In 1973, a landmark decision was announced by the United States Supreme Court in the court case of Roe vs. Wade. The justice ruled 7 to 2 that a right to privacy under the due process laws of the 14th Amendment extended to a woman's right to abort her unborn child. The Harris Poll has been tracing public opinion on this decision since 1973. In 1973, of those polled, 53% of American responders favored the vote and 43& opposed the vote, 4% remained silent. In 2010, 57% of American responders favored abortion and 40% opposed abortion. Those opposed to this act have dropped since 1973, and the advocates have increased. Loving parents will always speak on their child's behalf, but how many of those loving parents would speak on behalf of a child unwanted and unloved by their biological families? Every human being that has ever loved a child has a responsibility to verbally defend the helpless and endangered children of the world against this most abominable and heinous attack on life. Christ took a stand on abortion (murder of children) as recorded in Matthew 18:4-6, "Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea." A child, no matter the size or developmental stage, will always be a gift from God.
The abortionists would have us believe that which grows within a woman's womb during pregnancy is not a child or baby, but something less than human, unworthy of the rights of life. What does God say to this idea? In Luke 1:41, God calls the leaping in the womb of Elizabeth, a relative of Mary (mother of Christ), the actions of a baby, "the babe leaped in her womb." The "babe" would be John the Baptist. God calls that which is in the womb a baby! Elizabeth stated to Mary, "For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy." Babies in the womb have feelings and emotions just like grown adults! God knows the children and loves them even before they are formed in the womb; God calls the early formation of conception a "child" (Matthew 1:20-23). Life begins at conception (Luke 1:36; 2:21). The Greek word for "babe" in Luke chapter 1 is brephos (brdg'-os). In Luke 2:12, 16, the same Greek word is used to describe Christ in the manger. 'brephos' is also translated "babe" in 1 Peter 2:2, "child" in 2 Tim. 3:15, "infant" in Luke 18:15, and "young child" in Acts 7:19.These scriptures show that God uses the same word to describe a child whether it is unborn, new-born or toddler. In the eyes of God, aborting the unborn is no different than murdering a toddler!
Do not let propaganda-pushing doctors dehumanize the children of the world. Christians must stand to warn the wicked of their destructive paths (Matt. 7:13-14). Eternal torment and condemnation await those in the Day of Judgment who, ignorant of God's Word, take the life of their unborn child (2 Cor. 5:10-11; 2 Thess. 1:8). If we truly love the souls of men, Christians must not remain silent but stand to educate the world in truth (2 Tim. 4:2-5; 2 Tim. 2:15).
Jonathan Hagar, Smithville, MS
