Are there any christians out there that vote for politicians that support abortion? How do you justify this?
Hi john,
For me, I'm not even particularly concerned with one's personal position of abortion. I believe it to be sin in God's sight and I believe that, for believers, there should never, or certainly very, very rarely be a need for such a procedure. A believer, who is living out the Lord's commands, should only find themselves pregnant in the bond of marriage. So, I really don't find the abortion issue to be a hot button issue within the believing community.
However, neither this nation or any other nation on the face of the earth is comprised of only God fearing and believing people. Therefore, the laws of the various countries aren't likely to be in line with God's laws. Not even Israel was able to maintain loyalty to God, as a nation.
So, how a particular politician personally feels about abortion really doesn't come into play in my decision as to who I should vote for as the best person for the job. Abortions have been made legal by the law of the land and that has never been any president's area of authority or responsibility. We can, and I'm sure have had, presidents who were personally against abortion...yet abortion is still legal. So, why would I even think to imagine, that by choosing someone who has come out against abortion in their own personal belief system, that's going to cause some drastic change in the law of the land.
I think it's quite obvious that there are lawmakers who are personally against abortion. That hasn't changed the law of the land. This country is made up of a majority of lost and dying people and we as believers have to live within the establishment of parameters made by that majority of our nation. Where I stand today, I am personally against abortion for myself or anyone that I might have influence over, but it's a personal choice and I think it's a proven fact that lost people do lost things.
Me, I'm for proclaiming the truth of who Jesus is and who God is and following the plan that Jesus laid out for us. First, go and teach them the gospel. Then, for those who will believe, teach them to obey all that I have commanded. Jesus neither spoke nor exampled for his followers that they should expend some effort to bring the lost under the law of God through condemnation of their sin. To me, that's the problem in all of this. There are people aligned with the christian faith that somehow feel that they are doing God's bidding by condemning the lost for their sin. As I understand the Scriptures, that's the job of the Holy Spirit...once someone has agreed to the truth of God.
Jesus lived in Israel while it was under the authority of the Roman government. However, we find not one single example where Jesus taught or encouraged his followers to go out and set all the Romans straight with God's law. Never once did he speak of there needing to be some effort made to go against the Roman government. I believe that he understood that living a life for God was not a national effort, but a personal effort. An effort made only by those who have chosen to live a life that honors God. That isn't the lost and the dying, but the believers. Jesus taught that we must live among the lost, but that we personally shouldn't act or be like them. That's my position on abortion. Abortion is legal and it's ok that the nation makes it legal. Someone having or not having an abortion is not going to save them on the day of God's judgment. Only their personal faith in Jesus will do that.
But, for the believer who must live in this lost world, the need for an abortion should honestly never come up. That person is going to understand that the child in the womb is a gift of God to them as God fearing and loving parents. For the unbeliever, there are myriad ungodly reasons that a man and woman may find themselves considering an abortion. But that's the world we live in; the world that Jesus lived in. His command was that we not live as they live. I try not to, despite what the law of the land may say. I don't gamble either, but I know that there are many places around our nation where it is legal and greatly accepted.
God bless,
Ted