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What the Still, Small Voice Said: A Parable for Churches Who Won’t Work For Abolition
It was Christmas, and the church was gathered for the candlelight service. The carols were sung, the prayers were said, the sermon was preached. But as the people bowed their heads for the benediction, there came from a dim corner the sound of one weeping, though no one could be seen. Presently the people ventured…
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Southern Baptists of Texas Testifiers Go Off the Rails While Defending Incrementalism
Southern Baptists of Texas deliberated on the Resolution on Abolishing Abortion in November, but decided instead to affirm a resolution regarding the heartbeat bill. The arguments made by incrementalist messengers were some of the worst we’ve seen from incrementalists anywhere (particularly Nathan Lino’s argument), but still persuaded a majority of the convention to oppose a…
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Review of A Storm Comes Rolling Down the Plain
It is happening! The thunder of Abolitionism is rumbling across the land. And serious, Bible believing Christians need to take notice. This past week, my wife and I watched A Storm Comes Rolling Down the Plain. It is an eye-opening movie, just recently released, which documents the history of the reignition and rise of today’s…
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Jesus’ Incarnation is the Death Knell to Abortion
It is important to remember that the Incarnation occurred not at Christ’s birth, but at His conception in Mary’s womb. Important, because it defines very clearly the point at which human beings become human beings (when they are actually made in God’s image), the point at which human life becomes sacred, and the point at…
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Timothy Cole: My Conversion From Pro-Life Speaker to Abolitionist
My mind was blown and my heart broken during junior high history class. I had always naively thought grave societal evil was mostly confined to ancient times, and that America had always been on the right side of history. Learning of our nation’s history of slavery, mistreatment of Native Americans, the Civil War, the civil…
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5 Principles For Abolitionist Candidates in Republican Primaries
As the Abolitionist Movement grows, more and more bold Christians are stepping up to run for political office. This article will set forth a handful of principles by which these many abolitionist campaigns should operate. This article is not intended to be a comprehensive guide for running a campaign; only a rundown of the basics…
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SCOTUS Arguments in Dobbs: Three Abolitionist Takeaways and One Prediction
This morning, the supreme court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a case revolving around the Mississippi Gestational Age Act of 2018 which prohibited abortion in the state after 15 weeks. The law, of course, was immediately enjoined by the lawyers of a Mississippi child sacrifice center and began the process of…
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Oklahoma Baptists Pass Resolution on Abolishing Abortion!
On Tuesday, Oklahoma Baptists became the fourth Southern Baptists state convention this year to pass a resolution calling for the immediate abolition of abortion following Arkansas, South Carolina, Utah-Idaho. All of these follow the Resolution on Abolishing Abortion passed by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in June. The Oklahoma resolution reaffirmed the language passed by…
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Robert L. Dabney: Wrong on Slavery, Right on Abolitionism
Theologian and Confederate apologist Robert L. Dabney was among the most influential southern Presbyterians of the Civil War era. Dabney authored a number of books held in high regard by some today including The Five Points of Calvinism, A Defence of Virginia, and his Systematic Theology. There is much to appreciate about Dabney, who was…
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Responding to (and Praying For) Randy Alcorn
Christian author Randy Alcorn published two articles last week addressing abolitionism; the first of which being a reprint of Scott Klusnedorf’s recent Gospel Coalition article with a short preface from Alcorn, and the second a more extended exposition of Alcorn’s own perspective. There is much to take issue with ideologically which we will discuss in…
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