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Alright , this week we're talking about hate , so specifically hating evil , and we're doing so as we dive into Psalm 97 . So let me read it here again , and I'll be reading from the ESV , and it's called the Lord Reigns . The Lord reigns , let the earth rejoice , let the many coastlands be glad . Clouds and thick darkness are all around him . Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne . Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around His foundation of his throne . Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around . His lightings light up the world . The earth sees and trembles . The mountains melt like wax before the Lord , before the Lord of all the earth . The heavens proclaim his righteousness and all the peoples see his glory . All worshipers of images are put to shame , who make their boasts in worthless idols . Worship him all you , gods . Zion hears and is glad , and the daughters of Judah rejoice because I mentioned yesterday , is sown for
the righteous and joy for the upright in heart . Rejoice in the Lord , o you righteous , and give thanks to his holy name .
Speaker 2So , guys , as I mentioned yesterday , the entire week we're going to be focusing in on verse 10 . Again , I'll read it O you who love the Lord , hate evil . He preserves the lives of his saints . He delivers them from the hand of the wicked , and , specifically , my thesis is that we , as Christians , don't hate evil nearly enough . So today we're going to be talking about how Christians don't hate the evil of abortion enough .
Speaker 2So there are a lot of third rails in modern day culture and politics , and abortion has to be one of the biggest ones , and has been for a long time Now . Christians across the globe , and specifically in America , have consistently been the ones at the forefront of the fight for life . Thankfully , however , I would say that the majority of Christians are actually pretty squishy on the subject of life . So I've seen interviews with supposedly Christian pro-lifers and I've seen them just absolutely fall to pieces when challenged by leftists or pro-abortion people as to why we should protect unborn children or pro-abortion people as to why we should protect unborn children . They typically have no answer to the most common pro-abortion arguments , such as you know what about rape and incest ? Or my body , my choice , or Christians only care about the baby before it's born , or you know stuff like that . So I have a speech that I actually give that helps to equip Christian pro-lifers with ways to answer those objections , but we need to focus in on why Christians should hate the evil of abortion more . So , to be clear , not hating the people involved in the abortion right , but hating the evil of the procedure of abortion and the actions therein , which concludes with the destruction of an image bearer of God . Okay , so here are three reasons why we should hate abortion more .
Reason one abortion kills innocent human beings and guys . God hates that right . I mean , god says this in Proverbs 6 , verses 16 and 17 . There are six things that the Lord hates , seven that are an abomination to him Haughty eyes , a lying tongue and hands that shed innocent blood . And it obviously goes on from there .
Speaker 2Now , when I train people on this subject , I tell them that they need to memorize the pro-life argument , which is actually really simple . It's two parts . Part one abortion intentionally and directly kills innocent human life . Part two it is always wrong to intentionally and directly kill innocent human life . I'll say it again Abortion intentionally and directly kills innocent human life . I'll say it again Abortion intentionally and directly kills innocent human life . It is always wrong to intentionally and directly kill innocent human life , period .
Speaker 2Reason number two God knows us all and forms us in our mother's wombs .
Speaker 2So God says through the prophet Jeremiah , in Jeremiah 1 to 5 , before I formed you in the womb , I knew you , and before you were born , I consecrated you , I appointed you a prophet to the nations .
Speaker 2We aren't just a clump of cells , right , the moment a one-celled egg cell of our mamas joins with the one-celled sperm cell of our dads and creates a one-celled zygote that's us Like , at that moment , a new human being is now taking up space on God's earth , and God sees us through the rest of our days from there . And reason number three Christians are called to defend the helpless . God says in Proverbs 24 , 11 , rescue those who are being taken away to death , hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter . So , guys , it is our duty . Okay , it's not a privilege , it's not something that we should do when it's convenient . It is our duty to protect those who have no way of protecting themselves , and that is no more true for anyone on this planet than the unborn . So are Christians called to hate ? Yes , we are called to hate evil , and our hatred must compel us to act . So we should push back the darkness of abortion at every opportunity . Amen .
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