I am struggling with the issue of the church and abortion.  I know the church is supposed to be unified, and we are supposed to love one another, but how is that possible when a number of pastors and congregations vote for candidates that support homosexual marriage, abortion, etc.  I am particularly angry at black pastors who seem to sell their principles for the color of their skin.  I can't sit in a black church or even pray with black christians because this rage over them supporting abortions consumes me.  Am I wrong, or do they need to repent?

Sincerely,
No Room In The Pew

Dear No Room In The Pew,

Abortion is a sin, and preachers that support abortion (regardless of skin color) are wrong.  Children are already alive in the womb.  John the Baptist leapt in his mother's womb (Lk 1:41).  God specifically said that John was a child dedicated to Him from before birth (Lk. 1:15).  Ps 139:13-16 makes a clear statement about life within the womb of a mother.  Unborn children are credited as living, feeling humans, and therefore deserve just as much protection as any other human life.  The abortion movement is a movement that seeks to deny rights to a silent and innocent segment of human society.  Abortion is murder (1 Pet. 4:15).  Any preacher or religious leader that promotes abortion is promoting murder.  Don’t make this a race issue; make it an issue of morals without regard to race.

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I have a question about the Holy Spirit.  I know in the Bible that it says to deny the Holy Spirit is an eternal sin.  Does this mean that if I have ever said that the Holy Spirit does not exist – even after I have been saved (I had a falling out) – that I will go to hell?  I'd like an answer because I'm not in full understanding of what Jesus meant.

Sincerely,
Trying To Fall In

Dear Trying To Fall In,

The unforgivable sin is the sin against the Holy Spirit, and the fact that you are visiting this website is a pretty sure sign that you haven’t committed it.  Jesus says that any sin will be forgiven except for someone blaspheming the Holy Spirit (Mk 3:28-30).  Jesus said this to the crowd that accused Him of casting out demons by the power of Satan (Mk 3:23).  That crowd could have been forgiven of any sin, but instead they rejected the miracles that testified that Jesus was from God.  Contrast that crowd’s attitude with Nicodemus’ attitude.  Nicodemus understood that the only way that someone could perform a miracle was if God was with him (Jhn 3:2).  When that crowd rejected the evidence that the Holy Spirit provided (in this case, the miracles), they rejected any chance to receive the forgiveness found in Jesus’ teachings.  When we reject the truth of God (the Bible), we reject the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit’s primary job is to bring the truth of the gospel to mankind (see the post “What the Holy Spirit Does” for more details).  Someone blasphemes the Holy Spirit by rejecting the truth that the Holy Spirit sent us in the Bible.  Any sin can be forgiven if we will turn to God’s Word and obey it (Rom 10:17, Heb 5:9), but there is absolutely no hope for someone if he or she will not accept the Holy Spirit’s Bible.

Therefore, since it seems that you are actively seeking the truth and trying to study and learn what God’s Word is – you can find comfort that you haven’t committed the unforgivable sin.

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Hello.  I am a thirteen-year-old girl, and I see spirits and have dreams, and then they end up coming true… sometime I see peoples’ auras; I have even read a few minds before.  Having these psychic abilities, I don’t really like because I can’t always control them.  I was wanting to know if it is against Jesus and God to have these abilities?  I would really love if you would help out!!!

Sincerely,
Claire Voyant

Dear Claire Voyant,

Every supernatural ability that Jesus and His apostles displayed were easily verifiable.  They healed lepers, the blind were made to see, the lame were made to walk, and they raised the dead from their graves (Matt 11:5)… just to name a few types of miracles that were performed by those sent by God.  All of these abilities were verifiable, vivid, and public.  Psychics, palm-readers, astrologists, and others that profess to have miraculous abilities always hide behind a cloud of mystery and veil of secrecy.  We are sure that you really believe what you are saying, but it is important that we don’t mistake being perceptive for being clairvoyant.  Witchcraft, sorcery, astrology, and other supposed psychic arts are of the devil (Acts 19:18-19).  Be very careful to avoid anything associated with these things.  You are probably a very intuitive and aware young lady, but make sure to admit that these talents are natural and not supernatural.  God wants us to have honest and sincere hearts (Lk 8:15).  God’s Word cannot flourish in our lives until we admit that He is the only one with supernatural power.