Life vs. Death

Thanks to a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court, America is in the midst of a great national debate over abortion. That debate has revealed some tremendous ignorance and confusion.

"G-d killed His son, so why can't I abort my baby?" That was the shocking sign carried by a young female protester, furious that her "right" to destroy a preborn baby was in jeopardy. 

That sign is all the evidence needed to demonstrate that we are in a spiritual battle more than a constitutional struggle.

Satan is a powerful force in a fallen world. But only G-d can create life. If you don't believe the first line of Genesis, then the rest of it is meaningless. Satan can only destroy life with his lies and there's no better example of that than the abortion culture in America.

As an evangelical Christian, I understand that G-d did not kill His son. Our sin did. Christ died on the cross voluntarily in a life-affirming act. He endured broken bones and ripped flesh. He spilled his blood so that the sin of fallen mankind could be washed away by the perfect, sinless lamb. 

Christ died for us, including that young woman with her vile sign. As a Christian, I believe Jesus defeated death and rose from the grave so that all of us, even that deceived girl, have an opportunity for eternal life.

All of the broken bones, all the ripped flesh and all the spilled blood of 62 million aborted babies since 1973 are an abomination to our G-d who said, "I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.  Now choose life, so that you and your children may live."

Pray for those lost babies. Pray for the exploited women. Pray for the justices of the Supreme Court. And pray for the United States of America.