That I might live to Christ
It may not be realized but the law (Ten Commandments) is a beautiful thing. I have come to a better understanding of this truth this past week as I studied through Acts 15 along with the book of Galatians. I realized more than ever that the law has had great effects in my life and still does to this day. I realized, as Paul would say, “For through the law, I died to the law, so that I might live to God.” (Galatians 2:19)
Many people in our culture today of do it your own way and all truth is relative to you mentality would automatically balk at the thought of the Ten Commandments being a blessing. The idea in our sinful minds and hearts is that we can come to a place of pleasing God so much that He will have no choice but to love us and one day allow us to enter His Kingdom. How prideful is that?
The truth is that we have the law for the very purpose of showing us that we are not God and that we cannot become God no matter how hard we try. The law was written as God’s holy standard and a set of guidelines for us to see that we can’t attain to being God and that we need some help in our lives that we have so greatly screwed up. That help comes through our good God and Savior Jesus Christ. You see for those of us who are saved, it was through the law that we were able to see that we needed a savior. Paul would say, “If it wasn’t for the law I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” (Romans 7:7) Paul saw that the law was a blessing to him and his need for Jesus Christ. He saw that he was a great sinner and that he needed a Great Savior.
How do you view the law? Is it just a bunch of rules that you hate or is it a blessing in your life that you have been able to die to so that you also may live to God?
Why Am I Pro-Life?
Church wanted to get some new lights for sanctuary. One man stood up and said “I’m against it, we don’t need any chandeliers. Don’t have anybody that can play one, what we need is some lights in this place!” The abortion rights crowd accuses us of being like that man. All pro-lifers are just backwoods hicks that are against abortion because they really just don’t know any better. They say we don’t understand the issues, that we really haven’t thought it out, that we are against it just because we have been told we are supposed to be against it.
Why am I Pro-life? I want to share with you three reasons why I personally believe abortion is wrong, three reasons why I am definitely pro-life.
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THE BIBLE MAKES ME PRO-LIFE-
What does the Bible tell us about life in the womb? It tells us that: Life begins at conception- Matthew 1:18-23. Mary was not with fetus, not with pre-viable life form. Long before quickening, brain waves, first independent breath, the Bible calls what Mary carried within her a “child.” God makes that life- Psalms 139: 13-15. God is in charge of the miracle of conception and birth, not man. We are playing God when we decide to end a life prematurely. God has a plan for every unborn baby’s life- Psalm 139:16. This includes who he/she will be, what he/she will do, when he/she will die. Abortion short-circuits God’s plan for that life. Perhaps that aborted child would have been the medical researcher that found a cure for cancer, or the next Nobel Prize winner, or the fireman who would have rescued your grandchild. -
LOGIC MAKES ME PRO-LIFE-
When you look at all the arguments the abortion rights crowd use to rationalize abortion, none of them make any logical sense: “Abortion is legal; therefore it is moral as well.” “abortion of unwanted babies prevents future child abuse”"Abortion is ok up to moment “fetus” becomes a “person”” “It’s my body, and you have no right to tell me what to do with it. -
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE MAKES ME PRO-LIFE
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In my 47 years on this planet, I have seen firsthand the pain and sorrow that abortion causes. People think a quick abortion is the end of their troubles. In reality, it is often only the beginning! The guilt, shame, depression, and pain never seem to go away.
Abortion kills! Join us in prayer and fasting for the defenseless…