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A visitor to our website submitted the following comment:

The main problem is our society. it cost a fortune to have a baby, raise him, and send him to college. poor people have no legitimate choice. JESUS will solve the problem at HIS 2nd coming. i believe HE will set up a cashless society. then there will be no reason to murder the baby.

I addressed his comments in reverse order:

I appreciate your comments, but they raise a few issues for discussion. First of all, when Jesus returns, there will no longer be any sin. Therefore, no abortion. But even more basic than that, there will be no more sexual reproduction. Jesus said, in Matthew 22:30, that in the resurrection there will be no more marriage. So, no pregnancies.

Second, does the return of Christ mean we do nothing about evil today? No. Proverbs 24 is instructive. See especially verses 7-12, 19-20, 23-25. Believers are not allowed to just stand by and let evil happen. 

Third, poverty is never an excuse for wickedness. I’m sure you didn’t mean to imply that it was, but that is the effect of your words. 

Poverty is relative. You may look at someone in the U.S. and say, “That person is poor,” but by worldwide standards he or she is rich. Baptists for Life is working with believers in some of the most impoverished countries in the world who know abortion is wrong. They put many of us wealthier believers to shame by their willingness to sacrifice for life.

Believers are not allowed to stand by and let someone suffer alone. See James 2:14-16, and many other passages. God’s character is merciful, and we’re to be like Him (Luke 6:30-36). Did you know that there are far more pregnancy care centers than abortion clinics in this country? They operate on the biblical principle that Christians ought to provide alternatives to abortion and not throw up their hands in despair.

Yes, our society can be blamed for a lot of things, but there’s an even more basic problem at play – sin in the human heart. What is the solution for sin? Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. If Jesus paid such a high price to save you and me from sin, do you think He’d be pleased by our giving in to sin on the basis of poverty? I don’t think so. When He returns, will He find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:8)