Jesus Can Forgive Even the Sin of Abortion

 

 

 

Jesus can forgive in fact any sin if the sinner repents.

 

As I review my patient’s surgical histories, I come across a high percentage of women who have had at least one abortion.  Many of them are remorseful knowing they extinguished a life, while others would not have a problem wearing a “I had an abortion” t-shirt at a pro-choice rally.

 

The following comment was left on my blog as a response to one of Delight in Truth’s most popular articles “Face to Face With the Reality of Abortion” (here) .  It comes  from a Christian woman who had an abortion in her youth.  It is an uplifting message of repentance and redemption.  She is an example that the blood of Christ can cover any sin, even one as horrific as abortion.  Her blog The Narrowing Path is here.

 

“For those who have posed the question…if you want to know how a woman could do such a thing [abort her baby], you could ask one directly. Some of us are more than willing to be honest about our experience.

 

It is one of the most horrendous things a woman can go through, and only the Lord himself can heal a person from the trauma of it. I know, I had one when I was a young adult. At the time, I was spiraling into a breakdown, and couldn’t even process the information about my “options”. I saw none, and with terrible dread every step of the way, went through with it, knowing it was an abominable thing to do, as my mum held my hand and bid farewell to her first grandchild.

 

I have wept more than I could have ever imagined over this experience, and it certainly was very poignant when my first son was born a decade later. My two children are such an undeserved gift from the Lord, given the fact that I killed my first child.

 

I share my story sometimes, as a support to others, and also to remind people who even Christians can backslide into terrible sinning and find themselves in this situation.

 

There are options, and as Christians, abortion is not one of them. It is humbling when you look at the ten commandments and have to admit to all of them, murder included. Thankfully we have a merciful and gracious God, who washes us clean with the blood of his precious Son.

 

From blood-red to snowy white.

 

The Lord has now healed me from that trauma, and forgiven me for that heinous sin. I pray that we can show the same compassion to others who have been through similar situations, without ever condoning the practice at any stage in a pregnancy.”

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Psalm 86: 5-12

 

5  For you, O Lord, are good and pforgiving,

 

qabounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

 

6  rGive ear, O Lord, to my prayer;

 

listen to my plea for grace.

 

7  In sthe day of my trouble I call upon you,

 

tfor you answer me.

 

8  There is unone like you among the gods, O Lord,

 

vnor are there any works like yours.

 

9  wAll the nations you have made shall come

 

and worship before you, O Lord,

 

and shall glorify your name.

 

10  For xyou are great and ydo wondrous things;

 

zyou alone are God.

 

11  aTeach me your way, O Lord,

 

that I may bwalk in your truth;

 

cunite my heart to fear your name.

 

12  I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,

 

and I will glorify your name forever.