Pastoral Letter of Support
Letter
Whereas in the Word of God, the preborn are clearly considered to be human beings (Exodus 21:22–25; Judges 16:17; Psalm 22:10; Job 3:3, 11–16, 31:18; Luke 1:36, 41),
Whereas in the Word of God, Almighty God forbids the the intentional killing of innocent human life (Exodus 20:13), and ordains government to preserve and protect life (Genesis 9:6, Jeremiah 22:1–3 Romans 13:1–7),
Whereas in 2023, the Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative established a constitutional right to abortion in Ohio in contradiction to the supreme moral law of God,
Whereas in failing to protect preborn persons, the State of Ohio has abdicated the most basic duty of government, namely, the securing for all persons the inalienable right to life,
Whereas HB370 acknowledges the personhood of the preborn, and upholds the sanctity of innocent human life created in the image of God,
Whereas HB370 would establish justice by granting to preborn persons the same legal protections that born persons have, and thus, abolish abortion entirely in the state of Ohio,
Whereas it is the duty of the Christian to love their neighbor as their very own self (Matt 22:39), to seek justice for the wronged, and intercede for the perishing (Isaiah 1:17, 58:6–7, 10, Proverbs 24:11, James 1:27)
Whereas it is incumbent upon pastors, as undershepherds of Christ’s Church, to lead their flocks in the example of love, and to proclaim the good news of God’s kingdom in Christ,
I, the undersigned, wholeheartedly and unequivocally support HB370, the Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act, and urge our esteemed and honorable legislature to give passage to it out of obedience to King Jesus.