In 2012, American Christians flocked to Chic-Fil-A to support them in their biblical position on marriage. I truly believe that if there was that kind of passion to abolish abortion through the preaching of the Gospel to loose the chains of bondage, by loving our pre-born neighbors as ourselves, and by exposing the works of darkness by pressuring the government and engaging the culture of death, abortion would cease to be legal in this nation in accordance with God’s will.
Consider this for reflection: If pedophilia and human trafficking were legal in America, how would your Christianity play out under this reality? If there were legal brothels where children were abused daily, would you stand outside these brothels and preach against the numerous sins involved in this practice, that these works of darkness would be exposed? Would you preach the Gospel outside the brothels, the only hope for reconciliation between wicked man and our Holy God? Would you try to engage parents who did not want their children any longer and intended to give their children to these brothels? Would you offer to adopt these children? Would you offer assistance to the parents through parent education, etc.? Would you pray for the brothel staff and their customers, that they would repent and believe the Gospel?
Would you petition the government to end this evil against God and humanity, doing whatever you can within biblical constraints to pressure government to ban its practice? Would you engage the culture about this great evil, that it would open up opportunities to tell the culture about the Gospel, which is truly the only way the heart of the culture would be changed to effect the abolition of the legal practice of pedophilia?
If you answer yes to these questions, then you can understand how many Christians are waking up to the reality that children are indeed being victimized every day through the barbaric and evil act of abortion. Out of love for God, love for the lost, and love for these precious children made in the image of God, we engage the culture of death in various ways to shine the Light into the darkness through the Gospel and effect its abolition to save lives. This work apart from the Gospel is vanity, but we believe this work is integral to what it means to be a Christian and “obeying all that Christ has commanded”.
This is not to say that every Christian must stand outside an abortion clinic to minister the Gospel, but I do believe each of us can play a small part in effecting its abolition through a church culture of life. Whether that is praying for those involved in abortion mill ministry, volunteering at Christ-centered crisis pregnancy centers, offering assistance through mercies ministries, not sweeping abortion under the rug but being vocal about it with people you engage with, and ending the compromise with politicians through incremental strategies to end abortion, but rather demanding the immediate abolition of abortion (for instance, voting only for candidates who are 100% prolife with no exceptions, and who will work on abolishing abortion).
It could be God’s will to not abolish abortion in this nation. It could be there will never be another revival in America. It could be that the visible church in America continues to apostatize. It could be that our culture and government continue to get more evil until it is finally destroyed by the wrath of God. But, just as we must not stop praying for revival, we must not stop praying for the church, we must not stop preaching the Gospel, and we must not stop praying for our leaders, we must not stop loving our pre-born neighbors as ourselves simply because our evil government has made it legal to murder them.
We must not base our actions on what we think the future holds, we must base our actions on what God has commanded us, and He has commanded us to be faithful, to be salt and light, and to obey the greatest two commandments to love God and love our neighbor, whoever our neighbor may be.
This is why we seek to end legalized abortion to the glory of God, whether or not God will abolish abortion according to His Glorious Sovereign Plan.
airō 
wpuymac
January 4, 2013
Those are two really great analogies, Justin. It is such a difficult issue because it can get confusing. For example, if I saw a man trying to hurt or murder a child on the street, I’d step in and maybe even use fatal force to stop the murder … yet we would oppose the systematic murder of abortionists, would we not? Maybe worth thought.
But on another note, you pointed out that “not every Christian must stand outside an abortion mill,” but I would add that one thing that EVERY Christian not only CAN, but SHOULD, do is to pray for an end to abortion, for the conversion of the abortionists and mothers and fathers and for a blessing on those who do go to minister at clinics.
Nice work, brother, this is one of your better written articles.
Justin Edwards
January 4, 2013
Thank you kindly, brother. That is a very challenging question you pose. In the least, I would not be opposed to capital punishment of abortionists if they committed abortion after it criminalized. We do not live in a vigilante society, nor does Scripture commission to be vigilantes, so any justice served to the abortionists would have to be by the state. You may find this to be an intriguing position: http://abolishhumanabortion.com/faq/#criminal-charges-for-abortive-women
Amen on your second paragraph and I’m in full agreement.
Blessings!
Mike Peek
January 5, 2013
Justin at the start of this article you said: “In 2012, American Christians flocked to Chic-Fil-A to support them in their biblical position on marriage. I truly believe that if there was that kind of passion to abolish abortion through the preaching of the Gospel to loose the chains of bondage, by loving our pre-born neighbors as ourselves, and by exposing the works of darkness by pressuring the government and engaging the culture of death, abortion would cease to be legal in this nation in accordance with God’s will.”
I believe your words to be true if all of those who flocked to Chic-Fil-A where Christians; people who have repented from their sins and put their trust in Christ alone. Here are my thoughts on that.
Could it be that the HUGE turnout at Chick-fil-A was more about hatred for a group of sinners, self righteousness, love of self, and glorification of one’s own lifestyle than it was about a hatred of sin, a thirst for righteousness, love of one’s neighbor, and the glory of God? And if that is true would these same people have the ability to love their littlest neighbors, namely children in the womb? I suspected my first question on the night of the support Chick-fil-A so I went and preached the law and gospel outside of a Chick-fil-A in Tyler, TX. Not in defense or support of any one group but as an ambassador of Christ, simply preaching the law of God to bring the knowledge of sin and the death for sin, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It was when I was preaching about the cross of Christ that I received my worst heckling to date from a woman who claimed to be a Christian.
I think that your last words are the key: “We must not base our actions on what we think the future holds, we must base our actions on what God has commanded us, and He has commanded us to be faithful, to be salt and light, and to obey the greatest two commandments to love God and love our neighbor, whoever our neighbor may be.”
So we shouldn’t worry about mass crowds coming out to abortuaries to plead for lives and preach. It’s just not going to happen. Yes we should continue to pray for the Lord of the harvest to send out labors into the field but in the interim we need to just continue to faithfully go. God bless you brother, I enjoyed the article.
In Christ alone,
Mike Peek a slave of Jesus Christ
Justin Edwards
January 7, 2013
Hey brother, I don’t disagree with you. The opening paragraph was merely pointing out if the same passion among born again believers on that day was used to fight abortion, it would come to an end, legally speaking. I only had those in mind who were true believers as false believers are not concerned with preaching the Gospel, etc. 🙂
Linda
January 9, 2013
Oh LORD,, please hear the cries of the innocent blood being shed up to your throne. Oh please STOP THIS LORD….Luke 11:51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all. and America and all abortionists, YOU will be held responsible before a holy, righteous and Just God as well if you do not repent!!!!
Hbr 10:31 [It is] a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.