Life
The Rev. Lou Tiscione, Pastor, Weatherford Presbyterian Church (PCA)
Looking back at the past couple of weeks, there are many observations that all thinking people can see. We are being overwhelmed by news reports local, national, and international. It is easy to miss the forest for the trees. There is one observation that is incredibly shocking! This one is the low view of human life that some hold firmly. At the heart of my observation is the sad fact that God is ignored. He has made clear His view of human life. “Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature” (Genesis 2:7); “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image” (Genesis 9:6); “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:13-14).
In this day of so-called scientific enlightenment, denying that the life of a human being begins at conception would seem to any reasonable person to be unbelievable. Yet, at the convention of one of our major political parties, abortion was front and center in the convention’s celebration and platform. All this in light of the three pillars of our nation, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
In the interest of our children, I stand with those who say, “Let’s stop the violence against children.” Indeed, let’s stop the violence right now and stand for the sanctity of human life. Christians are accountable to the God of life to speak out against the evil of abortion. Let’s stop killing our unborn babies.
Since the mid-Seventies, the “Progressives” have given government the authority to remove the right to life given by our Creator. As Francis Schaeffer wrote in 1981, “The dignity of human life is not some peripheral issue,” The Christian Manifesto.
The protection of human life is not something upon which we can agree to disagree. The dignity of human life is an absolute! The right to live is given by God who is the source of life. Human life is sacred because the Creator God made it so.
Secular Humanism has clouded the mind of our culture. In a culture where there are no absolutes, men make decisions based upon personal preference. Our culture is governed by moral relativism. Everything is considered relative. There are no absolutes except that there are no absolutes. Yet, the dignity of human life is an absolute.
Our nation is unique. Our founding fathers wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Our Founders declared that the source of life was God and that life is an undeniable right given by Him, and therefore, an absolute. Yet one of our major political parties believe that men and women have the right to end the lives of unborn babies.
When God gave the Law, He commanded the prohibition of murder (Exodus 20:13). The word translated kill or murder in the 6th Commandment is understood to mean the unlawful taking of life. Only God can authorize the taking of life. God’s highest penalty for the taking of a human’s life is the forfeiture of the life of the one who took it.
The 6th Commandment also reveals the character of God. That is, God is for life not death. Jesus said that God is the God of the living (Matthew 22:32). Jesus also said that He is the life (John 14:6).
God has called His people to be light in this dark world. Christians are to stand for the truth, not only in the circle of believers, but also wherever God has placed them. I have been motivated to write on the sanctity of human life by recent events and political discussions. Whether you are a Christian or not I urge you to speak for those who have no one to speak for them. Speak for all the unborn babies and their mothers. Stand against the idea that abortion is a political issue rather than a moral one. The statistics continue to demonstrate that the most dangerous place for our children is in the womb.
May the God of life bless your efforts to speak for our children.
