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Letter From the President of Georgia Right to Life, Dan Becker
Dan Becker with foreword by Rev. Flip Benham • 4/9/2008
Brother Benham, I really enjoyed our fellowship around the Lord Jesus and the authority of his Word this morning. I look forward to meeting you and spending sometime with you this month. I want you to know that I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as you have articulated it regarding the Church and the Pro-life Movement as a whole. I was one of several Federal candidates in the year 1992 that used our Federal candidacy to force the TV stations to show clips of aborted fetuses from first, second and third trimester abortions. I became the first Federal candidate in US history to have my free speech censored using "prior restraint". My case went to the Supreme Ct and was remanded to the Appealate court where I was granted victory establshing the right of any Federal pro-life candidate to air anything they wish and the TV stations MUST air it. Click to read the case
I took the opportunity to read your website and the solutions that you recommend for ending abortion and can shout a hearty "AMEN"!! I have been standing alone for many years preaching that the cause and support for abortion is primarily the Church and it's denial doctrinally of the clear fact that ". . . children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward." Ps 127:3 The New King James Version. 1982. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. The foundation for abortion in my opinion is that the Church believes "children to be a curse" to their independence and financial bottom line. This is where I have always challenged the Church to repent. I am the proud grandparent of 23 grandchildren. By God's grace we are seeing them come to the Lord at a very early age. This is the generational blessing and generational power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ that will transform the world. Your "Strategy to End Abortion" says, "When we stand steadfastly on God's Word, God Himself incrementally brings us the victory!" Amen, AMEN and AMEEENNNN!!!!! Please take a moment to understand that this is NOT our premise, it is OUR TESTIMONY of God's faithfulness toward Georgia once we REPENTED (turned away from our incremental compromises). Please read our testimony from the WorldNet Daily article which illustrates why we are currently the ONLY National Right to Life affiliate which has exercised repentance and SEEN the mighty hand of God "fight our battles for us." Click to read the WorldNet Daily Article
Our repentance as an organization was a three step process: 1. We had to repent of allowing human reason to occupy the same standing as the authority of God's Word. 2. We had to repent of politically attempting to be a "kingmaker" and "powerbroker" instead of a "Standard-bearer". As a Standard-bearer we examined God's word and found that we fell short. We repented of allowing "Rape and Incest" as an acceptable cost to getting "pro-life" legislators elected and legislation passed. 3. After seeing God's mighty power working on our behalf, we then repented of our approach to passing "incremental" legislation (Woman's Right to Know, waiting period, etc.) Today our board has voted to promote only a single legislative agenda that would be a total abortion ban at a statute level, combined with a Human Life Amendment at a constitutional level. I do want to make clear my position on civil disobedience since I opposed Randall's approach in 1987. I actually put together the historic meeting between Dr. Charles Stanley and him and Keith Tucci. As I related to you, my theological background is somewhat strange (Evangelical/Charismatic/Reformed.) The Reformed portion of my understanding has a little different twist on the proper use of civil disobedience. We may differ somewhat on this, but I would love to spend some time with you to get your opinion. I BELIEVE in and PROMOTE civil disobedience WHEN it is LED BY A LESSER CIVIL MAGISTRATE. Romans 13 establishes all authority as God's authority. My Huguenot background provides historical examples of how civil disobedience can be used with a mighty outpouring of God's power and Spirit, but ONLY when led by and under the authority of "lesser magistrates".
I would love to discuss this with you and get your thoughts.
I look forward to future fellowship and would like to attend your July Atlanta event. Blessings on you Brother! Dan Becker |
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