The issue of abortion has become a hot-button political issue over the past sixty years. But in reality, at its core, the issue of abortion is a human rights issue that has been politicized. As Christians, we need to be aware that the bible is not silent on this issue but takes a strong stance that we too should also hold as a part of our own worldview. Jeremiah 1:5, along with countless other verses in scripture, reveals that God formed us in the womb, God knew us before we were born and God set us apart to have a divine purpose with our lives. All of this was done before we breathed our first breath. God has given each human life value and worth, and this value and worth has been assigned to all those made in His image before they were born. If God gives value and worth to something, who are we to disregard or take away that value and worth?  Who are we to deem worthless that which God has given worth and infinite value to? All human life is created by God, and therefore all Human life is sacred because He who is sacred creates each life. Once that life is created by God and knit together in the womb, it is not to be taken (Exodus 20:13). God’s commission to man to be fruitful and multiply includes procreation and the protection of that procreation, not its destruction. There is currently in our world a spiritual war that includes the lives of the unborn and a direct assault against the covenant of God to be fruitful and multiply. When Mary was pregnant with Jesus, she visited Elizabeth who was at the time pregnant with the one who would become John the Baptist. Scripture records that when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. The baby in the womb recognized the presence of the long awaited savior and responded to that presence. That doesn’t sound like the actions of what is described today as a blob of tissues or an unfeeling clump of cells. The act of abortion itself is horrific, inflicting pain on the unborn child as well as emotional and spiritual scarring on the mother, who is often unaware of what is truly happening. This senseless killing of babies is akin to the actions of pagan nations in bible times, who would murder children by the thousands in appeasement to their pantheon of gods like Moloch and Baal. These were demonic actions in false worship to false gods. These horrific actions are why God commanded Joshua to judge and ‘utterly destroy’ the inhabitants of Canaan. The fight to end abortion is a spiritual war, with many spiritual aspects at play behind facades of politics and deceptive cries of women’s rights. Thousands of women and abortion survivors are now standing up alongside Bible believing Christians in a wave of increasing outcries to end this horrible practice. If you or someone you know have had an abortion, we believe there is forgiveness and restoration to a repentant heart. But to those who engage in and advocate for abortion, there will be judgment for your actions in this life or the next.

You shall not murder. Exodus 20:13

When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out... But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life... Exodus 21:22-23

Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death. Leviticus 20:1-2

And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:41

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
Psalm 139:13

But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace... Galatians 1:15

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Psalm 127:3

In this study the weapons and armor of the Christian soldier will be considered with respect to engaging in spiritual warfare. Special attention is given to the reality of the spirit world and the Christian’s response to it. Special emphasis will be put on the theology surrounding the identity and activity of angels and demons (angelology and demonology).

Abort Abortion
Mark Driscoll