Which Is Your Preferred Method?

This will be a difficult post to read. It was difficult for me to write. But sometimes it's important to fully understand what we are fighting against. My prayer is that you will understand how important your voice is. 

Methods of “A” typically used after the baby can feel pain (source/source) 

Suction: “The cervix is dilated and a strong suction, 29 times the power of a household vacuum cleaner, tears the baby’s body apart and sucks it through the hose into a container.”

Dilation and curettage: “After dilation of the cervix, a sharp, looped knife is inserted into the uterus, the baby’s body is cut into pieces and extracted.”

Dilation and evacuation: “Forceps are inserted into the uterus, grabbing and twisting the baby’s body to dismember him or her. If the head is too large, it must be crushed in order to remove it.”

Saline injection: “A 20% salt solution is injected through the mother’s abdomen into the baby’s amniotic fluid. The baby’s skin is burned off. The baby ingests the solution and dies of salt poisoning, dehydration, and hemorrhaging of the brain.” 

Before 12 weeks (when it's believed the baby can't feel the pain), the pill is the most prescribed and is often used without medical assistance, despite the hardships it can bring the woman. See The Truth About the "A" Pill by an OB/GYN doctor. See also "A" Victims.

Please warn those who call this “reproductive health care” that they are grieving the heart of God.

“Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, ‘But we knew nothing about this,’ does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?”  Proverbs 24:11-12 (emphasis mine)

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For God's undeniable view about this subject, see What Scripture Says About “A”. And for encouragement to stand firm, see Expect Hatred.

I also highly recommend you check out my book Lies in Disguise because it addresses this subject with clarity, grace, and God's Word. It will prepare you to recognize and correct half-truth claims. 

Those who advocate the killing of the unborn refuse to be honest about the evil that they support. For more proof of this, see Focus on the Family.

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Do You Think You Can Pick Which Bible Verses to Believe?

What things influence your values? I pray you are not among the many Christians who are accepting cultural values that mock our Lord's commands.

In 2015, when the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples could marry with legal approval of the government, I grieved that our country had officially mocked the Lord and approved something that promotes the damage of people's souls.

When I asked for prayer about the decision on the BLN Facebook page, a professing Christian left a comment calling me an unloving bigot, telling me to stick to the gospel. 

This is one of many proofs that many who claim to be Christians have no clue what the gospel teaches. They believe Jesus would have approved things that grieve His heart. And the reason many people accept cultural values is so they won't offend non-Christians. 

 

True believers, however, know that popularity is a false god. We trust our Lord who said:

"If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you." John 15:19 

We have a choice: We can study God's truth and speak up for it in love, or we can become people of whom Christ is ashamed (Joshua 24:14-15; Luke 9:26). 

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See Are You a Gospelphobe? and Sexual History.  

 

And I highly recommend the Bite Size Bible Study: What the Bible Teaches About Certain Sexual Sins.

 

New Testament Scriptures which clearly warn against homosexuality:
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Romans 1:26-28
Jude 1:7
Mark 10:6-9
1 Timothy 1:9-11

Check out these two books that give you solid biblical truth:

WISDOM FOR LIFE: Do you know the story behind my book Wisdom for Life? You can read it HERE. 

LIES IN DISGUISE: Check out the subject of each chapter, the endorsements, and the important purpose of Lies in Disguise HERE.

 

I also encourage you to sign up for a free subscription to Bible Love Notes HERE. 

    

 

 

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Can a Genuine Believer Continue to Live an Ungodly Lifestyle?

Are people saved if they make a profession of faith, but continue living an ungodly life?

No. 

Genuine Christians are serious about dealing with our sins (Philippians 2:12-13; 3:7-9). 

“No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.” 1 John 3:9 

When genuine believers sin, we're convicted by God’s Spirit and by our love for God.

“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” John 14:15-17

We must not deceive ourselves: 

“Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (See also Jude 1:7 and Romans 1:26-27.) 

True salvation is described in 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, so let's continue to share God's truth with unrepentant loved ones who have made an outward profession of faith.

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For more on this subject, see Why Salvation Requires Repentance and The True Meaning of Repentance.

 

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Something Necessary for Growth in Christ

How do you feel when you're corrected?

It's never fun to be corrected, especially when our modern culture equates correction with hate and approval with love.

But correcting a fellow believer is an important element of genuine love and Christian fellowship (James 5:19-20). And accepting correction and taking it to heart may be one of the clearest indications of true love for Christ: 

“Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.” Proverbs 9:8-9 

It requires humility to look at things objectively instead of selfishly. It requires thinking of others who may be hurt by our actions and considering if we would want them to treat us as we've treated them (Matthew 7:12). It takes character to look at the 10% we did wrong when the other person did 90%.

And it gives us favor with our Lord:

“These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.” Isaiah 66:2

May God help us to see correction as an important and necessary part of Christian maturity! 

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For more insights, see The Sting of Correction and The Benefit of Constructive Criticism. 

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4 Reasons God Gave Us Music

Did you know that God created our love for music?  

1. It’s a natural way to express gratitude toward God (Psalm 33:3, Psalm 95:1, Psalm 104:33, Psalm 150).

2. It’s part of fellowship (Ephesians 5:18-19, Colossians 3:16).

3. It's part of maintaining our well-being (James 5:13).

4. It helps in times of difficulty (Acts 16:25).

The video Alive Inside shows an elderly man living in a nursing home. As the video starts, he's barely alive, sitting slumped over all day, rarely speaking. 

Then they hook him up to an iPod with a collection of music, including Christian music, and he's transformed. He comes alive in ways he’s been dead for years: he speaks with enthusiasm, sings, and expresses his feelings and thoughts.

Music is a powerful aspect of our lives. Depending on the kind of music we choose, it can soothe, calm, and inspire us or enrage, tempt, and compromise us.

Scripture is filled with passages emphasizing the importance of music and singing. So let's make sure we use it in healthy ways, avoiding songs with immoral themes, profanity, and ungodly recording artists. 

It doesn't necessarily need to be Christian music. In fact, some music categorized as "Christian" simply puts God's name on worldly or self-centered lyrics. 

But whatever music we choose, it should have moral lyrics. And good Christian music should be a healthy part of what we choose.

I often find that when I'm worried or stressed, good Scripture songs can calm my heart. 

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When I became a Christian in 1972, the popular Christian music was mostly Scripture put to music (example). It not only brought me joy and peace but also helped me memorize Bible passages. I also enjoy some of the old hymns, such as It Is Well With My Soul. ← This link gives you the background to that song. And sometimes the simplest tune can bring us truth and joy: Simple, Profound, True. I also enjoy some modern Christian music. But it's important that we use discernment so we are not filling our minds with ungodly or worldly values. 

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