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I do not know for sure that, according to man’s law, abortion is legal in all 50 states (as the picture indicates). What is certain is that if a woman has access to the internet she can order the pills to end the life of her baby in the womb wherever she lives. What is more certain is that abortion is never “legal” according to God’s law.

Every person who has ever been born will face the Lord at judgment. On that day the Lord God Almighty is going to judge our everlasting place of eternal residence on whether we were faithful to Him, trusting in His law as our guide for life.

Most Christians will openly say they want to live according to God’s Word (Psalm 119:9, 41, 116). They are taught and accept that they have been predestined to be conformed to the image of Christ (Romans 8:29).  They can stay strong and committed until the topic of abortion is raised in conversation.

Interestingly, this morning there was a meme on Facebook suggesting that abortion should be outlawed and mothers who choose to end the lives of their babies in the womb be charged with murder. When I went to find it for this post, it had been removed (or at least removed from my feed, unlike the many that I have now seen for several days in a row).

At a retreat where I taught this past summer, in a small group discussion the women were asked to answer this question:

There is great controversy in our day about abortion. Biblically, we should show love for both the mother and the baby. If a friend were to come to you asking if you would be her driver to take her for an abortion, how would you respond? Consider the following verses before answering.

• Exodus 21:22-23, “If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall surely be punished accordingly as the woman’s husband imposes on him; and he shall pay as the judges But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life (emphasis mine).
• Proverbs 24:11-12, Deliver those who are drawn toward death, And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, “Surely we did not know this,” Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, does He not know it? And will He not render to each man according to his deeds?
• Numbers 35:33, So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it.

In one discussion group a woman argued that Exodus 21:22-23 do not have any relationship to abortion. She could not see how God values a human in the womb based on this verse. She is a worship leader and teacher in her local assembly.

Other women stood up for the pre-born and argued for the Lord’s clear position on abortion. It makes me wonder though, about all those who sat silent during those conversations. Where do Christians actually stand on abortion? There are plenty asking why this is a topic so many of us are passionate about. They point to the fact that abortion is legal. Not. According. To. GOD!

Christians, we must decide whose law we will obey. Will it be God’s or man’s? Are we willing to make our own attempts to stop the shedding of innocent blood? Will we talk to our brothers and sisters in the Lord about it, pointing them to how clear the scriptures are about this?

My friends who are ministering regularly at the abortion mills say that more than 50% of the women who show up to have their babies ripped apart in their wombs (that is hard to type) claim Christianity. Many also “claim” the forgiveness of God for their sin. They know it is murder. (To be clear, God will forgive a mother for the sin of murdering her child in the womb, but she must confess it as sin and repent of her actions.)

Are we more concerned with loving and serving our God or “a woman’s choice” to murder her own baby? Surly, the Church of Jesus Christ has contributed by our silence to the bloody mess abortion has caused in polluting our land.