Realizing that Life Begins at Conception, What Can Christians Do About Abortion?
A. Pray. 1. Pray for our government officials. 1 Timothy 2:1-3 “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior” a. Before you complain, pray! b. Proverbs 14:34, “Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people. ” c. Proverbs 29:2, “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.” 2. Pray for women with difficult pregnancies. a. Most aborting moms are panicked, uninformed, desperate (may be pressured by husband/boyfriend, parents, peers) b. Try to redeem, not condemn as Jesus did with the women taken in adultery in John 8:1-11. 3. Pray for abortionists. Matthew 5:44, “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pr