In this episode Pastor Sam goes over the Abolitionist tenant of Sought Immediately without Compromise of the Norman StatementWE AFFIRM that the only appropriate demand from the Church of Jesus Christ regarding the abortion holocaust is for repentance.¹ We affirm that abolishing abortion represents repentance, and that an incremental bill does not.² We affirm that incremental legislation which regulates and thereby allows abortion is an iniquitous decree.³ We affirm that pro-life legislation is often used as a substitute that distracts Christians from the call for abolition and allows pro-life civil magistrates to be celebrated for doing less than they are commanded by God in Scripture. We affirm that a bold, prophetic call for the total and immediate abolition of abortion is both

Biblically faithful and powerful to shift culture and politics. We affirm that to compromise with abortion is to forfeit the objective standard by which the pro-abortion position can be adequately combatted, which undercuts the anti-abortion argument in the courts of law and public opinion. We affirm that incrementalism in theory is perpetuity in practice.

WE DENY that pro-life incrementalism is either faithful to Christ or effective as a means of abolishing abortion.⁴ We deny that our demand for immediate abolition means that the goal will necessarily be achieved immediately because the work of bringing about national repentance and abolition usually takes time and is not guaranteed for any nation.

Isa. 10:1 “Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, Who write misfortune, [Which] they have prescribed”

In this episode Pastor Sam Jones goes over the fourth tenet of Abolitionism from the Norman Statement — Engaged Biblically.

WE AFFIRM that the Bible is the authoritative, inerrant, infallible, clear, and all-sufficient Word of God, and is necessary to govern everything we think, say, and do as Christians, including the way we fight abortion.¹ We affirm that if our Bibles are put aside, our work to push back darkness is at an end as our weapons are forfeit and our foundation is removed.² We affirm that Christ is the King of kings,³ that civil magistrates are God’s deacons,⁴ and that God’s Word instructs civil magistrates how they must use their authority.⁵ We affirm that all laws are rooted in a standard of morality and that all laws should reflect the moral law of God as summarized in the Ten Commandments.⁶ We affirm compromising God’s holy standard of justice is an attempt to usurp God’s sovereignty as Creator, promotes God-hating partiality, and, ultimately, is an assault on God’s image and glory, and challenges God’s lordship over the heart and conscience.⁷

WE DENY that politics is a neutral sphere where the Word of God is not binding.⁸ We deny that secular argumentation alone is sufficient to address the sin of abortion because secular reasoning cannot provide a justification for objective truth or human rights.⁹

In this episode Pastor Sam goes over how abortion must be abolished through the church. You can read the Norman Statement Here.

WE AFFIRM the work of abolition is to be led by the body of Christ: the Church. We affirm that the gospel has been entrusted to the universal Church of Jesus Christ¹ which is made up of individual believers and expressed in local churches according to the Word of God.² We affirm that only those to whom the gospel has been entrusted can truly and consistently bring the gospel into conflict with the culture of death.³ We affirm that the modern Church has been largely negligent of its duty to love its preborn neighbors and has largely lost its saltiness.⁴ We affirm that abolition is a work of the people of God who rise up and do exploits in His name.⁵ We affirm that it is an obligation of every local church to oppose the abortion holocaust in word and deed.⁶

WE DENY that any political party, parachurch ministry, or abolitionist organization should be the primary driving force behind the Abolitionist Movement.⁷ We deny that God approves of any church that remains silent and refuses to act in the midst of a holocaust.⁸

Matthew 16:17-19 NKJV - 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed [this] to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

2 Timothy 2:19 NKJV - 19 Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”

Romans 12:21 NKJV - 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

In this episode Pastor Sam goes over how abolitionists are Aligned Providentially. Here is a link to the Norman Statement.

WE AFFIRM that obedience to God is both the highest good and wisest action at any given time.¹ We affirm that the duty to obey God belongs to us and that the results of our obedience belong to Him.² We affirm that while political or cultural expertise can be helpful tools, they must be utilized in subjection to God’s Word.³ We affirm that God is the sovereign Creator and Sustainer of all things, and that obeying Him is always the most wise and truly pragmatic course of action.⁴

WE DENY that worldly-wise pragmatism is faithful to Scripture, and that it can achieve real, lasting social and political change. We deny that public polling or the political winds should dictate what Christians say and do in the political sphere.⁵

Proverbs 9:10 NKJV - 10 “The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One [is] understanding.

Matthew 6:33 NKJV - 33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

In this episode Pastor Sam introduces the 5 tenants of Abolition and the Norman Statement while going over that Abolitionists must be Gospel Centered.

WE AFFIRM that abolitionists are ambassadors of Christ’s kingdom and ministers of reconciliation.¹ We affirm that the only answer to sin is the gospel of Jesus Christ,² that abortion is the sin of child sacrifice,³ and that the darkness of child sacrifice can only be meaningfully pushed back by the light of the gospel.⁴ The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy all works of the devil, and we strive to follow Christ, who leads the Abolitionist Movement, in so doing.⁵ We affirm that abolishing abortion, while not the content of the gospel (see Article XI), is an implication of the gospel, thus, a Great Commission issue, wherein Christians are charged to teach people to obey all that Christ has commanded⁶ (See Article X).

WE DENY that anti-abortion activism detached from the gospel and a Christian worldview is sufficient to address abortion because abortion is, fundamentally, sin resulting from suppression of the truth.⁷ We deny that activism centered on a false gospel is abolitionist in nature.⁸

Exodus 20:13 NKJV - 13 “You shall not murder.

1 John 3:4 NKJV - 4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 58 NKJV - 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, ... 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

John 10:10 NKJV - 10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have [it] more abundantly.

Matthew 28:18-20 NKJV - 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, [even] to the end of the age.” Amen.

In the inaugural episode of The Harsh as Truth Podcast Pastor Sam Jones goes over the importance of the Imago Dei and how if we are to abolish abortion we must start with Scripture.