-29: [Jesus said] (29) "I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. (29) But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin." Acts 13:38: [Paul said] "Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sin is proclaimed to you." Acts 26:18 [Paul said that Jesus told him] "'[I am sending you to the people] to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified* by faith in me.'" (*EXPLANATION: "Sanctified" means to be made holy, pure, and free from sin in the eyes of God.) James 5:15b: [As a consequence of a prayer offered in faith] ...If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. |
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FORGIVE OTHERS WHO HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU. There are several Scriptures which indicate that God will deal with you in the same manner you deal with others: |
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| Jesus taught about forgiveness of sin in His model prayer, the Lord's (or Disciples') Prayer: | Matthew 6:12: "Forgive us our debts [sins] as we have forgiven our debtors [those who have sinned against us]." |
| Immediately after teaching this prayer, Jesus added an explanation: | Matthew 6:14-15: (14) "For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. (15) But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." |
| Jesus taught that God expects you to forgive others when you approach Him in prayer: | Mark
11:25: "And when you stand praying, if you
hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you
your sins." Matthew 5:22a, 23-24: (22) "But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment.... (23) Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, (24) leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother; then come and offer your gift." |
| Jesus promised a blessing for you, if you are merciful to others: | Matthew 5:7: "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." |
| Jesus taught that your forgiveness should be endless, just as God's ability to forgive you is endless: | Luke 17:3b-4: (3) "...If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. (4) If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back and says, 'I repent,' forgive him." |
CONFESS YOUR SIN TO GOD IN PRAYER WITH A CONTRITE HEART. Prayer is simply talking to God. Jesus taught us to go quietly and be alone, when we pray. He told us to talk to God, your Heavenly Father, as a child would talk to his or her earthly father. Jesus was telling us that God the Father loves us and is approachable, as would be an earthly father.
When you pray, there are no special words you need to use. Jesus warned not to keep repeating memorized prayers, which He said are more like pagan chants than prayers. Some believers observe certain rituals with prayer, but this should not hinder you from praying now or at any time in the future. You do not need beads (a rosary) or candles; you do not need to pray through any person, dead or alive. Such practices are not mentioned in The Holy Bible. Rather, The Bible teaches that each person is his or her own priest, and his or her body is the temple in which the Spirit of God lives. You are your own priest before the Hight Priest in Heaven, Jesus Christ, and you can offer your own prayers to God at any time and wherever you happen to be.
Jesus, who taught His followers how to pray, showed that prayer is simple conversation with the Heavenly Father, in order that prayer can be available to any person, at any time, at any place.
ASK GOD TO FORGIVE YOU, AND EXPECT HIS FORGIVENESS.
God wants you, His child, to tell Him what is in your heart.
To ask God to forgive you of sin:
WHY IS GOD WILLING TO FORGIVE YOU OF YOUR SINS? God's only Son, Jesus Christ, died on the cross for your sins. Before Jesus' crucifixion, God's people sacrificed their best animals, such as lambs, as an offering to God to demonstrate sorrow for their sins. When Jesus died on the cross, His shed blood became the sacrifice for all persons in the world for all time. People now need only to accept, through faith, Jesus' blood sacrifice. Faith in Jesus as Savior, then, becomes the way a person can be saved from sin to have eternal life in Heaven.
YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN IN THE
NEXT SECTION.
HOW CAN YOU REPENT? If you have sinned because
of abortion, you can repent as follows:
IF YOU ARE FORGIVEN OF SIN, DO NOT FEEL GUILTY.
Do not let Satan bring guilt into your life, once you are forgiven. If you
are truly forgiven of sin, Satan may try to bring guilt into your life to raise doubts
about the majesty of God and to rob you of the God-given joy available for your life.
Satan may use bad memories to attempt to distract your attention from God. If God forgives
you, why listen to Satan's lies? If God forgives you, forgive yourself!
REPENT OF YOUR SINS:
"Repent" has the meaning of having walked in one direction
(into sin, or away from God) but, then, turning completely around and walking in the
opposite direction (away from sin, or toward God). Once God forgives you of a sin, you
repent by trying never to commit that sin again. Once you ask for forgiveness and repent of
a sin, God wipes your sin from His memory:
Acts
3:19: [Peter said] "Repent, then, and turn
to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the
Lord...."
If you are unmarried, repentance also includes sexual abstinence until marriage.
Fornication-- sex outside of marriage-- is a sin.
If you are married, repentance also includes avoidance of having sex with anyone
except your spouse. Adultery-- sex with a partner other than your spouse--
is a sin.
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RECEIVING JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR AND ASSURING YOURSELF OF ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN? Jesus Christ is the only way to Heaven. If you want more information about Him and your choice of whether you will spend eternity on Heaven or Hell, please click on a companion Web site I have posted: Christ Seeker: Come Home to God! There is a link back to this site, so that you may easily return. YOUR DECISION OF WHETHER TO ACCEPT OR REJECT JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION YOU WILL EVER MAKE! |
According to the latest available data of the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), Americans died of the following conditions in 2005:
The CDC readily distributes this list as the leading ten causes of deaths for Americans.
The CDC is wrong, though. It omits the leading cause of death because of its pro-"choice" (politically correct) bias.
For the same year (2005), there were, according to the Guttmacher Institute, 1,210,000 abortion deaths in America.
Abortion on demand produces as many deaths each year as the next two leading causes of deaths-- heart disease and cancer-- COMBINED! Yet, the federal government chooses not to acknowledge these deaths or to count them in mortatlity statistics.
What if every person in 24 states and the District of Columbia had died from an epidemic?
Consider this situation:
The public would be in a state of panic. Politicians, the media, and citizens would demand action.
An epidemic has struck America. This epidemic is abortion on demand. The victims are unborn babies. There have been enough babies killed by abortion to equal approximately the population of America's twenty-four least-populated states population of twenty-four states and the District of Columbia.
These states and the number of people* living in them are:
| STATES, WITH ESTIMATED POPULATIONS:* | ||
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Alaska: 736,000 Arkansas: 2,862,000 Connecticut: 3,383,000 Delaware: 814,000 District of Columbia: 554,000 Hawaii: 1,420,000 Idaho: 1,542,000 Iowa: 2,963,000 Kansas: 2,921,000 |
Maine: 1,355,000 Mississippi: 3,023,000 Montana: 1,063,000 Nebraska: 1,841,000 Nevada: 2,169,000 New Hampshire: 1,363,000 New Mexico: 2,271,000 North Dakota: 701,000 Oklahoma: 3,759,000 |
Oregon: 3,954,000 Rhode Island: 1,064,000 South Dakota: 837,000 Utah: 2,642,000 Vermont: 660,000 West Virginia: 1,851,000 Wyoming: 634,000 TOTAL: 46,382,000 |
The 46.4-million people in these states and the District of Columbia are even less than the number of abortions performed since the Roe vs Wade decision (at least 48.6-million unborn babies). America is experiencing an ongoing "epidemic," an epidemic results of the killing of unborn babies.
This "epidemic" is not caused by infection, but often is caused by casual use (abuse) of sex, which results in unplanned pregnancies and, then, abortion. Sadly, few people care about God's commandments regarding the proper use of sex. Sadly, few people care about the deaths of millions of babies.
In case you are unaware, many Bible scholars have long recognized that God gave us a prophecy of-- or, a rehearsal for-- the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ (the Messiah) in the ancient feasts of Israel. The earliest feast began thousands of years ago during the time of Moses, when God brought the Israelites from slavery out of Egypt into freedom in the Promised Land (present-day Israel)-- a rescue known as "the Exodus."
Zola Levitt made a fascinating observation, that God apparently encoded messages about human pregnancy in these feasts.1 The stages of development of certain features of a baby as he or she develops in the mother's womb recall features of the feasts of ancient Israel, even correlating with the time intervals between these feasts.
Zola Levitt's observations are briefly summarized (and modified by me) as follows:
| ANCIENT FEASTS OF ISRAEL | FULFILLMENT OF FEASTS BY THE EARTHLY MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST | DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF A BABY CORRESPONDING TO JEWISH FEAST DATES |
| PASSOVER: Passover occurred on the fourteenth day of the first month of the Jewish year-- the month of Abib (Leviticus 23:5). Passover commemorated God's saving the Israelite children from God's judgment of death and the beginning of a new life in the Promised Land. This salvation involved the faith required to sacrifice a (Passover) lamb and paint his blood on the doorposts and lintel of each home. (See Exodus, Chapter 12.) | NEW LIFE: God sent His Son, Jesus, to provide all believers with the opportunity for eternal life (John 3:16; etc.). Paul called Jesus our Passover Lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7). Any person who has faith enough to accept Jesus' blood sacrifice is given a new life-- an eternal life-- in Heaven with Jesus (John 3:1-21; etc.). | OVULATION: Ovulation, the release of an egg (ovum) from the ovary for a new life, usually occurs on the fourteenth day of the menstrual cycle. If the month a woman becomes pregnant is counted as the first month of that pregnancy, ovulation occurs on the fourteenth day of the first month of pregnancy. |
| UNLEAVENED BREAD: The Feast of Unleavened Bread began on the day following Passover (Leviticus 23:6-8). This feast commemorated the haste required when the Israelites left Egypt (the bread did not have time to rise). This feast also signified a time to remove sin from homes because leaven (yeast) symbolized sin (Exodus 12:15, 19-20; 13:6-10; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; etc.) | THE SEED: The seed of any plant must be placed into soil before it can sprout and yield fruit. Our Seed, Jesus, was planted (buried) in the tomb shortly after His crucifixion so that He could arise as the Firstfruits of resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:20-23; etc.). Jesus' resurrection was the promise and the proof that His believers would also defeat death (James 1:18; etc.) | FERTILIZATION: Fertilization of the woman's egg with the man's sperm (literally, planting the father's "seed") must occur within one day following ovulation, or the egg disintegrates and pregnancy cannot occur that month. |
| FIRSTFRUITS: The Feast of Firstfruits occurred on the Sunday following Passover, or two to six days after Passover (Leviticus 23:9-14). This feast involved waving a sheaf of the first harvested grain before God, and was a statement of faith in Him to provide for the needs of the people and an offering of thanksgiving for all He had provided. | RESURRECTION: Jesus, our Bread of Life (John 6:35), rose from death on the third day after His crucifixion (Luke 24:7; etc.). The planted Seed literally rose to become the Firstfruits of resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:20-23) as a sign and promise to all mankind of His Divinity and His intention to bring His believers to Him someday for eternal life in Heaven. | IMPLANTATION: The fertilized egg travels two to six days down the fallopian tube, before implanting in the endometrium (the womb's lining). |
| PENTECOST (Festival of Weeks, Shavuot): The Festival of Weeks occurred fifty days after Firstfruits (Leviticus 23:15-16, Deuteronomy 16:9-10). This festival was an offering of new grain to God in thanksgiving for the grain harvest. | HARVEST: The Christian Church (the Body of Christ) began on the Day of Pentecost following Jesus' crucifixion (John 14:16-20; Acts, Chapter 2; etc.). From this day forward, His church would reap a great harvest of souls for God's Kingdom (Joel 2:28-29), with believers in Jesus being transformed into a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17; etc.). | NEW CREATURE (FETUS): As the implanted egg continues to develop, it becomes recognizable as a fetus with human characteristics at about fifty days of gestation. From this time forward, the developing baby continues to become more human-like in appearance until he or she is born. |
| TRUMPETS (Yom Terua): The Feast (Day) of Trumpets occurred on the first day of the seventh month-- the month of Tishri (Leviticus 23:23-25; Numbers 29:1-6). On this day, trumpet blasts acknowledged the presence of God in the land, announced the two major holy days to follow in the month, and signalled the finality of God's plans for the year's harvest (the number seven [as in seventh month] is symbolic of completion of God's work). | RAPTURE/ RESURRECTION: Jesus will return in the clouds to raise (resurrect) from the dead and translate (snatch up, rapture) faithful believers to be with Him forever in Heaven. This event will be accompanied by the sound of God's trumpet and a shouted command for believers to come up to the Lord (Acts 1:11; 1 Corinthians 15:51-54; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; etc.). | HEARING: The unborn baby's hearing is fully developed by the seventh month, so that he or she can discriminate sounds enough to hear a trumpet blast and a shouted command at the Rapture. |
| ATONEMENT (Yom Kippur): The Day of Atonement occurred on the tenth day of the seventh month (Leviticus, chapter 16; Leviticus 23:26-32; Numbers 29:7-11). This solemn day was for atonement of sins. The people repented and asked forgiveness for sins through animal sacrifices (the shedding of blood). Two goats were sacrificed. The blood of the Lord's goat was sprinkled on the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant. The scapegoat (azazel) took the sins of the people away from the people, and was killed so that the sins would never return. These goats symbolized God's promise to forgive and forget sins of any person who confesses and repents of sin. | REDEMPTION: Zion (Israel) will be saved during the Tribulation, as the Jews come to accept Jesus as Messiah (Romans 11:26). Redemption from sin-- both for Jews and Gentiles-- can occur only through personal acceptance of Jesus' sacrifice of shedding His blood on the cross for all mankind (Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; etc.). Like the azazel goat, Jesus took the sins of mankind upon Himself and removed them from us (Isaiah, chapter 53; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Colossians 2:13-15; 1 Peter 2:24; etc.). | BLOOD (HEMOGLOBIN A): Hemoglobin, the iron-containing protein in red blood cells, transports oxygen to the body's cells. During early life in the womb, the unborn baby requires a special hemoglobin, fetal hemoglobin (hemoglobin F), to carry oxygen from the placenta to the unborn baby's cells. After birth, the baby requires an adult hemoglobin (hemoglobin A) to carry oxygen from air in the lungs to the body's cells. The change from fetal-type blood (hemoglobin F) to adult-type blood (hemoglobin A) begins during the seventh month. Thus, the baby is prepared to live outside his or her mother's body, just as acceptance of Jesus' blood sacrifice prepares a person to live in Heaven rather than on Earth. |
| TABERNACLES (Ingathering, Sukkot): The Feast of Tabernacles occurred on the fifteenth day of the seventh month (Leviticus 23:33-43; Deuteronomy 16:13-15). This feast, commemorating the time the Jews lived in camp huts during their journey to the Promised Land, was a time of joy and celebration for all that God had given to His people. | KINGDOM: Immediately after Jesus' Second Coming, He will establish His Millennial Kingdom on Earth (Isaiah 9:7; Revelation 20:4-6; etc.). Jesus will tabernacle (dwell) with man on Earth. In other words, the Spirit of God will live physically on Earth. | LUNGS: The unborn baby's lungs begin to mature enough to breathe air more efficiently after birth at about the seventh month of pregnancy. "Spirit" and "breath" are similar concepts: (1)-God blew His breath into Adam to bring him to life (Genesis 2:7). (2)-When the Holy Spirit descended upon believers at the birth of the Christian church on the Day of Pentecost, one of the Spirit's manifestations was "the sound of a rushing wind" (Acts 2:2). The Greek word translated "wind" (pno-ay') comes from the word meaning "breathe hard" (pneh'-o). |
| CHANUKAH, or HANNUKAH (Feast of Dedication): This feast, prophesied in Daniel 8:9-14, commemorated the cleansing and rededication of the Temple in 165 B.C., after it was recaptured from the Seleucid Greeks (Antiochus IV, Epiphanes) by the Maccabeans. This feast was celebrated after ten lunar cycles, or 280 days, in the year. Hannukah today is symbolized by the nine-lamp Hannukah menorah, which stands for victory and new birth. | ETERNITY: After the Millennial Kingdom, which will be ruled by Jesus, New Jerusalem (Heaven) will descend to Earth. From this point, God the Father and Jesus will dwell with man forever (Revelation 21:1-22:5). NOTE: Understand the symbolism of the Hannukah miracle. At the re-dedication, there was only enough sanctified oil to light the lamp for one day, but the oil miraculously lasted for eight days. Jesus is the Light of the world (John 8:12; etc.). The Bible tells us that one day is like a thousand years with the Lord (Psalm 90:4; 2 Peter 3:8). Thus, eternity can be considered the "eighth day" of God's creation, as follows: Days 1 through 4 represent the 4,000 years from Adam to Jesus' First Coming (birth). Days 5 and 6 represent the 2,000 years between Jesus' First and Second Comings. Day 7 represents the 1,000 years of the Millennial Kingdom. Day 8, then, represents the eternity which follows the Millennial Kingdom. | ETERNAL LIFE: The baby is delivered (born) after approximately 280 days' gestation. This baby is an eternal person, because he or she possesses a soul. The soul will live forever-- either in joy in Heaven or in torment in Hell. | 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Zola Levitt, www.levitt.com., wrote about the correlation of the feasts of Israel and an unborn baby's development in his booklet, The Seven Feasts of Israel, ©1979. I have summarized and modified his thoughts on this subject. You would need to read his informative booklet to appreciate more fully the miracle of human life as foretold in the feasts of Israel. This booklet may be purchased for a nominal cost from Zola Levitt Ministries, Inc., P.O. Box 12268, Dallas, Texas 75225-9987; or, 1.214.696.8844. |
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What a God we have! God apparently ordained feasts for
Israel-- and for all Jews and Christians-- for at least three reasons:
What an awesome, magnificent God we have! God's plan for life is re-captured within
a woman's body, from the moment of ovulation; through fertilization, implantation,
fetal growth and development; until birth, when a new creature of God-- a creature
made in His image with an eternal soul-- emerges into the world. An unborn baby surely
must be special to God because He has lavished so much love and attention to detail in the
developing baby. An unborn baby is a person to be cherished, guarded, and protected--
not to be detroyed by abortion for the mother's convenience. Each person is made in the image of God. As such, each person possesses the
spirit of God (an eternal soul) in his or her body. Of all God's
creations, only humans are made in His image. We are unique and special in God's
eyes. Does man have the right to destroy through abortion this unique and
special creation of God, except under the most unusual and dire circumstances,
e.g., to save the mother's life?
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In America's war on unborn children, more children have died due to abortion (>48,500,000 casualties) than soldiers have died in all of her major wars (1,110,563 casualties). The following table shows these causalties by war:
| WARS AND THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES | ||
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| WAR | CASUALTIES | DATE WAR CASUALTIES ENDED |
| Revolutionary War | 4,435 | Mid-18th Century |
| Civil War | 498,332 |
Mid-19th Century (North and South casualties combined) |
| World War I | 116,708 | Early 20th Century |
| World War II | 407,316 | Mid-20th Century |
| Korean War | 25,604 | Mid-20th Century |
| Vietnamese War | 58,168 | Late 20th Century |
| War on the Unborn Child (Abortion) | >48,500,000 | Casualties continue, presently at the rate of one more death every 20 seconds! |
Many persons have drawn parallels between the genocide of Jews, perpetrated by Hitler in the 1930s and 1940s, and the killing of unborn children at the hands of American physicians during the last three decades. In the following table, which is a synthesis of the thoughts of several persons and myself, note the chilling similarities in the deaths of Jews and unborn babies.
| COMPARISON FEATURES | GERMANY'S HOLOCAUST From 1933 to 1945 |
AMERICA'S HOLOCAUST From 1973, with no end in sight |
| SANCTION BY THE GOVERNMENT: | Third Reich, through Adolf Hitler. | U.S. Government, through the Supreme Court, with the enthusiastic or tacit approval of several presidents and sessions of Congress. |
| INVOLVEMENT BY CITIZENS: | Tolerated and accepted
because of apathetic citizens and churches: ˇ A small number of citizens worked in the death camps; ˇ Most citizens wanted not to think about the death camps. |
Tolerated and accepted
because of apathetic citizens and churches: ˇ A small number of citizens work in the abortion clinics; ˇ Most citizens want not to think about the abortion clinics. |
| VICTIMS: | Innocent Jews. | Innocent unborn children. |
| LEGAL CHARGE REGISTERED AGAINST EACH VICTIM: | None. | None. |
| LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AFFORDED VICTIMS: | None: ˇ No representation by an attorney; ˇ No trial appearance; ˇ No appeal to a higher court; and ˇ All civil rights abolished. |
None: ˇ No representation by an attorney; ˇ No trial appearance; ˇ No appeal to a higher court; and ˇ All civil rights abolished. |
| KILLING PLACE: | Nazi concentration camps. | American abortion clinics. |
| METHOD OF KILLING: | Gas suffocation/ intoxication, starvation, burning, shooting. | Chemical poisoning (salt water, RU-486), tearing apart (suction, knife), etc. |
| REASONS FOR KILLINGS: | Jews inconvenient, unwanted, burdensome, with few friends to speak in their defense. | Unborn children inconvenient, unwanted, burdensome, with few friends to speak in their defense. |
| RESULTS: | 6,000,000 Jews killed. | More than 48,500,000 unborn babies killed in America. |
| DATE KILLING STOPPED: | 1945. | Continues until the present time, with a new killing every 20-25 seconds and with no end in sight. |
| REPENTANCE? | Yes. Germany has closed her death camps and no longer kills Jews. | No. America still has numerous abortion clinics-- mandated by the government to be easily accessible to any woman, even minors without parental consent and knowledge-- and continues killing unborn children openly and without shame. AMERICA NO LONGER FEARS GOD! |
See GENOCIDE AWARENESS PROJECT (GAP), a non-profit organization, which takes graphic abortion photogtaphic murals to campuses to show students the results of the horrific act of abortion. An offshoot of GAP is THE MATTHEW 28:20 PROJECT, which takes graphic mural displays to churches which are not teaching its members about abortion.
On September 11, 2001, America suffered a tragedy when Muslim homicide terrorists flew jetliners into the World Trade Center Twin towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Approximately 2,800 persons died in these tragedies. The nation collectively mourned the loss of these lives-- and justifiably so. It was a great tragedy.
However, this death toll is far less than the number of babies killed by abortion EVERY DAY of the year-- 3,562 (1,300,000 / 365 = 3,562). Sadly, the nation does not mourn or remember the deaths of these unborn babies.
Consider these truths:
I have written and posted a Bible prophecy Website which discusses some of these issues: Fulfillment of Bible Prophecy in Today's News. Please keep up with daily occurrences, as reported in the news, which show that end-time prophecies are completely accurate and the return of the Messiah, Jesus, will occur soon. Be ready! Warn others!
APOLOGY: Because of other pressing matters, I have not been able to keep these links as current as I would like. Some links may be "broken" and others may not be the best examples I could select. I hope my life becomes less complicated in early 2009, and I will update these links as quickly as possible.
| NOTE: Links to other Web sites are provided as a courtesy. Because these sites have multiple authors and are subject to revision at any time, I cannot necessarily endorse all statements made in them, and I cannot be responsible for any errors. Web sites are listed in each category in alphabetical order of the site's title, with any article (such as, A, An, and The) placed at the end of the title. Since there are thousands of Web sites directly or indirectly related to abortion, this list of sites is only a small sample of pro-life Web sites. |
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ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING ABORTION ALTERNATIVES:
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| TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR ABORTION ALTERNATIVES INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE: | |
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ˇ America's Crisis Pregnancy Helpline: 1.800.67.BABY.6 ˇ Bethany Christian Services: 1.800.BETHANY ˇ Birthright: 1.800.550.4900 ˇ Catholic Charities: 1.800.CARE.002 ˇ Christian Adoption: 1.800.277.7006 ˇ Good Counsel Homes: 1.800.723.8331 ˇ National Council for Adoption: 1.703.299.6633 |
ˇ National Life Center: 1.800.848.LOVE ˇ Nurturing Network, The: 1.800.TNN.4MOM ˇ OptionLine: 1.800.395.HELP ˇ Real Alternatives: 1.888.LIFE.AID ˇ Rockville Crisis Pregnancy Center: 1.800.395.HELP ˇ Several Sources Foundation: 1.800.NO.ABORT | Also, consult the yellow pages of your local telephone book under the heading "Abortion Alternatives." |
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INFORMATION ABOUT BABY'S DEVELOPMENT
BEFORE BIRTH (WHILE STILL IN MOTHER'S WOMB):
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TEACHINGS ABOUT ABORTION BASED ON THE
HOLY BIBLE:
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HELP FOR THE WOMAN WHO HAS HAD AN
ABORTION:
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POST-ABORTION SYNDROME
(POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME CAUSED BY ABORTION):
NOTE: If you have had an abortion and are experiencing psychological aftermaths, many people are now ready to help you. Consider discussing your problems with your physician, one or more family members, or your pastor or priest. Agencies may be listed in your telephone directory yellow pages which offer mental health services and, possibly, post-abortion counseling. Your local crisis pregnancy center (pregnancy resource center) may be able to refer you to someone for help. If you are a Christian, never forget: (1) you have the Holy Spirit by your side at all times as Comforter and Guide, and (2) God the Father will hear your prayers and promises to forgive any sin, if confessed and repented.
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NOTE:
If you have sustained an injury during an abortion, have had your
rights violated, or have any other legal grievance against an
abortionist and/or an abortion clinic, BY ALL MEANS
SUE FOR DAMAGES! If you do not sue, the same practices
may continue and other women may be harmed, as you have been. Timing is
important. You may live in a state with a statute of limitations, which means
you need to file a lawsuit within a certain period of time after you become
aware of your injury. A competent attorney can guide you in this matter.
If you do not personally know an attorney, there are many options
for you:
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PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES FOLLOWING ABORTION:
NOTE: If you have had an abortion and are experiencing psychological aftermaths, many people are now ready to help you. Consider discussing your problems with your physician, one or more family members, or your pastor or priest. Agencies may be listed in your telephone directory yellow pages which offer mental health services and, possibly, post-abortion counseling. Your local crisis pregnancy center (pregnancy resource center) may be able to refer you to someone for help. If you are a Christian, never forget: (1) you have the Holy Spirit by your side at all times as Comforter and Guide and (2) God the Father will hear your prayers and promises to forgive any sin, if confessed and repented. A Christian who has confessed and repented from sin should never experience guilt, because God the Father has promised to forgive-- and even forget-- sin! Jesus died to give you joy and fullness of life. He will help you carry any burden. Joy in this life is your heritage as a child of God.
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ABORTION-SUICIDE CONNECTION:
NOTE: If you have had an abortion and are experiencing psychological aftermaths, many people are now ready to help you. Consider discussing your problems with your physician, one or more family members, or your pastor or priest. Agencies may be listed in your telephone directory yellow pages which offer mental health services and, possibly, post-abortion counseling. Your local crisis pregnancy center (pregnancy resource center) may be able to refer you to someone who can help. If you are a Christian, never forget: (1) you have the Holy Spirit by your side at all times as Comforter and Guide and (2) God the Father will hear your prayers and promises to forgive any sin, if confessed and repented. God has promised to forgive and forget any confessed sin, that you may have joy in your life rather than guilt.
If you are having thoughts of suicide, IMMEDIATELY seek help. Ask someone right now, such as a parent or adult sibling, to stand with you as you obtain professional help. Someone can help you find the professional counseling and treatment that will stop your self-destructive thoughts. Do not delay. You can be helped now!
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