On
June 6, 1989 the elders of Central Christian Church issued a
unanimous statement of belief that abortion is wrong and grieves
God.
We affirm that abortion is a sin. The sixth commandment is:
"You shall not murder" (Exodus 20:13). Murder is the
intentional killing of another innocent human being. Not only
do both common sense and scientific evidence define the unborn
baby as a human being, but holy Scriptures make it clear that
this is God's definition from the earliest moment, as in this
statement from the Psalms:
"My
frame was not hidden from you when I as made in the secret
place. When I was woven together in the depth of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for
me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
Psalms 139:15-16
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will
forgive us of our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness"
(1 John 1:9). This means that He forgives those who first come
to Christ and those in Christ who penitently confess their sins.
He forgives both those who have broken His law and those who
have stood idly by while His law has been broken and thus, have
condoned the sin of abortion.
We elders are asking God to forgive us for our own sins of apathy
and indifference concerning abortion and other evils attacking
our society. Alongside our pastors, and with the leading of
the Holy Spirit, we now call the body of Christ at Central Christian
Church to earnest daily prayer and to godly action. The actions
that we may take might include educating others, giving physical
and spiritual aid and comfort to those in need, giving financially,
meeting in public places for prayer and witness against abortion,
uniting with the whole body of Christ to encourage each other,
and attempting to peacefully prevent abortion. Not all are called
to the same method of action, but all are called to take action
as they are led by God.
We
pray that, as God's people respond in prayer and action, this
abomination will be removed from our city, our state, and our
nation, to the glory of God!
