Two years after the fall of Roe, why are churches silent while abortions continue?

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Two years ago, the United States Supreme Court stated that Roe v. Wade was “woefully wrong,” “deeply damaging,” and “must be rescinded.” Many Christians give thanks to God as they reflect on the second anniversary of this historic moment and the stronger protections for unborn children that now apply in several states. Yet some who call themselves Christians are troubled by the fact that Roe deer fell. Although regrettable, this is not surprising.

After all, countless devotees have lived their entire lives under Roe deerthe false claim that abortion is a fundamental right. This message was repeated to them at school and in the media. And although they fill the pews every Sunday, the barrage of lies about abortion they have heard may never have been countered with a convincing sermon. on the precious value of unborn children. This must change.

The faithful of the Church must be told that children in the maternal womb are loved by God and created in his image. They need to hear the truth that the unborn are among the neighbors we are called to love as ourselves. And they must learn that voluntary abortion is a violation of the prohibition against murder in the Ten Commandments.

Such teaching has always been essential. Indeed, the call of the Great Commission asks us to go and “make disciples of all nations” includes Jesus’ instruction that we teach people “to obey everything” he commanded us. Yet when these commandments are controversial, Church leaders often remain clear. When it comes to abortion, the result has been that churchgoers have turned to the sin of killing their children, often unaware that they are falling into one of the devil’s most effective plans “to steal, kill and destroy.”

Choosing silence over saving lives

The tragedy of an unformed Church is amplified by the fall of Roe deer. Today, after five decades, the Supreme Court has relied on “people and their elected representatives” to decide whether children in the womb will be brutally killed or protected by the law. But instead of seizing the opportunity to save lives, many believers use their power to let the most innocent and helpless die at the hands of abortionists.

We’ve seen this play out over the past two years as voters California, Michigan, Vermont and Ohio have decided whether their respective constitutions should include an explicit right to kill children in the womb. Even though they knew that most in their congregations were about to make a decision about death or life, sin or righteousness, many pastors chose to remain silent rather than equip their congregations to view the issue through a biblical lens. It was a fatal mistake. Every pro-abortion measure has passed, likely with the support of many professing Christians.

Consider an exit poll asking thousands of people how they voted on Ohio’s 2023 abortion ballot measure. Tragically, it showed that about one in four (24%) of people classified as “born-again white or evangelical Christians” decided that the Ohio Constitution should include the right to kill unborn children – children created in the image of God. In doing so, these voters became complicit in the sin of having “hands that shed innocent blood,” a sin that the Bible says “the Lord hates.”

This information from Ohio exit polls appears to support troubling data from the Pew Research Center. this year, showing that 25% of “white evangelical Protestants” in America believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. And although Ohio exit polls do not offer information on other religious demographics, Pew data indicates that a majority of Catholics (59 percent), “white Protestants not evangelicals” (64%) and “black Protestants” (71%) think abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

This data paints a worrying picture. Simply put, instead of being the solution to abortion, many self-proclaimed Christians are part of the problem – choosing death for children who are.terribly and wonderfully done“by God. One day, these guilty individuals – and the pastors who refused to preach the truth about the preciousness and humanity of children in the womb – may answer to God for this bloodshed.

A church awakened

Fortunately, there is still time to repent and change. Those who have participated in abortions by performing them, encouraging them, or voting for them can find forgiveness in Christ. And pastors who have remained silent in the face of this evil can confess their faults and determined to preach the full counsel of the Word of God, whatever the cost.

Yes, it is often easier in the short term to preach only those parts of the Bible that align with dominant cultural values. But this approach does a disservice to congregations who look to their pastors for the truth. It is on controversial issues – those points where society’s messages conflict with the teachings of the Bible – that the faithful are most likely to be led astray.

This is evident in the context of abortion where, two years later Roe deerAfter the fall, confusion in Christian circles remained widespread. As a result, the faithful continue to sin and children continue to be killed with the blessing of our laws.

So if you haven’t heard a sermon on abortion in your church recently, respectfully encourage your pastor to preach on the subject. And let us pray that more pastors will show love to their congregants and unborn neighbors by countering the lies of culture with the truth of God. With Roe deer behind us, an awakened Church can, by the grace of God, finally end abortion in America.

Samuel Green is president and general counsel of Reason for livinga pro-life ministry that shares biblical and scientific truths about children in the womb and provides a sample pro-life sermon to pastors. Follow Samuel on Twitter @ProLifeSamuel.

Editor’s note: This article is an edited version of an article published a year later Dobbs decision.