The Church Pamphlet - "Sanctity of Life Sunday"

“Abortion is a God issue, and I think that the first way

you see that is in Psalm 139 where it says, “I am fearfully

and wonderfully made” (verse 14). And the language that

is used is that a baby is knit together in its mother’s womb.

Well who’s the knitter? The knitter is not nature. The knitter

Is God, which means that what’s happening in a woman’s

tummy is that God is at work. God is making a human being.

Now you don’t mess with that. You just don’t get in God’s face

And say, “Let me at it! I’m going to take it out! I’m going to

chop it into pieces.” You don’t do that.”

John Piper

The Sanctity of Life Sunday –

Why do we remember?

The month of January is “Sanctity of Human Life”

month. This particular Sunday, the 24^th, has been

singled out especially as “Sanctity of Human Life

Sunday.” Today, we as a Church, along with the

broader Church of Jesus Christ, take time to reflect

upon the splendor and wonder that accompanies

God’s gift of LIFE, and to remind ourselves that this

precious gift is oftentimes devalued by both culture

and society – being deprived and stolen from the

most helpless amongst us.

The necessity of the reminder of the beauty and

dignity of human life is, indeed, significant and

desperately essential for many reasons. As

a Church, this specific Sunday offers us a reminder

that the world we live in, and the ideologies under

which our world operates, are held captive by Satan.

Humanity is indeed a renegade assembly! Mankind

has forsaken the glorious Word and will of the

Almighty and are living in enmity toward His law

and name. As those who are saved by grace, it is no

secret that we live in a world that disregards both

love for God and the importance of living by the

principles set forth in His word.

Thus, today is a sad reminder. It brings to mind the

many gut-wrenching statistics that prevail in regards

to the subject of abortion. Let us not forget that today,

worldwide, 115,000 children will die at the hands of

the practice. When we compound abortion at a yearly

rate it equals a figure of approximately 42 million

children. The amount of children killed yearly by the

abortionist exceeds, by almost 10 million, the current

population of Canada. (*Note – this statistic does not

include those children whose lives are taken through

the use of the morning after pill and thorough the use

of many birth control pills.)

Today we must also be reminded that, in the USA,

43% of all abortions obtained are sought by women

identifying themselves as Protestant. (I am unsure

regarding this statistic as pertaining to Canada, but

you can be certain that our own percentage will

probably closely mirror that of our southern-most

neighbor). This statistic is as troubling as it is tragic.

That figure accounts for nearly half of the 1.21 million

abortions performed yearly in the US. Now we obviously

cannot take the above information and claim that every

women in that 43 % bracket belongs to a Church.

However, regardless of this fact, we cannot forget to ask

ourselves, “Where is the Church?” Have we forgotten our

God-given mandate to, “… rescue those being lead away

to death; hold back those staggering towards slaughter”

(Proverbs 24:11)? Are we about the business of holding

out the hope of the gospel to those women who find

themselves unexpectedly pregnant with an unwanted

child, or those who are currently suffering the mentally

and physically damaging effects of post-abortion

trauma?

Today, let us remind ourselves that these babies are

living beings from the time of conception – being

intricately woven and knit together by the hands of God.

Let us remember and heartily seek to practice what

James calls, “… religion that God our Father accepts

as pure and faultless.” This year, by God’s grace, may

we be dedicated to looking,“ … after orphans … in their

distress “ (James 1:27). After all, there is no group

more orphaned, in every sense of the term, then those

whose parents seek to destroy them.

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"We represent Christ in this world. People cannot see

Him; they must look at us—to see a little of what He

is like. Whatever great work we may do for Christ—if

we fail to live out His life of love, kindness and patience

—we fail in an essential part of our duty as Christians."

JR Miller

What Can We Do?

* Pray! Plead that God would, through the use of

strong, scientific, pictorial evidence, and the

conviction of His Word, open the eyes of the pro-

choice around us and around the world.

* Educate yourself and those around you about the

process and statistics of abortion, and acquaint

yourself with the scientific and biblical nature of the

fetus. Know the facts and develop sound arguments

for the pro-life position.

* Financially support those people and agencies who

seek to make abortion unthinkable. The CCBR

(Canadian Center for Bio-ethical Reform) is located in

Calgary and is an agency worth supporting.

* Something as simple as placing a bumper sticker

on your car that echoes the evils of abortion can cause

others to think about their position on the subject.

*Consider volunteering at the Calgary Pregnancy Care

Center - located in downtown Calgary (www.pregcare.com).

*Strongly promote, and support, adoption. Consider

whether or not God might be leading you to personally

serve the unborn through adoption. A good book

for those considering adoption is, “Adopted for Life,”

by Russell Moore.

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“The pro-choice position always overlooks the victim’s

right to choose. Blacks didn’t choose slavery. Jews

didn’t choose the ovens. Women don’t choose rape.

And babies don’t choose abortion."

Randy Alcorn