hu·man·ism [hyoo-muh-niz-uhm or, often, yoo-]Philosophy: a variety of ethical theory and practice that emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, and human fulfillment in the natural world and often rejects the importance of belief in God.
We are sacrificing our babies on the alter of pleasure of sex, money, self advancement, convenience and prosperity. Which, as with all of Satan's tactics, is not a new concept. In biblical times the Hebrews turned away from God and worshiped Baal the god of fertility. Worshiping with indiscriminate sex, in turn producing babies and sacrificing them to Baal for prosperity.
Sound familiar?
Even with multiple tools to keep from getting pregnant we are still aborting our babies at a rate of about 1.5 million per year. 50 million legal abortions occurred between 1973 and 2008. Does this go unnoticed by God? These are people with souls that God had plans for. He is bringing us into the world for a purpose, not to just do our time and promote ourselves and go to the dust. Not to advance our personal agenda but His kingdom. We as a nation are undermining this effort.
You guided my conception and formed me in the womb.
Job 10:10 NLT
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.
Psalms 139:13 NLT
I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world.Jeremiah 1:5 NLTIt has been noted in "Massacre of the Innocents"
by Eric Holmberg that this is seen in Genesis Chapter 19 when the daughters of Lot, rebelling against God, deceived their father into getting them pregnant, then, their offspring worshiped Molech by way of child sacrifice. Showing itself again in 17th century France as witchcraft in the court of King Louis XIV as satanic ritual with grotesque accounts of child sacrifice.
We can not succeed today with self worship, remaining ignorant to evil and turning away from God yet again. If we are not advancing the kingdom of God we are only enlarging Satan's borders by enlarging the borders of selfish desire/pleasure. We can be sure that God will judge our nation.The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites for three crimes, even four, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.
Amos 1:13
Archaeologists have found burial grounds with stone markers in the ancient Carthage, the capital of Phoenicia, showing that child sacrifice as pretty common. We don't even mark the graves of aborted children. I shutter to think of what happens to their bodies. I can only imagine a great repentance if our nation could see the great volume of those killed in this way.
They worshiped their idols, and this led to their downfall. They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons.Psalms 106:36-37
Yet with all of our intellectual power we remain ignorant to the plans of evil.
They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly!
Jeremiah 32:35 NLT
These terminated pregnancies are people being taken away from God's plan for their lives and ultimately for the world. Possibly this is the front lines of the battle. In a selfish cowardice act we are throwing our children to the spiritual war-front. In the end they are not given the chance to advance the kingdom of God. In the old testament God asked for the first born children to be dedicated to Him. Similar to God asking for Isaac in Genesis Chapter 22. Different in the way that Abraham had faith that God had promised a blessed nation through Isaac.
"History and archeology has shown us that child sacrifice, as with the example of the King of Moab, centered on the first born child. Is it simple irony or coincidence that the majority of children that will face the abortionist's knife in this country are also first born - "set apart for the Lord"?" -Eric Holmberg
It is also interesting to note that in Eric Holmberg's article that the Valley of the Son of Hinnom (Gehenna in Greek) is possibly where these sacrifices took place. In Mathew 16:18 Jesus says, "And upon this rock, I will build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." What if Jesus is telling us He will bust through the Gates of Hell (selfish desire) and plant His flag where the devil is no longer welcome. On the rock of self sacrifice, humility and child-like innocence.
"Jesus' use of the word Gehenna clearly substantiates that there is no greater manifestation of hell on earth than the sacrifice of children." -Eric Holmberg
Is our selfish desire, self promotion acting as the gates of hell, protecting Satan?
They have committed both adultery and murder -- adultery by worshiping idols and murder by burning their children as sacrifices on their altars.
Ezekiel 23:37 NLT
Is abortion an unforgivable sin?
I don't believe so. This is in no way promoting a call to action physically but spiritually. We need to pray, forgive and love those who have fallen into this snare, who are being used as slaves to sin. We can serve a God who is forgiving in such ways that will blow your mind. I am not necessarily looking for a change in law but looking for a change in the heart of the nation. Once again, we do not need an additional law but adherence to God's laws as individuals. If people begin to turn away from the practice of abortion we can anticipate evil will justify the practice by pointing to God's request for the sacrifice of Isaac and Jesus as the bible promoting child sacrifice. We can stay ahead of it all if we listen to God's calling. Love what He loves and hate what He hates.