I love StumbleUpon. It gives me the funniest ideas at times. Today I was stumbling and found a picture of an anti-abortion rally that was quoting Bible scripture. A quote from the Old Testament: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you” – Jeremiah 1:5.
Clearly stating that God knew each and every one of us. Simply implying an unborn child is alive. This is not the point of my post, just clearing that up, dear readers. We aren’t discussing abortion rights here on my blog. =)
I just want to implore my Christian readers to understand something that you seem to be missing. Atheists and agnostics have no fear or respect for a scripture telling them they are wrong. Someone who doesn’t hold your beliefs quite frankly will not care if you tattoo to them to your body and jump off a bridge. Telling them that abortion is wrong based on Scripture is pointless and futile because they don’t hold the same laws or beliefs you do. Imagine them telling you that God doesn’t exist based on a mathematical formula. You play by different rules and ignore everyone elses. The same thing they do to you.
The same rule holds true for any spiritual vs scientific discussion. Science will hold their set of rules up and spirtual people will hold up their own. Each group believes their answers irrefutable based on what they find IN their respective books.
Only through a common language can you convince your opponents of right or wrongness. To not do so is insanity. You may as well study for a math test by boning up on history.
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hi! me again…:)
i agree totally that they (the lost),
will not comprehend what you are saying when it comes to using scripture-
because it is spritually discerned as the bible states.
but, the word is also supernatural and can work in a heart that is open to Gods wooing.(heb.4:12.)and many hearts are,
but they dont know (like i was once) that there is another Way.
i dont believe in being ‘ugly’ to others who have or are making that decision to abort, (for by the grace of God go i…)
but i do believe that the bible clearly teaches that born again believers will have to account for not trying to do something to keep murder from happening. (eph.5:11)
not to mention not sharing the gospel with others.
true believers are totally- totally against the harm of the providers of this terrible practice.. as
they also need to hear gods word and truth.(.2 tim.4:2-)
as do the ones having the abortion.
it all must be done with love,
and whether they understand or not- that is between them and the working of the Holy Spirit,
we will have no excuse before God on why we didnt share His truth with them.
good post!