About Abortion: Ten Things a New Generation of Christians Should Know
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In January 2013, America marked the fortieth anniversary of the sweeping Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. Since that decision, more than 55 million abortions have been performed in the United States. As part of the In All Things Charity series, About Abortion will help this generation to understand the all-encompassing changes to our culture brought about by Roe v. Wade.
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About Abortion - James V. Heidinger III
ABOUT ABORTION
About the In all Things Charity
Series
JOHN WESLEY IS often credited with the saying, In essentials unity. In non-essentials liberty. In all things charity.
As the world becomes more religiously pluralistic and societies and cultures grow more contentious and divided it will behoove the church to gain clarity in its discernment of the distinction between essentials and non-essentials. We must not shrink back from boldly articulating the core truths of the Christian faith. At the same time, we must grow in the quality of our character as our very conversations witness to the gospel in the presence of a watching world. Said simply, our relationships within the church are the barometer of our witness to the world.
Jesus minced no words when he told his disciples that the authenticity of their association with him would be known only by the quality of their love for one another. Later in prayer he would connect the loving unity of the church to the believability of the gospel. See John 17.
The Apostle Paul, in the celebrated thirteenth chapter of his first letter to the Corinthian Church, in essence tells us the absence of charity, or love, signals failure.
As a publisher, Seedbed does not want to steer clear of the difficult subjects of our time. Nor do we want to agitate the church with unnecessary controversy. For this reason, Seedbed created the, In All Things Charity
series. The series will contain books across a range of challenging issues. For the series we are selecting authors whom we believe embody the variety of character which enables them to demonstrate confidence in their point of view with truthful love in their approach.
IN ALL THINGS CHARITY / A SERIES
ABOUT ABORTION
10 THINGS A NEW GENERATION OF CHRISTIANS SHOULD KNOW
JAMES V. HEIDINGER II
Copyright 2014 by James V. Heidinger II
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Contents
Introduction
The Consequences of Roe v. Wade
Criticism of Roe v. Wade
Exposing False Arguments
The Church’s Position
Early Church Fathers
Eminent Twentieth-Century Theologians
Testimony on Humanity of the Unborn
The Precautionary Principle
Case Study: Kermit Gosnell
Case Study: Dr. Bernard Nathanson
In Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I became convinced of the need for this new generation of Christians to fully understand the substance of the case that can be made for life in the ongoing controversy