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You’ve probably heard about the abortion doctor who was killed this last weekend while at church. How complex.
As I’ve pondered it, I’ve been all over the map with questions:
- Did God send a hit man? Would God send a hit man?
- How does the man who shot & killed the abortion doctor compare to the influential Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer who planned to kill Hitler? Can they be compared?
- What was it like the moment Dr. Tiller died and stood before God? What did God say? Were all the children that he aborted present at the exchange?
- Is it possible that he was really saved & repentant, albeit horrendously misguided, and therefore was welcomed into heaven? If so, what do I think about that? And if all sin is equal, am I really any different?
- How did he become a serving “longtime member” of his church? Was he ever challenged by his pastor(s)? How would I feel if I was a member of that church, interacting with him on a weekly basis, knowing he was responsible for the deaths of dozens (?) of babies every week?
- What if I was one of the women scheduled to have my baby aborted by Dr. Tiller on Monday morning, June 1, the day after he was murdered or another day this week? Would it make me think twice or would it harden my resolve? What will become of those babies?
- How many people will hear his story, view him as a martyr, become more sympathetic to the cause of abortion, push further away from God, essentially sealing their eternity in hell?
What do you think?
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Amy,
Those are some great questions your pose. I hope that those women scheduled to have an abortion on June 1st would view what happened as a sign and decide to keep their baby.
I don’t condone what happened but I believe God has a way of working everything out…even what was meant for evil.
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So many questions to ponder. Not extremely hard to answer. I will share these with my husband. Thanks Amy!
We know God hates the sin, loves the sinner. We also know the Commandment, thou shalt not murder. We know there is penalty for sin – Christ paid it for us, if we are a follower of Jesus and have accepted Him as our Lord and Saviour, then we can be forgiven by God. We know that He is the Way, the Truth and the Light and no one comes to the Father but through Him. We also know that God is a God of Love and Mercy. If the Dr. repented there at church that morning and received Christ, then we know he is in heaven. If the Dr. did not, we also know the alternative. It is sad that the gunman wanted to bring justice, but that is not our place. Using a gun is easy. Loving a sinner into the Kingdom of God is hard work — perhaps that is what that church body was busy doing. In this world we will have tribulation, Jesus said. Let’s be about the Father’s business and pray for His Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven so many more can meet Jesus and know Eternal Life! Good questions, Amy. Let’s hope and pray that women who were scheduled for abortions that next day or so had more time to think about their decision and decided on Life for their baby instead!
One of our adopted children is the result of a divine intervention the day before an abortion was scheduled. The circumstances were different yet similar. Reading this post has moved me to pray for the women who were possibly scheduled or were planning on walking in that Monday morning. I will never know what happens but I sincerely trust God enough that He hears our prayers on behalf of these women and their unborn children. I want to believe that He will use this to preserve a child’s life even though it would never justify the act of murder.
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