Christians tend to fall into one of three camps when it comes to the topic of abortion. There is the silent camp – those who know the infinite value of human life but are too afraid to say anything. There is the camp of misplaced compassion – those who are rightly concerned for mothers in very difficult situations but they forget that ending an innocent human life will never be the answer to these problem.
Finally there is the group like Mother Teresa, who are compelled by the love of Christ not only to speak against abortion but to show practical love and mercy to those who are most in need. She was an amazing advocate for the value of every human life, calling abortion the greatest killer of peace. She said that “any country which accepts abortion is the poorest of the poor.”
New Zealand has one of the most liberal abortion laws in the world and as Christians we cannot turn a blind eye to this issue. This doesn’t mean it will be easy and there are wise and unwise ways to go about things. But God clearly calls us to speak for those who are voiceless, and the unborn need our help.
In our final video of the series, we will look at some tips for having pro-life discussions so that we can help New Zealand discover the sanctity of human life again.
I’m Becky Gillespie from Thinking Matters and this has been your Thought for the Week.
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