Your Mom Should Have Aborted You! (Learning to Respond with Christian Maturity)

Are we really surprised by the comments made by those who embrace the culture of death when it comes to abortion? I can say that I am not shocked at all, in fact, sometimes I wonder if I will ever hear something new, something I have never heard from pro-abortionists before. 

Fall classes have begun and it is time to get back out on the campuses to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, I have been waiting all summer for this time to arrive. Evangelism on College Campuses is by far my favorite place to go out and witness to others their need of the Savior Jesus. 

Normally I don't spend much time at our local community college because many students who attend the community college also work and while there are some who are full time students many are there for their classes and then off to work or wherever and off the campus, so I usually go out to Cleveland State because many of the students there are full time students and have more time to stand around and talk between classes. 

However, I really wanted to get out on this day and get on the campus of our local community college because I know I will be at Cleveland State more frequently and I at least wanted to give it a go and spend some time at LCCC, our local community college. 

And I believe I have been underestimating the community college, while I didn't have as many encounters as I have at larger colleges, I have to say I did have a great day. I believe I was able to hand out about one hundred gospel tracts, give or take, but regardless of the amount I know many of the tracts went out and I even had some students come back and tell me they read the tracts. 

I also had a few students who were Christians come and tell me that they like my sign and appreciated me being out there, and that was truly encouraging.

​And there was those who did not like my sign and made sure I knew about it, one girl even came up to tell me be careful on campus because of my sign, at first I thought it might of been a threat but it turned out she was just telling me to actually be safe because when it comes to this issue people can be downright nasty, and well, at the same time I had the short interaction with this young lady she was right another student walked by and said my mother should have aborted me. (Video Below)​

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Now I wasn't shocked by this comment, this is not the first time I have heard someone say that to me or other mean and hateful things. But it does reveal the heart of many of these young individuals. When you support a culture of death you have no problem wishing other people around you were dead, simply because you don't like the truth that is being exposed. 

That really is what it comes down to right, abortion is murder, and the word of God say that we shall not murder (Exodus 20:13), and that God hates hands that shed innocent blood (Proverbs 6:17b), and the wages of our sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23). So even for the murderer there is hope if they repent and turn to Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their sin. As the scripture says whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved (Romans 10:13). So call on His name today and be reconciled to God through Christ Jesus.

So what can we learn from these types of comments that get thrown at us from those who are opposed to the gospel of Christ and the Bible worldview upon which we stand. Insults and negativity towards those sharing the truth from Gods word will come, that's inevitable, but how we respond is important. 

I haven't always responded in the best manner when insults have come my way, but as you mature and grow in the grace of the Lord, you learn to be wiser and that not every insult needs a response, as you see in the video, I didn't even respond. 

Our response to the insults and negativity may be the example that is used by the Lord to bring about conviction in the heart of the one hurling the insult or even those who are just observing the interaction like the girl who warned me to be careful. You never know what the Lord may use to bring a lost individual to Christ, well we know it will be through His word, but will your actions also be the means God uses to break the hard heartedness of an individual.

We are ambassadors of Jesus Christ while we are out evangelizing, so let us be mindful of that and be good ambassadors.

In Christ, 
Ricky Gantz