How does a Christian determine what “pro-life” legislation He can support?  Unfortunately today, much of the cleverly crafted “Pro-Life” legislation that is offered up in our state and federal legislatures is not really “Pro-Life,” nor is it based upon God’s Word.  This is a fatal error! 

Enjoy!

The Failure of Pro-Life Political Strategy to End Abortion

by Flip Benham January 16, 2014

What one perceives the battle to be will determine how he fights it.  God is dividing the Pro-Life movement in America.  This comes as no surprise to us Christians, because we know that Jesus always divides His friends (Luke 12:49-53) and unites his enemies (Herod and Pilate, Pharisees and Sadducees, all men) as He nears the cross.  This division is manifesting itself most visibly between those pro-life folks who perceive abortion to be a political issue and therefore to be resolved incrementally by political machinations in Washington, D.C., and those who perceive abortion to be a Gospel issue to be resolved by God’s Church wielding the Sword of the Spirit (the Word of God) while storming the gates of hell and being a voice for voiceless children. 

Political incrementalism is a lie birthed in the pit of hell that may stop some abortions but will never end abortion.  It gives the appearance of progress, assuages our consciences, and is a good fund raiser, but it never deals with the sin of abortion.  Sin cannot be redeemed or made better over time – it can only be repented of and forgiven by Christ.

Incrementalism has infected the thinking of the pro-life movement for the past 41 years.  It has paralyzed the Church of Jesus Christ.  It has moved us from standing upon the Word of God to end child killing, to relying on our own ability to make compromises with the enemy of God in order to stop abortion.  I now introduce you to the world’s penultimate Incrementalist.

The Devil Works Incrementally   

It is very telling that our enemy (the devil) never ceases his incremental push to bring sin into a human heart and into the heart of a nation.  He always works incrementally – it is his way.  Witness his first assault upon Eve in the garden in Genesis 3:1“Did God really say…?”  He begins the dialogue by bringing God’s Word into question.  He does not outright challenge God’s veracity – he just casts doubt in her mind.  It is his means to a far more diabolical end.

He then, incrementally pursues his plan by directly contradicting God’s Word, “You surely will not die…”   Genesis 3:4.  “Who does God think he is anyway,” asks the Old Deluder, “Who gives Him the right to determine who lives and who dies?”  Finally, as he sees his prey listening, questioning, and doubting, he moves in for the kill.  He calls the very character and motive of God into question, “For God knows that when you eat of it (the tree of the knowledge of good and evil) your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God…”  God is withholding something wonderful from you.  He doesn’t care about you and doesn’t want you to have it, but I am here to help you get it now.

This is the devil’s modus-operendi.  It is called incrementalism.  It works.  He has led many hearts and many nations away from God with this calculated treachery.  Witness the whole Creation vs. Evolution controversy in America.  It gives us a perfect example of the devil’s incremental ways to overthrow Almighty God: 

Charles Darwin and John T. Scopes

Charles Darwin wrote the “Origin of the Species” in 1859 – it was another lie birthed in the pit of hell.  It cast doubt upon God’s Word, but most Christians at that time saw it for the lie that it really was.  As time passed, however, many intellectuals found it a convenient tool to remove God and His Word from man and his origin.  It was just a small beginning of the devil’s plan to dethrone Almighty God and enthrone himself – Incrementalism at its finest.

Sixty-eight years later, the infamous Scopes Trial was held in Dayton, Tennessee, in 1927.  This very public and wildly publicized trial quite literally placed God on the stand with William Jennings Bryan to defend Him against the world, the flesh, the devil, Charles Darwin, Clarence Darrow, the Baltimore Sun, the liberal elite, and the panoply of God-haters in America.  The media of the day found God irrelevant to man’s creation and purpose.  Therefore Evolution and Creation were now to be taught side by side in our nation’s schools.  Both were considered equally valid.  It was a slow and incremental process but the devil was carefully working his insidious plan.  He’s got the time, but he is on God’s leash.

It was never the devil’s intention that Evolution and Creation remain side by side in a pluralistic state.  Pluralism is never an end state.  It is simply that middle ground found between two conflicting worldviews that move us from one God and rule of law, to another.  It wasn’t long before Evolution was considered the only truly scientific explanation of creation and therefore the only subject allowed to be taught in schools.

Creation was considered (pseudo-science) and that is where we find ourselves today.  Incrementalism works!

Incrementalism is Not God’s Way

Incrementalism, however, is not God’s way!   Some have posited that if incrementalism works for the devil, we ought to turn it back on him employing the same method.  This is a deadly error because it causes us to compromise God’s Word.  Witness the way we, in the pro-life movement, have attempted to overcome the lie of Roe v. Wade.   Rather than fighting the battle with God’s Word, we have immersed ourselves in political strategy and legislation. Strategy has replaced Truth!

We have tried to overcome abortion by incrementally offering up compromising pieces of legislation: Parental Notification, Parental Consent, Twenty-four Hour Waiting Period, Partial Birth Abortion Ban, Fetal Pain Legislation, ad nauseam.  These are certainly well intentioned pieces of legislation but each one of them violates God’s Word.

Strategy Has Replaced Truth

Political strategy has indeed replaced the truth of God’s Word.  How so?  Each of these cleverly crafted incremental legislative initiatives ends with a tiny unspoken caveat:  “…and then you can kill the baby.”  Surprised!  You shouldn’t be.  Who do you think inspired this kind of legislation? 

If you notify the parents…then you can kill the baby.  If you have the parent’s consent…then you can kill the baby.  If you wait twenty-four hours…then you can kill the baby.  If you anesthetize the baby…then you can kill the baby.  If you draw a late term baby out of the mother’s womb feet first, you cannot kill him by sucking his brains out and then crushing his skull – you must rip his arms and legs off first…then you can kill the baby.

This is an abomination before Almighty God!  Using the devil’s means to accomplish God’s ends is a fatal error.    Neither will this political strategy ever bring and end to abortion.  God will not bless it.  Oh, incremental legislation may stop some abortions, but it will never end ABORTION!  The devil would be happy to sign on to any one, or all of these well-intentioned yet ridiculous pieces of legislation.  Of course, he is the author of them all.

The lie of incrementalism is that we become as God trying to negotiate with the enemy the terms of peace.  This is not our job.  The terms of peace have already been negotiated at the cross.  The victory has been won through Christ.  Jesus has made a public spectacle of the devil’s defeat.  Our sworn duty is to represent our risen Lord’s commands to an already defeated foe.  There is no need for negotiation.  We win when we stand uncompromisingly on God’s Word.  It is the only offensive weapon we have been issued, and the only one we need.

Working toward justice, no matter how well intentioned, is not being just.  To be just one must wield the sharp double edged Sword of the Spirit—the Word of God, and let the chips fall where they may.

Dredd Scott and the 3/5’s Law

During slavery in the antebellum South, many did not believe slaves to be “persons” – same lie as abortion, just a different colored glove covering the same fist.  As a matter of fact, the Dredd Scott Decision in 1857 legally rendered our black brothers and sisters the “property” of their slave masters.  The problem was that property couldn’t vote.  This did not bode well in the South, so the Southern states came up with legislation that made slaves 3/5’s of a “person.”

Seems like progress doesn’t it?  Instead of being mere “property” the slave was now considered 3/5’s of a “person.”  Of course this wasn’t the truth, but it was progress right?  Wrong! Why?  Because political strategy had replaced the TRUTH of the Gospel of Christ!  Our black brothers and sisters weren’t 3/5’s of a person; they were 5/5’s of a person created in the very image of God.  This truth divided our nation while the political parties grappled with strategy, compromise, and pragmatism in Washington, D.C.  God, however, was going to deal with the sin of slavery.  650 thousand men died in a bloody Civil War.  Truth finally prevailed!  But at what cost?

We need to deal with the sin of abortion – not attempt to regulate it with the hope of one day ending it!  We become the   devil’s joke when we incrementally try to outsmart him by our own political machinations.  He knows it prevents us from standing upon God’s Word—the only weapon he cannot withstand.  The Truth of God’s Word will always put an end to the lie!  The one offensive weapon we have to tear down the strongholds of the devil is the Word of God.  It is the very weapon that Jesus used during His temptation and it behooves us to do the same.

God’s Way – Unsheathing the Sword of the Spirit

God’s way is for us to stand upon His Word.  His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts,  We must never attempt to incrementally work toward justice by attempting to regulate evil.  We are simply commanded by God to act justly:  “He has showed you, O man, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”  Micah 6:8. 

This is called storming the gates of hell.  They cannot prevail against the Church of Jesus Christ!  They will, however, forever prevail against the President, the Congress, the Supreme Court, the Republican Party, Conservatism, and any other pretend salt one would care to offer up.

Abortion will come to an end in America when the Church of Jesus Christ makes up her mind it will come to an end – and not one second sooner!  It is only then that the laws of our land will begin to reflect that victory – not vice-versa.

We must never be duped into the incremental and pragmatic lie that our goal should be achieving only as much good as evil will allow.  We must stand on the perfect Word of God and God’s perfect standard of justice – Jesus!

What Kind of Legislation Can a Christian Support?

There are some pieces of legislation that we can support without compromising God’s word.  The first such bill was HB1 (now known as Personhood), introduced into the Georgia State house in 2007.  It certainly encapsulated the principles of Scripture. It was truly an all out declaration that human life begins at conception and therefore is due protection under the color of Law.  This was the beginning of something very significant – Personhood.  We are presently seeing move from the foolishness of the “incremental  approach” to an all out stand on God’s Word.

There was no stain of compromise in HB1. The Bill simply expands on our motto: “Pro-life Without apology; Without exception; Without compromise!” There are no escape clauses, no exceptions, no caveats that allow the killing of a child in the bill.

What criteria can one use to judge the plethora of “pro-life” legislative initiatives being introduced in Congress today?  The most certain measure is, “does this compromise God’s word?”  Another, does this legislation contain within it the unwritten caveat, “… then you can kill the baby?”

Now, judge righteously!

Keep storming the gates of hell in Jesus magnificent Name!

 

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has threatened to boycott any contractor who bids to build a proposed Planned Parenthood supercenter in its city.  New Orleans, at one time, had eight free standing abortion mills within its city limits.  Now there is only one.  Planned Parenthood, with its massive federal funding, is desiring to fill the void.

Gentle Christians throughout the city have allowed the theology of heaven to become biography at the gates of hell where preborn babies are killed and God has blessed their efforts.  Now, Planned Parenthood is raising its murderous head.  We will be joining the saints in New Orleans this summer for our National Event, July 19-26, 2014.  We will see what God has to say about Planned Parenthood’s plans.

Enjoy!        

Battle for the Heart and Soul of New Orleans, Heating Up

Fox 8 News New Orleans, LA, February 3, 2014, by Meg Gatto

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – The Archdiocese of New Orleans warns it will boycott businesses that consider helping Planned Parenthood construct a new facility Uptown.

“We cannot cooperate with evil.” This is the message Archbishop Gregory Aymond sent to Catholics in a letter published in the Clarion Herald over the weekend.

Aymond’s letter issues a stern warning. In it he says, “The Archdiocese…will strive in its privately funded work not to enter into business relationships with any person or organization that participates in actions that are essential to making this abortion facility a reality.”

Benjamin Clapper, executive director of the Louisiana Right to Life Federation says, “I think he’s clearly making sure that the people of this city understand and know who Planned Parenthood is, what they’re doing and then to make sure that they’re fully informed when they consider decisions that would be made about working with Planned Parenthood.”

New Orleans CityBusiness editor Greg LaRose of Aymond’s message, “This I think is fairly unprecedented.”

LaRose says the Archdiocese of New Orleans is itself constantly growing and spending millions of dollars on construction projects. “It does, I think, catch the attention of contractors knowing that they are one of for the lack of a better term, big spenders, in the market.”

LaRose believes the threat of being blacklisted could scare some companies away from the Planned Parenthood project.

Pro-choice advocates say they’re troubled, but not surprised to hear of the archbishop’s comments. “I can certainly understand concerns that businesses have but I do hope that they keep the needs and the best interests of women in our community in the forefront of their mind,” said Jessie Nieblas, with the New Orleans Abortion Fund.

The 8,000-square-foot facility on South Claiborne Avenue would be the first Planned Parenthood site in New Orleans at which abortions are performed.

In December, the City of New Orleans gave final approval to a construction permit for the project.

We reached out to Planned Parenthood for comment on this story. We received a statement that said Planned Parenthood will continue to do everything possible to ensure women and men in Louisiana have access to the full range of reproductive health care they need.

 

The saints in Connecticut continue the battle for the lives of preborn children and their mothers and fathers in the strong Name of Jesus.  Here are some small victories in the eyes of man but great victories in the eyes of Almighty God.

 

Enjoy!   

We did this interview on Fox News Charlotte, last Thursday evening, January 23, 2014.  What a joy to know that Jesus is the answer and that we need look nowhere else.

 

Enjoy!  

Just received this from Rusty.  We need to continue our prayers for the saints who are standing so valiantly for the lives of our Lord’s precious preborn children at the last free standing abortion mill in the state of Mississippi.

Pray in Jesus’ mighty Name! Flip

Dear Champion of the Lord and the Preborn,

Last night I had the privilege to address the Jackson Christian/Pro-life community at their 41st Roe vs. Wade anniversary. I challenged them to finish strong to become the first abortion free state in America. This morning we took the Gospel of the Kingdom back to the gates of hell. The pro-aborts were out in force to make sure women murdered their babies, the police cruised by, but did not stop today, while Christians pleaded the case of the fatherless to win it.

Yesterday, it was a different story as once again the police went out of their way to intimidate peaceful Christians doing their duty to love God and their neighbor as themselves. The following is the report. God willing, I’m heading back home to my precious family today. next week it is on to North Carolina for our annual OSA Leadership meeting. At that time, we will lay out our plans for the new year, bring the Gospel of the Kingdom to the different gates in Charlotte, such as, schools and the three remaining death camps. Once again, we covert your prayers and appreciate so much your love and support.

“He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord” (Proverbs 17:15).

It appears the Jackson Police Department shows no sign of slowing down their harassment, persecution, and arbitrary law enforcement against peaceful, Pro-life Christians. God’s people showed up at the last remaining death camp today to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. We even had a permit to be there issued by the city of Jackson. There were no altercations, no violation of any law, God or man, and yet the police came out.

They had one purpose. I watched them go to Cal Zastrow, whom they had arrested a few times prior. While he was preaching on a public sidewalk, they checked his feet, and they checked to see if his sign was touching the ground for that is an arrestable offense in Jackson. Cal complied completely to their arbitrary demands.

Afterward, the police officer walked away and Cal lifted his voice to preach once again. The police officer immediately turned on his heels and swiftly came back to Cal saying he was under arrest for hollering. Hollering? Really? He had no amplification. He was just preaching God’s Word to people who desperately needed to hear the truth before they did the unspeakable to their own children.

The police officer grabbed Cal and took him towards his police car and informed him the official charge was “disorderly conduct.” This was a “field arrest.” They wrote him a ticket and released him. Meanwhile, local Pastor, Doug Lane, took Cal’s place and began to preach. They hauled him away, but decided to let him go. Apparently, yesterday their commander told Pastor Lane that they could preach as loud as they desired, if they did not have amplification. That was yesterday and apparently the rules were changed once again.

Right after they took Pastor Doug away, a local pastor and myself, lifted up our voices and unsheathed the two-edged sword as our brethren before us. For whatever reason, they did not go after us. Cal said later that was because, “you were the nice preacher.” Be that as it may, the pattern of harassment continues by this police department that has been warned by the federal government and a Christian law firm to cease and desist denying peaceful, Pro-life Christians their First Amendment rights.

We are now compiling the history of all the bogus charges, court cases, and testimonies to demonstrate the pattern of injustice. Prayerfully, there will soon be local and national lawyers working together to hold this city and its police department accountable for their consistent harassment against God’s people.

For a long time, we have been scratching our heads wondering why the police have such a zeal to arrest the saints. We always thought there was an unholy alliance between the police department and the last remaining death camp in Mississippi. We are rethinking that position.

There is a business man across the street who vowed to his artsy, economic buddies of the area that he would remove the Christians from the death camp within six months. That was several years ago and the saints are still there. In fact, their presence there is growing to the chagrin of many. Apparently, he is the one that calls the police and they answer to his beck and call. God’s Word rings true, “The love of money is the root of all evil” (1 Timothy 6:10).

In this guys mind, it is not the abortion mill that murders babies across the street that is the problem that jeopardizes business in his community. No! It is the Christians who are standing in the gap, seeking to save lives, and stopping the murder in his community that is the problem.

Brethren, we covet your prayers. Chet Gallagher will be returning for the third time to stand trial over similar fraudulent charges against him on February 12. God willing, we will back to stand with him and work behind the scenes as well to end this unholy alliance between the abortion mill, the Jackson police department, and the wealthy business man. To God be the glory and may Mississippi become the first abortion free state in America soon in Jesus’ name!

 “Too long have we been waiting for one another to begin!  The time of waiting is past!  The hour of God has struck!  War is declared!  In God’s Holy Name let us arise and build!  ‘The God of Heaven, He will fight for us’, as we for Him.  We will not build on the sand, but on the bedrock of the sayings of Christ, and the gates and minions of hell shall not prevail against us. 

“Should such men as we, fear?  Before the world, aye, before the sleepy, lukewarm, faithless, namby-pamby Christian world, we will dare to trust our God, we will venture our all for Him, we will live and we will die for Him, and we will do it with His joy unspeakable singing aloud in our hearts. 

“We will a thousand times sooner die trusting only our God, than live trusting in man. And when we come to this position the battle is already won, and the end of the glorious campaign in sight.  We will have the real Holiness of God, not the sickly stuff of talk and dainty words and pretty thoughts; we will have a Masculine Holiness, one of daring faith and works for Jesus Christ.” – C.T. Studd (1860-1931) English missionary served His Savior in China.

Here’s the February Newsletter!

This just in from Dr. Pat McEwen.  Seems that American Life League (ALL) has been doing some great work exposing Planned Parenthood for the perverted murderer that it is.  In this meta-analysis (a study of many other studies) done by Dr, Paul Rondeau of ALL, Planned Parenthood’s claim of reducing teen pregnancy rates through its sex education programs is shattered by the statistical truth.  As Planned Parenthood affiliates are closing their doors all over the state of Texas, teen pregnancy rates are dropping exponentially. 

Dr. Rondeau’s study covers the Panhandle of Texas where all of the 19 Planned Parenthood affiliates have closed down.  All to the glory of Almighty God!

Enjoy!

 

Is David Lackey dancing right now in the “Church Triumphant?”  I can only imagine that he is.  We had our first National Event in Birmingham during Holy Week in April, 1994.  At that time there were six thriving abortion mills in this city.  Today, there are none.  Praise the living God – Jesus!

To David in the “Church Triumphant’, and to all of the saints in the “Church Militant” in Birmingham – well done thy good and faithful servants!

 

Here is a wonderful report, submitted by Jay Rogers, of Jesus working through the saints in Orlando. 

Praise the lord!  You guys are an awesome example and a perfect picture (living parable) of what God can do with many or with few.  All we need do is show up.  This is how the gates of hell come crashing down around us.  We win when we are walking in faith with Almighty God.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the leadership meeting.

“For everyone who is born of God over comes the world.  This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.  Who is it that overcomes the world?  Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”  1 John 5:4-5,