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Chelsea and I actually recorded two separate parts for this episode.

The annual March For Life in Washington D.C. happened on Friday, January 20th.

The annual Women's March happened Sunday afternoon, January 22nd.

We recorded the first half about the March For Life on Saturday and the second half about the Women's March on Sunday afternoon.

We give our overview and observations, as well as how the messages and demeanors of these two events clash.

One march seems to value life. The other march, perhaps unwittingly, values death.

Scriptures Cited:

Deuteronomy 30:19

Psalm 26:7-12

Proverbs 1:29-31

Proverbs 16:27

Sources Consulted:

Lauren Gambino, "‘We’re not done’: abortion opponents hold first March for Life since fall of Roe," The Guardian, January 20, 2023.

Molly Olmstead and Christina Cauterucci, "The First Post-Roe March for Life Was Euphoric—and a Little Confused," Slate, January 21, 2023.

Karen Graham, "Abortion foes prepare for Friday’s first March for Life, post-Roe," Digital Journal, January 20, 2023.

Kelsey Dallas, "This Pro Football Hall of Famer is facing criticism for attending the March for Life," Deseret News, January 20, 2023.

"940.04 Abortion" in "Chapter 940: Crimes Against Life and Bodily Security," Wisconsin State Legislature (accessed January 22, 2023).

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Springboarding from our Christmas is pro-Life series, we jump into a recent bill from Congress on the outskirts of the abortion debate.

HR-26, also known as the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" passed the House of Representatives with a 220-210 vote.

The bill is simple and seemingly minimally common sense, yet House Democrats shrieked against it like banshees.

For 100% pro-lifers, this bill is not even against abortion itself, but it's making the radically pro-abortion opponents reveal their true colors.

Newly elected Democrat Congresswoman Hillary Scholten claimed to be a "pro-choice Christian" and opposed the bill. She tried to quote Jeremiah 1:5 to support abortion, claiming that the womb belongs to the mother, not the government. Ironically, the bill itself only addresses babies once they are outside the womb.

We say, "No, No, Congresswoman Scholten, the Bible is not pro-Abortion!" Chelsea and I use Jeremiah 1:5 and other verses to show how God forms and values life inside the womb and outside.

Scriptures Cited:

Jeremiah 1:5; 7:31

Isaiah 44:24; 49:1,5

Job 31:15

Psalm 139:16a

Sources Consulted:

""Reformed Christian" Rep. Hillary Scholten Quotes Jeremiah 1:5 To DEFEND Elective Ab**tion" (YouTube video)

"H.R.26 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act," Congress.gov, (accessed January 15, 2023).

Madeline Coggins, "Abortion survivors blast Democrats for opposing Born-Alive bill: 'Disingenuous'," Fox News, January 14, 2023.

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Chelsea and I continue a series about the deeply Pro-Life message of the Christmas story.

The Jesus of the first Christmas clearly taught the value of human life as much as the Christmas story of His conception and birth was pro-life.

Did Jesus address abortion in particular during His earthly ministry? No, but that doesn't mean He wouldn't have if the question arose.

We observe some pro-life points from Jesus' ministry:

1. Jesus affirmed the whole Tanakh. Anything pro-life there is what Jesus believed (Mat 5:17-18; Luk 24:44).
2. Jesus taught that God cares for birds but that we are far more valuable than many birds (Mat 6:26; Luk 12:7).
3. We are not to despise little children (Mat 18:10; 6).
4. It is not God's will to kill little children (Mat 18:14).
5. Little children are such that belong to the kingdom of heaven. We must have faith like they have (Mat 19:14; Luk 18:15-16).
6. Jesus said that He came to bring life (Joh 6:33; 10:10). He came to give His life for others (Mat 20:28; Joh 10:11).
7. Jesus said He came not to destroy lives but to save lives (Luk 9:56).
8. Jesus equated doing good with saving life and doing evil with destroying life (Mar 3:4; Luk 6:9).

Sources Referenced:

Micaiah Bilger, "Satanic Temple Sues to Stop Abortion Bans, Claims Killing Babies is a Religious Right," LifeNews.com, January 6, 2023.

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Chelsea and I continue a series about the deeply Pro-Life message of the Christmas story.

The first Christmas celebrates new life and demonstrates how we should protect life.

We observe some salient pro-life points from the Christmas story:

1. Jesus experienced the full human experience from conception
2. Elizabeth affirmed the personhood of Jesus when He was a tiny fetus.
3. John the Baptist leapt in the womb to show his personhood while in the womb.
4. The virgin conception was the greatest unplanned and unexpected pregnancy in history.
5. Mary and Joseph cared for their child in the womb even in a hostile culture.
6. Joseph recognized that the role of fatherhood included caring for a child that wasn't biologically his own.
7. Mary as a young mother and Elizabeth as an old mother would today be encouraged to consider abortion; yet, their pregnancies are glorious.

Scriptures Cited:

Matthew 1:18,19,21

Luke 1:41-44

Galatians 4:4-5

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Because my family has been battling some nasty seasonal virus, Chelsea and I have been busy taking care of very sick children. We weren't able to study and record "Christmas is Pro-Life (part 2)" as expected this week.

As you keep our family in your prayers, I found a nearly 20-year-old gospel devotional recording I did right after graduating college.

"Guilty As Charged" uses a script of a hypothetical court case to explain the idea that good works can never outweigh bad works to earn salvation.

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Chelsea and I begin a series about the deeply Pro-Life message of the Christmas story.

Secular holidays focus on self and escapism. Christmas focuses on sacrifice and salvation.

We begin analyzing the pro-Life message of Christmas by tracing the promise of Messiah and Satan's attack on children in Biblical history:

1. The Garden of Eden
2. The Pharoah of Egypt
3. Haman
4. King Herod

Scriptures Cited:

Genesis 3:15

Exodus 1:17

Esther 3:13

Matthew 2:13-18

External References:

Rachel's Vineyard: Healing the pain of abortion - one weekend at a time

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Originally aired December 21, 2020.

In this episode we are going to unwrap the depths of Isaiah 9:6 as a present from God for the first Christmas.

Isaiah 9:6: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

We look at each phrase and cross reference to see that it is a prophecy of the Messiah.

We also compare it with Isaiah 7:14 to verify that the Messiah would be truly born of a virgin.

We put other possible fulfillments to the test such as King Hezekiah, Isaiah's son, or someone unknown from history.

We challenge ourselves to remember that the ultimate purpose of Jesus' coming is to be the king over the earth. His suffering and atonement secures his citizenry.

We look at the name of the son as "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." We find each part of this name describing God in the book of Isaiah.

We take on challenges against the incarnation and the deity of Christ as we explore this marvelous Hebrew name.

Sources Cited:

Zhava Glaser, "Almah: Virgin or Young Maiden?" JewsforJesus.org, September 1, 1993.

Justin Martyr, "Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter 84," trans. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson.

Jews for Judaism, "Isaiah 7:14 - A Virgin Birth?" JewsforJudaism.org.

Scriptures Referenced:

Isaiah 9:6-7

"unto us a son is given"

Isaiah 7:14

Matthew 1:23

Isaiah 8:1-18

Joel 1:8

Song of Solomon 6:18

Jeremiah 31:22

"and the government shall be upon his shoulder"

1 Peter 2:7

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9

Revelation 19:13

"and his name shall be called"

Isaiah 40:10-11

Ezekiel 34:23-24

"Wonderful Counselor"

Isaiah 25:1

Isaiah 28:29

"Mighty God"

Ezekiel 32:21

Ezekiel 28:2,7-9

Isaiah 10:20-21

Jeremiah 32:18

Jeremiah 23:5-6

Daniel 7:13-14,27

"Everlasting Father"

Isaiah 57:15

Isaiah 63:16

"Prince of Peace"

Isaiah 2:4

Isaiah 45:7

Is this about Hezekiah?

Isaiah 9:7

Isaiah 39:5-7

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Chelsea and I continue and conclude our chat about parenting.

Parenting a commitment for the long haul. It matures us as we focus on the good of others--our children.

We discuss four actions to guide fellow parents through this journey:

1. Pray
2. Confess
3. Change
4. Trust in God's healing

Scriptures Cited:

2 Samuel 12:16

1 Chronicles 29:18-19

1 Samuel 1:27-28

Psalm 32:3-5

1 John 1:9

Galatians 6:1-2

Psalm 34:18

Jeremiah 17:14

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In this episode of Truthspresso Express I chat about Jesus and socialism while driving to work.

A coworker recently made the claim to me that Jesus was a socialist. I have certainly heard this claim before, but I figured I would address it.

In part 6 I look at another of the socialist's prooftexts: the parable of the Good Samaritan.

I observe five points from this story:

1. The man doesn't have an ethnic identity.
2. The man was robbed of his possessions. He wasn't robbed of allegedly potential possessions.
3. The man was physically beaten. No "words are violence" message here.
4. The Good Samaritan's help was voluntary.
5. The Good Samaritan used his own possessions to help him.

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Chelsea and I continue our chat about parenting.

Parents--even Christian ones--are ever too prone to treating their children reflexively. We need to be conscious of our motives when we interact with our children and the times we have to resort to discipline.

We discuss five questions we can ask ourselves to evaluate our parenting:

1. Are we putting our feelings first (and suppressing our children's)?
2. Are we placing guilt on our children?
3. Are we giving our children the silent treatment?
4. Are we ignoring healthy boundaries?
5. Are we holding our children responsible for our happiness?

Scriptures Cited:

Proverbs 19:11

Isaiah 42:14

Ecclesiastes 7:10

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Proverbs 14:29

Proverbs 11:29

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