If you have had an abortion, then
you are a murderer. The Good News though, is that you can be set free.
Do you want to be set free?
Do you want to be set free?
The Bible talks about all kinds of
sin (moral failure). One of them is murder. There are two things we need to
immediately discuss now that the cat is out of the bag. One is that there is a
difference between sins (moral failures against God) and sinners (one who has
failed morally against God). Another thing is that I know people will be
arguing about whether or not the fetus is actually a human person, which this
will define whether or not an abortion is actually murder, but I have already
addressed this topic here.
I have also discussed the topic
before about the difference between the definitions of sin and sinner, but not to the point to
where it can be understood very practically. I think the problem came about
when someone saw James 2:10, “For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one
point has become guilty of all of it” and thought, “This must mean that God
sees all sin as the same.”
Well, He does and he doesn’t. God
does not logically see that a little girl stealing a piece of candy from the
candy store the same way He sees a pedophile. There are deeper levels of sin.
Jesus even explains in John 19:11 when He says, “He who delivered me over to
you has the greater sin” (emphasis mine).
With this understanding, I want to
focus on the other side to this issue, which is that we are all sinners. It is true that if you have had
an abortion, then you are a murderer. Just as if you have ever told a lie that
makes you a liar (Revelation 21:8). But the thing is, your sins can be covered with the blood of
Christ, which will make you clean.You will be free from the wrath of God (Romans 2:5).
1 John 1:5-10 says, “This is the message we have heard from him and
proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say
we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not
practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from
all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not
in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we
make him a liar, and his word is not in us" (underline mine).
I do not want to say that those
who have or perform abortions are the scum of the earth. Because in reality, we
all are the scum of the earth. The Bible says that our righteousness is as
filthy rags: “All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our
righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the
wind our sins sweep us away” (Isaiah 64:6).
The Bible is nondiscriminatory
when it comes to sinners. It says that we all
fall short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23). Not one of us can make it by what good
things we do (Ephesians 2:8-9). So with this being said, whether you have had
an abortion or have a past that haunts your dreams, know that it is only
through Jesus which peace comes.
If you do not think that abortion is wrong, the Bible also says something about this, which is that your conscience is seared (1 Timothy 4:2). In other words, your moral compass is broken. You do not know your right from your left (Jonah 4:11). But there is an easy fix for this. The Bible will recalibrate your moral compass. It will set you back on track. Saturate yourself in it and see what happens. It is God’s way to communicate to people. He loves you and wants you to know that He loves you. Read His love letter to you and know that your sins are forgiven through Christ alone.
If you do not think that abortion is wrong, the Bible also says something about this, which is that your conscience is seared (1 Timothy 4:2). In other words, your moral compass is broken. You do not know your right from your left (Jonah 4:11). But there is an easy fix for this. The Bible will recalibrate your moral compass. It will set you back on track. Saturate yourself in it and see what happens. It is God’s way to communicate to people. He loves you and wants you to know that He loves you. Read His love letter to you and know that your sins are forgiven through Christ alone.
“God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” –Romans 5:8
“For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” –Romans 6:23
“If you confess with your mouth
that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the
dead, then you will be saved” –Romans 10:9
If you are a Christian and you
have had an abortion, the following verse is written to Christians. When you
confess your sins to Him, whether you are just now coming to know Him or you
have known Him for a long time, know that you are cleansed from your sins.
Trust in the promise, not in your feelings. You are forgiven and made clean by
the blood of the Lamb.
“If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just to forgive us for our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness” –1 John 1:9
Written by Nace Howell through the
grace of the Lord Jesus
© Nace Howell, 2019
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