The Promises of God—And the Blood on Our Hands

This morning, like in many evangelical churches across Connecticut and the United States, the worship service centered around the “promises of God.” The songs were uplifting, quoting 2 Corinthians 1:20: “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.”

Christians love to sing about the promises of God—promises of peace, comfort, provision, and eternal life. We lift our hands, close our eyes, and rejoice that “God is for us.” But as the congregation sang this morning, I couldn’t help but think of the promises we refuse to sing about—the ones we avoid because they confront us with God’s holiness, justice, and wrath.

God has also promised judgment—especially upon His own people. Hebrews 10:30–31 says: “The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

Consider Proverbs 24:11–12, which speaks directly to those who ignore the shedding of innocent blood:

“If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it?
and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?”

This is not a verse for the pagan or unbeliever. This is a warning to God’s people—those who claim to know Him but who fail to rescue the perishing. Who is more “drawn unto death” today than the unborn? Over 25,000 innocent babies have been slaughtered in the womb since last Sunday—legally, and with the passive consent of the American Church.

This is Mother’s Day, and while the church honored mothers with smiles and songs, no one mentioned the mothers who have murdered their own children, nor the children who have been murdered. No call to repentance. No offer of mercy. Only silence. My “Abolish Abortion to the Glory of God” shirt was the only witness in the room.

Isaiah 1:15 thundered in my mind:

“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.”

What good are worship songs when we ignore the weightier matters of justice and mercy (Matthew 23:23)? What good is celebration when we refuse to grieve?

And yes, God's judgment is already being poured out. The rainbow flags draped across our sanctuaries and town halls are not signs of human progress, but of divine judgment—Romans 1 judgment.

“Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness... Who knowing the judgment of God... not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.” (Romans 1:24,32)

Prosperity? Church growth? Big crowds? That’s no sure sign of blessing. The Laodicean church thought the same:

“Thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.” (Revelation 3:17)

My wife and I returned home feeling a deep sense of loneliness. We are largely isolated, except for the fellowship of other abolitionists—those who are willing to call abortion what it is: murder. We know that true fellowship begins with truth. And truth requires that the Church repent.

Earlier this week, over 5,000 Christians flooded the Connecticut Capitol to protest changes to homeschool laws—many of them good, godly people. But where are they when it comes to the legalized murder of children? Where is their outrage for the preborn? Where is their voice for the voiceless?

There are eight of us—eight—in the Connecticut Foundation to Abolish Abortion, laboring day after day to awaken the sleeping Church. Eight voices out of 3.7 million people in Connecticut—just 0.00022% of the population—crying in the wilderness while pastors sing louder over the screams of dying children.

Since last Sunday, over 25,000 babies have been destroyed through abortion in America. What has your church done to stop it? Has your pastor said a word?

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression…” (Isaiah 58:1)

We want the promises of God that make us feel safe. But what about the promises of discipline?

“For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth… without chastisement... ye are bastards, and not sons.” (Hebrews 12:6,8)

God’s promises are indeed “yes and amen” in Christ—but not for the unrepentant. Not for those whose hands remain stained with blood. If we want the blessings, we must also embrace the warnings.

So what about you, reader? Will you shrug this off as “too political,” “too extreme,” or “too divisive”? Or will you repent? Will you act?

Join us. Help us call the Church to repent. Help us demand equal protection for the preborn under law. Help us abolish abortion to the glory of God.