Prayer Intention for the Week

September 2 - 8, 2018


That the Holy Spirit may inspire us to think of, speak about and do the things that would glorify God the Father and cause the salvation of souls. Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord and Friend. Amen.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Christian supports and fights for Life


“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.
I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.
- 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.


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