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Believe it or not, I am pro-choice. I used to get a
variety of responses when I said that. “What? You earth. In other words, death will follow them.
are a Christian; how can you be pro-choice?” This Therefore, a choice of life and death was given to
was my most popular response. Well it is easy to the people. Moses admonished the people to choose
say that I am pro-choice because my Father is Heav- life.
en gave me this right. Whoa, this statement is load-
ed! You see, the Lord, our God, in all His majesty “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord,
and power, has given us a little something called choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether
freewill. He placed this in us because we were the Gods which your fathers served that [were] on
made in his image the other side of the flood, or the Gods of the Amo-
after his likeness. He rites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my
has a will, a mind, house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15).
and emotions; there-
fore, so do we. But, Joshua also spoke the word of God to the people
with no thanks to sin, and reminded them how the Lord driven out their
mankind lost that enemies from the land and had given them rest. He
image in the garden. also warned that the same would happen to them if
We, now, fall very short to the image and likeness they turn from God. The nations would overtake
of God. But, even in the garden, mankind had a and punish them. But, the Lord fights for those who
choice. They were given the Word of God, but they love Him and obey His word. He will drive out the
chose not to obey it. The result of being pro-choice strongest enemy for your sake. Joshua laid out the
is the reaping of the benefits or curses of our choic- options: the false idol Gods or the true and living
es. God. The choice was theirs.

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against
you, [that] I have set before you life and death,
blessing and cursing: therefore choose life that both
thou and thy seed may live…” (Deuteronomy
30:19).

Moses speaks of a choice. He encourages them to
turn and obey God and love Him with all their
hearts. For this obedience the Lord will bless the
work of their hand for good. He goes further to tell
them that if they turned from God to worship other
Gods, (meaning anything puts God second) they
will perish. Their days would not be long on the

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