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Sunday, January 20, 2008
Abortion may be legal, but it’s still wrong!
In Saturday’s edition of the Waco Tribune Herald, the paper ran a front page article written by an Associated Press reporter stating that U.S. abortion rates continue to fall with 1 in 5 pregnancies being terminated in 2005. The article stated that: “half of the roughly 1.2 million U.S. women who have abortions each year are 25 years or older and not frightened teenagers nervously choosing to terminate an unexpected pregnancy”. This article prompted me to devote this week’s blog entries to the discussion of abortion. Today, I hope we can have an open dialogue on the question: “Is abortion wrong?” Tuesday, my entry will focus on the question: “Is birth control pills just another form of abortion?” Then Wednesday, we will conclude our dialogue asking the question: “What do you attribute the decline in abortion rates to?”
I must admit that no where in the Bible will you find a verse which says: “Thou shalt not abort your children.” One of the reasons for this is because the prohibition was completely covered in “Thou shall not murder” {Exodus 20:13}. When we talk about a woman’s “choice”, that choice pertains to her choosing to have unprotected sex or not, not the taking of innocent life in the womb. Only God can create and give life and only he has the right to say when life is terminated. I believe the Bible gives us God’s absolute moral standards that apply to every culture and every age. God holds us accountable to the standards of His Word, whether we accept or embrace those standards or not.
Christians must understand that supporting abortion is opposed to God and his righteousness. God calls each of us to defend the innocent. Christians should elect leaders who share the Biblical view of abortion, support groups working to make abortion unacceptable in our country, and donate their time and money to pregnancy care centers who attempt to protect innocent babies in the womb.
So, now you know where I stand on the issue and what I think God’s word has to say about this volatile topic. Anybody out there have a different biblical view? Surely there are those out there with a different opinion? Let’s chat among ourselves!
