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Show Dark day in history View on legalized abortion By REvi ERIC V. KAELBERER " f Pastor of r Cross of Christ " ' ' ' ( - Lutheran Church ' i Sunday, Jan. 22 marks the 16th ? anniversary of the infamous Roe vs Wade court decision which allowed for the legalizing of abortion on, demand throughout our nation. That . day 16 years agffwaia dark one in our nation's history, for it opened the door that has allowed for well . over 20 million lives to be ended before their time outside the womb ever began. As individuals within . the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and as a church body, we alhor and lament this awful reality cf legislative injustice. ' - """ Ti e Lueran Church-Missouri Synod has gone on record saying , i(that it accepts the Bible and its posi-s posi-s tion regarding the life and the sane-, , tity of life of children, both in and ' delivered from the womb. -: ' 5 ; ; If anyone reading this article has . ; ever contemplated,, or , has gone -: through an abortion please know two things. First: since God holds T that all human life is sacred (this is f S shown by the great price". God placed on our lives, the death of his Only-begotten Son), it is against , God's will (sin) to take human life ii in any other way than for a capital offense or in a just war, Second: be- S cause God caused His ; Only-begotten Only-begotten Son to die for all the sins' - and sinners of the whole world (see, ' - John 3: 16), even this terrible sin can be forgiven by our gracious God! ; : If you have been a participant in f '.' '. .- :-A-..t I' an abortion (even as a husband, paP ; ent, friend, or boyfriend of a woman ' who has had the abortion) you have sinned and need to confess that sin before God (1 John 1:8 reads, "II - we claim to be without sin, we de-ceive de-ceive ourselves and the truth is no) in us.") Having made confession ol our sin, God, in His Word, promises complete forgiveness (1 John 1:9 ) continues, "If we confess our; sins i" He (God the Father) is faithful and , just to forgive our sins and cleanse ,( us from all : unrighteousness." Psalm 103:12 also reminds us: "As Ok far as the East is from the West, sc far has He removed our transgressions trans-gressions from us. s . Celebrate the life that i God's v Word and His forgiveness died tc give. God bless you as you seek Hjmt Amen! |