Ever since the fall of mankind, we have had hearts set on murder (Gen. 4:8, 6:5, Prov. 1:18). Thankfully, by His common grace and institution of civil governments, God has significantly curbed these evil tendencies. However, in the United States, we live in a time where the government has abandoned its charge to uphold God’s law, instead choosing to support and protect the mass murder of unborn children. It is the responsibility of Christians, individually and the Church collectively, to rise up and fight tirelessly for these oppressed, voiceless image bearers of God.
There is not one among us who can say that we have had no part in the abortion holocaust that has been going on over the past 45 years. All of us hold some responsibility, either by commission (directly participating in abortion) or by omission (ignoring the murder going on in our midst). As God’s representatives on the earth, we are to be concerned with justice being upheld and carried out (Mic. 6:8), especially when it comes to those who are weak and otherwise helpless. This work must be rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ and needs to be carried out in accordance with it.
We recognize that the only way the murderous heart can be changed is by the saving work of the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 5:17, 1 Cor. 6:11, Eph. 4:22-24); we rejoice in the fact that God uses His people’s preaching of the gospel to bring about this transformation. Therefore, it is our biblical conviction that true, lasting reform regarding abortion can only occur through the bold preaching of Christ and him crucified to all people; our work must begin there. While this proclamation of the gospel is the baseline requirement for every Christian (Mt. 28:19-20), there are specific ways we ought to biblically address abortion that go beyond the standard gospel presentation, which we at Redeemer Church of South Hills will implement. These include:
Our conviction is that it is the Christian’s responsibility to be willing to make the great sacrifices necessary to protect unborn children. Our prayer is that every faithful believer in Christ will join us by using their gifts to engage in this battle. Our confidence is in God’s power and sovereignty to ultimately bring this wickedness to an end, and we trust that He will.
To Him alone be all glory.
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