Romans 13:3-4
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- #3 What is the difference between abolition and pro-life? The pro-life movement seeks to regulate abortion. Abolition calls for it to end immediately and completely. Pro-life legislation usually allows abortion in some cases or only prior to certain stages o...
- #7 Should abortion be punished by law? Yes. A just government must punish those who take innocent life (Romans 13:3–4). Equal justice under the law requires that abortion be treated as homicide. Abortion is not a private medical choice—it...
- #15 What role should civil government play in ending abortion? Civil government exists to punish evil and protect the innocent (Romans 13:3–4). Allowing abortion is rebellion against God’s authority. Rulers are God’s servants for good. When they approve of killin...
- #42 How can Christians discern pro-life legislation that compromises justice? Ask: Does this legislation protect every child from conception without exception? Does the bill outlaw all abortion as murder and require equal justice (Proverbs 24:11–12; Romans 13:3–4)? Does the bil...
- #45 How do we answer claims that abortion is healthcare? We answer that claim by going back to the truth about what abortion is . Scripture and reason both reveal that abortion is the intentional killing of an innocent human being . No act that deliberately...
- #46 If infants that die go to Heaven, why is abortion a problem? That question goes right to the heart of the matter, and it’s one that deserves a clear and biblical answer. First, even if every aborted child were immediately received into the presence of Christ—wh...
- #104 Is it compassionate to prosecute women for having abortions? Yes, and we encourage you to study and understand the longer explanation given. It is compassionate toward the children who are being aborted (murdered) . It is compassionate toward the women and men...
- #106 Will abortion laws criminalize a mother who has had a miscarriage? Absolutely NOT. A miscarriage is not the same act as an abortion, and just laws will not treat them as the same thing. Equal justice requires punishing the intentional shedding of innocent blood, not...