January 21, 2007 is what the Southern Baptist Convention has declared Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. Every January this day is remembered as a memorial to those innocent babies who have been killed since the dreadful decision of Roe V. Wade. Our Sunday School lesson revolved around the worth of human life as opposed to abortion, doctor assisted suicide, the like. Even President George W. Bush has taken a stand and declared the same thing for today.
In the sinful world in which we live, society has forgotten that mankind was created by God, but that idea has been replaced with an unproven and overrated idea of evolution over millions of years. The whole idea of evolution gives rise to the worst in mankind because it replaces human worth created by God with a theory that we are worthless because we are here by accident and we are nothing more than a higher up standard than the rest of the animal kingdom.
Human past has shown the worst in man and just how far mankind will go to disrespect God's ultimate creation of man. Adolph Hitler alone was responsible for the brutal execution of over 6 million Jews plus many thousands of non-Jews that he had killed. Saddam Hussein was responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people. Militant Muslims like Osama Bin Laden lack respect for life by having his followers blow up buildings full of innocent people. All through human history, life has been disrespected because of religious factions, political affiliations, and many other reasons, but none compares to today's onslaught of the industry called abortion.
In the United States nearly 50 million babies have been killed because of an irresponsible decision made in 1973 by a judge who gave little thought to the consequences of his decision in the future. Since that time more people have been killed than by Adolph Hitler, Saddam Hussein, and several wars put together. The rate of abortion on demand remains somewhat though some states have given thought of banning this demeaning measure altogether. South Dakota and Georgia are the only two states to seriously discuss this. My own home state of Mississippi has not issued a ban on abortion, but we do only have one clinic left in the state and I figure after it is gone, a ban could very well be put in place. For right now Mississippi Baptists have erected a Memorial to the Missing which is a 12 ft. x 16ft. x 7 ft. glass case that holds 50 million pennies. Each penny represents each child missing since Roe V. Wade. That memorial is in the downtown part of the capitol of Mississippi for the whole public to see and contribute to. You do not have to be a Mississippian to contribute. (See Resources below for more info.)
Not only does abortion count as being disrespectful to God's creation, but it also breaks one of the Ten Commandment by taking the life of another innocent human. Abortion is not the only thing related to this memorial. We all remember Terri Schiavo and how her life was taken from her through bureaucrats and politicians who disrespects life itself.
Many on the left do not understand why Christians feel the way they do about abortion and this issue of the sanctity of human life in general. People on the left call the process of abortion on demand, "the right for a woman to choose", but if the woman would only read her Bible she could clearly see that it is not her right to choose at all because our bodies do not belong to ourselves. In 1 Corinthians 6:19, the scripture backs this up by saying "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;"
Another verse comes to mind that I used in the chapter concerning abortion in my own book, Issues That Matter:America's Moral Battleground. The verses are Jeremiah 1:4-5 and simply states: The word of the Lord came to me saying, "before I formed you in the womb I knew you, Before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations". God was telling Jeremiah that He had a plan for Jeremiah's life even before he was conceived. So, yes, abortion does snuff out God's plan for that child.
There are other verses that talks about the worth of human life. I urge you to et involved and help save those innocent unborn victims today! Some argue that abortion is necessary in some cases to save the mother's life. In that extremely rare case I might accept the trade, but abortion for the sake of a selfish reason should be totally unacceptable before modern civilized society and I know that it is certainly unacceptable before God. Give life a chance. Save those who would be aborted and then once they are saved, we are not to just forget about them, but help them through life's journey as well. I am not calling for a socialist concept, but am merely asking Christians to not only take the stand against this crime called abortion, but to nurture and care for those who have been saved from death by abortion. When that child comes into the world, help that mother care for the child. A Christians Jesus did call on His followers to help the poor and those in need in other situations as well. If we do that, then God will do the rest.
RESOURCES:
Stand For Truth:America's Moral Battleground by Rob Hood (pages 16-19)
Stand For Truth Pro-Life Links
President Bush Proclaims National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2007
Bible Verses Pertaining to the worth of Human Life:
Psalm 139:13-16
Jeremiah 1:4-5
