songbird says stuff...

I am sure you will receive a great response to this broadcast. I trust you will receive what is delivered in love and continue to work for the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus.

I listened to a rebroadcast of your counsel to a young woman. “Nikki” who was seeking true biblical counsel on whether or not to have an abortion because of her conjoined babies developing in her womb.

Your initial justification was that "God would not condemn her, due to extenuating circumstances". Then later, the justification seemed to be that the mother’s life was at risk. I listened to the call a second time, and the mother only spoke of complications, not that her life was inherently in danger. She spoke of concern for her two year old and her husband, but not that she was afraid she would lose her life. I listened to the broadcast several times to make sure that I was not in error of what I may have thought I heard. 

We don’t know if the mother’s life was jeopardized. There is not one pregnancy that comes to term without a RISK of something going wrong, and yet millions of women choose to carry their babies to term anyway.

I am a previous student of CCBC and it pains me to see your credibility essentially destroyed by such a response. I do not deny that the call was extremely emotional and heart wrenching. However, as a Christian, we are called to protect the sanctity of life - no matter what "extenuating circumstances" arise or the "point of development of the fetus." A life is a life, no matter how small. It is sad to see you quote the verses "go and sin no more". You are essentially saying that you know its a sin to have an abortion, but don't worry, God will not condemn you for it. It is unfortunate that you gave her the same exact counsel she would have received had she walked into any planned parenthood. We are not to give the same advice as the secular world, as God gives us higher guidelines and a help that the world does not have. It is with great sadness that if you do not openly retract your statement(s) and repent, we may fully expect a legacy of murdered children as the enemy uses this error to sow seeds of sin in the hearts of God's people. Sermons outlive pastors, your words are very powerful to a great many people. 

There have been many people who were counselled to abort their babies due to "circumstances" (deformation, down syndrome, brain death, etc) but who are we to take the reigns when God is mighty to save and can do a great many things beyond what doctors suggest. If "Nikki from Riverside" were to carry her children to term, I have full confidence that God would bless her decision to not only respect the lives of her children, but to respect her body, to respect the sanctity of life, to trust in HIM above all "extenuating circumstances", by respecting her husband and her 2 year old child. It is a very difficult situation, I am not naive in thinking it's easy, but the fact remains, there was a right or wrong answer. I am sorry to say that you missed the mark and pointed a woman in the direction of sin. How do you or any doctor know, that God might have intended to bring Glory to Himself through the life of these children? Even if it was only for 24 hours. 

Jesus said “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Let’s counsel each other to take up the power of God to do righteousness despite what man says. It's in situations like these where we must cling to the hem of Jesus' robe and sing words such as these:

My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.

I dare not trust the sweetest frame,

But wholly trust in Jesus’ Name.

On Christ the solid Rock I stand,

All other ground is sinking sand;

All other ground is sinking sand.

When darkness seems to hide His face,

I rest on His unchanging grace.

In every high and stormy gale,

My anchor holds within the veil.