“Abortions Are Holy and Good”? When the Pulpit Abandons Biblical Truth
Statements from a pastor circulating online raise a troubling question: What happens when those claiming to speak for Christ reject the teachings of Scripture?
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Glorious Grace
8/23/20262 min read
A video circulating online features a "pastor" making a series of statements about Jesus, abortion, and sexuality that stand in stark contrast to Christian teaching.
Among the most striking claims is his statement that “abortions are holy and they're good” and that "people" should have access to abortion throughout the state.
The "pastor" also says he believes in “comprehensive sexual education” and “comprehensive options” and is shown distributing condoms and contraceptives.
But his comments about Jesus are perhaps even more troubling.
In the video, he said that Jesus “didn't die for our sins, but by our sins.” He went on to say that Jesus died because people in the world could not tolerate His "holiness, righteousness, and glory."
That teaching is difficult to reconcile with the central message of the Gospel.
The apostle Paul wrote that Christ “died for our sins according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3). Peter likewise wrote that Christ “bore our sins” on the cross (1 Peter 2:24).
Jesus' death was not merely the tragic result of humanity's rejection of His holiness. Scripture presents His death as God's redemptive plan for sinners.
The abortion statement presents another fundamental conflict with biblical teaching.
Scripture repeatedly affirms the value of human life and God's knowledge of human beings before birth. Psalm 139:13-16 describes God as forming the unborn child and knowing his or her days before they began. Jeremiah 1:5 records God's words to Jeremiah: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.”
Calling abortion “holy” and “good” turns the biblical understanding of life on its head.
Christians are certainly called to show compassion toward women facing difficult pregnancies. But compassion does not require redefining what Scripture calls good. Christians are called to speak the truth while showing grace, offering practical support to mothers and protecting vulnerable human life.
The larger concern is what happens when cultural ideas are brought into the pulpit and presented as Christian teaching.
Jesus warned His followers to beware of false prophets and instructed them to recognize teachers by their fruit (Matthew 7:15-20). Paul likewise warned that a time would come when people would turn away from sound teaching and seek teachers who affirm what they want to hear (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
That warning should cause every Christian to examine what they hear—even when the message comes from someone standing behind a pulpit.
A title, robe, or church affiliation does not make a teaching biblical. God's Word is the standard.
Christians should therefore test every teaching against Scripture, including teachings that come from those who claim to represent Jesus.
Because when the message from the pulpit contradicts the Word of God, Christians have a responsibility to recognize the difference between what sounds Christian and what is actually biblical.
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