Mark Lauterbach at Gospeldrivenlife posted the following two quotes from Leon Morris.  They center around the concept of substitution.  This is the gospel at its core and is an idea simple enough for a child to understand.  This is what we celebrate every day as believer’s and particularly tommorrow- Good Friday.

To put it bluntly and plainly, if Christ is not my Substitute, I still occupy the place of a condemned sinner. If my sins and my guilt are not transferred to Him, if he did not take them upon Himself, then surely they remain with me. If He did not deal with my sins, I must face their consequences. If my penalty was not borne by Him, it still hangs over me. There is no other possibility. 

–Leon Morris, The Cross on the NT

It is an outstanding merit of the substitutionary view, then, that it does not gloss over the past. It recognizes it for the serious and significant thing that it is. But it affirms that Christ has taken care of our past as He has taken care of every aspect of our need. He has paid the penalty. He has wiped out the sin.  

– Leon Morris, The Cross on the NT

The topic of abortion is one that is often out of sight and therefore often out of mind.  However, the fact remains that thousands of babies are losing their lives every day.  We must be aware that there are people in our communities that are considering and following through with abortion.  May we be ready to compassionately and winsomely promote physical life for the unborn and eternal life for their mothers and fathers.

Here are several resources that are helpful in informing and equipping us to that end. 

Stand to Reason- an apologetics ministry with numerous articles on abortion.

Abort73.com- a good basic primer on abortion and the basic issues at stake (note: some of the images on this site are disturbing- however they are also reality).

John Piper Audio Sermons on Abortion- John Piper at Desiring God has close to 20 sermons available relating to the topic of abortion available in both audio and manuscript form.

New Life Pregnancy Center- offices in Auburn (downtown) and Roseville (right next to Sierra College).  This ministry is headed up by the Schauers and is supported by our church as a local missions agency.  I would strongly encrouage you to know something about their ministry and be ready to make those in our communities aware of it.