Since the leak of a paper from the Supreme Court on "Roe V Wade", opinions, news reports, demonstrations, etc from both sides of this issue have been dominating our news, tv, and internet airwaves. After reading or listening to what they have to say, I find myself coming from there and thinking that they have totally missed it. Neither side is pleasing God. I thought that it might be good for me to write what I think since I have those thoughts. Now I realize that this could help, but there will be people who will take things out of the context of the whole argument and try to blast me out of the water. It won't be the first time that has happened to me. Well anyways, here goes.
When talking about abortion, I usually hear four different reasons to women to have an abortion. They are: The Mother's life is in danger, The baby's health, rape, and what some call abortion on demand. I believe that each of these issues should be looked at individually and so here, I'm only looking at the reason that believes that any woman can have an abortion when they want, or some variety of that. I believe that is the biggest viewpoint and the one that is usually looked at in this issue. Now I'm not getting into what the 14th Amendment says, because my argument is coming from a Biblical perspective.
Now I'm sure that last statement has gotten some people rolling their eyes and I want to thank you for staying with me so far. As you might be expecting me to say, I do believe that this type of abortion is murder. It is the execution of a life whose only crime is to be alive. I know that there are many people who say that they aren't pro abortion, just pro choice and I will get to that in a minute.
For you see, my main concern is not the baby's loss of life, but society's loss of love. I truly believe that if the adults (notice that I'm including the man as well as the woman in this) who produced that child really loved that child, then there would be no abortion. They would work together to make sure that life had the best chance that they could provide.
I also believe that the argument about being pro choice is really an argument about exalting oneself to God-like status. I meant that last statement as a call back to the Garden of Eden and the Serpents claim that "you will be like God, knowing good and evil". This is a second wrong that I see from this viewpoint.
Also the argument, "a woman's body, a woman's choice" has a big hole in it, for the reason (unless she was raped) why she is expecting in the first place. There are always consequences for every action. If a woman puts alcohol in her, she will become drunk or buzzed. If she stays up all night, she will become drowsy the next day. If she chooses to permit a man to deposit sperm into her, she can become pregnant, even with contraceptives.
If there is love then all of this is moot, because none of this would happen and that is the way of love.
So, if I'm basing my thoughts from a Biblical perspective, then why do I think that the pro-life group is wrong. Basically it is for the same reason.
Now it is true that by law they will be forcing everyone to obeying the 6th commandment, but that really does not accomplish anything pleasing to God. What they would have done is to force a baby to live in an environment where the parents wanted to kill them before they were born, so unless there is repentance of that thought, then the outcome for that baby will not be a joyous one.
Also, while forcing people to obey the 6th commandment, they have forgotten the 10th which says: "Do not covet". That means that just the thought of wanting to abort the baby is just as much a sin before God as the act. It also means that the condemnation of people is a sin before God. There is a difference between in proclaiming that something is wrong and using that thought as a means to exalt oneself in condemning others. That is happening on the Pro-Life side.
The sad part is that Christian message has the remedy for all of this and it is found in Romans chapter 8 and among many other verses in the New Testament. It is having the Spirit Of God living inside of us. When Christ lives within us, we become Children Of God. He forgives us. His righteousness grows within us and flows out of us. We live in love and we love one another. This is the true answer to all of this.
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