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Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Pro-Claim!
by Michael Bond
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The abortion issue is a hot button topic in the U.S.
to say the least. There are several states with pending abortion
legislation. Some of which challenges the very basis of Roe vs.
Wade, which is the cornerstone of American abortion law.
The abortion issue is an emotional one for many. Some are outraged
at the lose of countless new lives every year while others are
outraged at those who would try to control a woman’s right to
choose. For many their vote on the 2004 presidential election was
solely decided on the issue of abortion alone.
So, who is right? The pro-life side which says abortion should be
illegal because a life is being destroyed. Or, the pro-choice side
which says a woman should have a right to choose. The debate rages
on.
I would suggest if your position on abortion is based upon your
politics then the decision is left to your personal opinion. On the
other hand, if your choice on abortion is based upon your belief in
God’s laws then you are falling far short of the mark. Pro-life and
pro-choice are not good enough. As a Christian, why try to make
amendments to an already perfect law established by our God. Why not
instead of lobbying for the choices man provides we lobby for the
perfected law of God? Why not lobby to make pre-marital sex illegal?
At first thought you may say to yourself “What is this guy talking
about?” The truth is the morally corrupt try to complicate the
elementary to suit their agenda. Many people who are against
abortion don’t have a problem with pre-marital sex. Are these people
truly for righteousness or are they simply choosing the position
which suits their situation the best? Especially since irresponsible
pre-marital sex is the cause for most abortions.
In America many times our problem is we try to remedy the affects of
a problem instead of its causes. If pre-marital sex were made
illegal, punishable by jail time, the abortion situation in America
would change overnight. If you eliminate the cause of a problem the
affects become obsolete.
For instance, you buy new furniture for your home after a fire
because the fire has destroyed your old furniture. If you could
prevent the fire there would be no need to replace the old
furniture. Eliminating the cause eliminates its affects.
I would go as far as to say anyone who chooses a side on the
abortion issue is pro-choice regardless of which side you’re on. You
are simply choosing which lives to save. Either you choose to keep
abortion legal and lose countless babies every year or you choose to
make abortion illegal and lose the lives of countless desperate
mothers who will have an abortion by any means necessary. This
includes botched backdoor illegal abortions. Some would say these
women deserve what they get. Is this the Christian way? What would
Jesus do? What would God say? It is a lose-lose situation, but, with
God’s perfect law everyone lives. So why not lobby for that?
I don’t proclaim to be a clairvoyant, but any anti-abortion laws
will go much the way of the laws which say you should not kill,
rape, or steal. It will still happen everyday. You can not legislate
morality. If the people’s hearts don’t change the laws won’t mean
much. The only thing which makes a law effective is the people’s
willingness to follow it. This is what makes a criminal by
definition, their unwillingness to follow the law.
I don’t profess to be pro-choice or pro-life. Although, I am against
millions of innocent babies dying, I am also against losing
countless mothers to their desperation. I am also against
pre-marital sex. I profess that I am pro-claim. I proclaim that
God’s laws are perfect. I proclaim that God’s laws save us countless
time on pointless issues. I proclaim as we hasten to amend God’s
laws we hasten Armageddon. I proclaim that taking half of a moral
stand is no stand at all. Do I really expect our government to
outlaw pre-marital sex? No. But as a Christian you should settle for
nothing less than total righteousness. It is something for us all to
think about.
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Michael Bond is the author of “ Christian to Christian
Fellowship Handbook” (http://www.xulonpress.com/bookstore/titles/1597816590.htm)
or Google search: Christian to Christian by Michael Bond
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