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MINISTRY - THE RIGHT WAY: FREE FROM ALL FOR THE SAKE OF ALL (3 OF 5)

by Scott Maze

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27
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Ministry - the Right Way: Free from All for the Sake of All (3 of 5)
Series: My Rights, His Cross
Scott Maze
1 Corinthians 9:19-27


Yesterday marked the anniversary of the infamous Roe vs. Wade decision that opened the floodgates for abortion in America. It was on January 22, 1973 that the US Supreme Court handed down its decision that women had the constitutional right to an abortion. Nearly four decades later, the argument rages on - and so does the deaths of little ones. The national abortion rate is now over twenty percent. Just last week it was reported that the abortion rate in New York City is over forty percent. The abortion industry now claims over a million unborn lives each year.

Almost a week ago, we observed Martin Luther King's birthday. I find it sad that now many people who mark King's birthday also mourn the legal decision of Roe vs. Wade. Our country tends to be either/or on these holidays rather than both/and. For example, among African-Americans in New York City, nearly sixty percent have had abortions. It's a tragedy that not many of those who support civil rights for minorities also support the civil rights of the pre-unborn.

Slavery

1. Dred Scott Decision 1857: 7-2 Decision
2. Blacks Are Non-Persons
3. Blacks Are Property of Owner
4. Owner Has a Right to Buy, Sell, Kill
5. Abolitionists Should Not Impose Their Morality on Slave Owners
6. Slavery Is Legal

Abortion

1. Roe v. Wade 1973: 7-2 Decision
2. Unborn Are Non-Persons
3. Unborn Are Property of Owner (Mother)
4. Mother Has a Right to Keep or Kill
5. Pro-Life Advocates Should Not Impose Their Morality on Mothers
6. Abortion is Legal

We believe that every human being is entitled to equal civil rights. Every individual is created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). Let's be a church that celebrates life. Let's be a church that offers care and compassion to those women who have had undergone abortions. Let's be a people who offer our homes and our lives ...

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