Few issues create stronger emotions than abortion.
For many people, it isn’t merely a political issue—it’s deeply personal. Behind the debates, slogans, and headlines are real people carrying real pain, difficult circumstances, hard questions, and sometimes deep regret.
Questions like:
Is abortion always wrong?
What about rape or incest?
Is abortion an unforgivable sin?
What about women or men who already carry the weight of past decisions?
How should Christians respond—with truth, compassion, or both?
These are not questions we can afford to answer carelessly.
As followers of Christ, we are called to think biblically, not politically first. Our views must be shaped by God’s Word, His character, and His heart for both truth and mercy.
In today’s readings, Psalm 68 reminds us that God is a Father to the fatherless and a defender of the vulnerable. And that truth has profound implications for how we think about the unborn, human dignity, and the value of every life.
At the same time, we must remember something equally important: no sin places someone beyond God’s grace.
Today’s study is not only about life in the womb. It is also about forgiveness, repentance, hope, and the mercy available through Christ.
Is the desire to know the secret things about the future, our lives, or those close to us wrong? Is it permissible for Christians to visit people who claim to know things we don’t? Or are there secret things that God has not revealed and that we are forbidden to seek apart from Him and His Word? And is it possible that Satan and his demons use people who claim to know those secret things to deceive us by sounding religious or harmless?
We all sin every day, but there are some sins that God names as those He hates. One is “hands that shed innocent blood.” With the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade concerning abortion, we have reason to hope that laws can be passed to, at least, limit it. But laws don’t change hearts. There is only one real source of hope. We need to be sure we put our trust there.
Also … do you have someone in your life who is difficult? Maybe it’s your boss, your co-worker, your mother-in-law, or a child you dearly love. Whoever it is (and most of us have someone), how do you think about that relationship and how well do you deal with it?
Abortion is all over the news. It’s fodder for political debates and can spark emotions on every side of the issue. As we move closer to the end of this age and the rise of Antichrist, we shouldn’t be surprised that this continues to be a bigger and bigger issue.
But abortion is also a deeply moral, personal issue. If you’ve ever had an abortion, you probably know that. Or, perhaps, you know someone else who has? You may be contemplating an abortion now.
What do you believe God says about your possible choice? What are your reasons for contemplating that choice? Are you simply scared and don’t know what else to do?
Are forgiveness and peace possible after an abortion, or are there some sins for which we never find redemption?
Whether we’ve been there, are contemplating these things personally, or just live in this fallen world with other sinners like us, we need to know how to answer these questions.
We were made to worship. And we all worship something. When we refuse to worship the One true God and acknowledge His authority, we simply create false religions that allow us to appease our consciences while we continue to live life our own way. But false religions never take us anywhere good. They simply take us farther and farther from God.
Ahaz was one of Judah’s wicked kings. Can you imagine a king so evil that he would sacrifice his own children in the name of his false religion? Yet, instead of repenting when God brought judgment, he turned to other ungodly people for help.
And sadly, the people of Judah as a whole became increasingly unfaithful until God, in His perfect judgment, allowed their destruction.
Our nation, too, seems determined to go down the road of increasing unfaithfulness. We shouldn’t think that if God judged His own covenant people, He won’t judge us as a nation, as well. The question is, will we heed the voice of godly people or continue in our unfaithfulness and false religions?
