“The thief comes only to steal and kill
and destroy.
- John
10:10
If we are friends and followers of the Lord Jesus
Christ, it is but logical that we should promote life and not just life but
life in its fullness. Those who try to prevent or end life are “thieves”.
Hence it is very inconsistent for Christians to
support programs, projects and activities that are anti-life, for example, the
RH Bill. Though the Bill does not categorically state that it is anti-life,
that it is pro-abortion, etc., the way it is crafted and intended somehow
manifest an anti-life stand. One doesn’t have to state his or her actual stand
on the fight for life. His or her actions and association with others already
tells us about the real score. And who are the people and institutions that are
behind and supportive of the RH Bill?
Amid the many discussions, allegations and
presentations for and against the Bill, we could observe opposing opinions and
viewpoints between experts. Therefore we could see that one could be telling
the truth and other could be misleading. But common sense tells us that in case
of doubt, we should choose the safer option. And in a very important issue such
as life – especially human life – without which we cannot enjoy anything else
on earth, common sense, logic and reason commands what we ought to support: the
argument that anything that could destroy life should never even be considered
as an option.
Human life is so special that we can read in
Genesis that God Himself provided us with His own Spirit as the source of our
life [Genesis 2:7] and when the appointed time came, He sent His only begotten
son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life
[John 3:16].
What is man’s right then to usurp God’s ownership
of human life? For those who deny God it’s of course there’s a different argument
but for us Christians it’s really very inconsistent to support the RH Bill for
it surely is against God. This is the very reason why the Church is against it.
It is not because the Church is against the Bill that we should also be against
it. It is because the RH Bill is fundamentally against God and against life
that the Church is against it and so we should also be against it. The lives of
the innocent generations to come are at stake – and more but which we shall
discuss in a later article.
For now let us reflect on this. That the Lord came
to give us life and that we may have life to the fullest. All others who are
against life – however they deny it – are ‘thieves” who came to trouble the
sheep, the faithful who are following the Lord through His Church. Don’t be
fooled. It is easy to identify those who carry out the Lord’s command and those
who are wolves in sheep’s clothing.
If you are a friend and follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, you should be pro-life and anti-RH Bill.
