Letter to the Editor: Big A is Too Durable to Control

(Response to Pro-Lifers Must Recognize That Abortion Stops Only If Women Face Consequences)

amthink - schaper - Big A and Big Law - 2026 jul 6

 

arthurschaper@hotmail.com

 

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/07/pro-lifers-must-recognize-that-abortion-stops-only-if-women-face-consequences/

 

Pro-Lifers Must Recognize That Abortion Stops Only If Women Face Consequences

The Pro-Life movement keeps trying soft approaches to end abortion, but the only thing that will stop the slaughter is for women to know they, personally, are at risk.

 

Arthur Schaper | July 6, 2026

 

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Big A is too durable to control / curtail by whatever 'enforcement' mythology we assert, 

 

and do you think you can get a court criminal conviction?  I was a successful jury consultant once, first and last time,  and jury nullification is even IN the judge's charge or instructions to the jury, bigly,

 

no, we can only nibble at this, partial birth abortions and public funding, including tax deductions which ARE public funding, btw, mail order A- pills, Comstock obscenfied gynecology books, oops birth control - yowza!

 

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/anthony-comstock-1844-1915 

 

maybe we go back to Prelapsarian Eden, where Apple? and women  were cursed by the pain of child birth, if we pretend to biblicism

 

I half remember a survey: 100% of men would take a bite of an apple when approached and invited by a naked women ( altho in Ad's case, he didn't have a lot of choice of female companionship )

 

'took a rib from Adam's side/ gave it to him for a bride'

 

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=took+a+rib+from+adam%27s+side%2F+gave+it+to+him+for+a+bride&ia=web 

 

worth a deep dive

 

https://biblehub.com/q/what_does_adam's_rib_symbolize.htm 

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Dear Martin:

Much of your letter below is difficult to follow, but I will respond as best as I can:

We have to fight for abolition, no matter how unpopular it may be at this time.

Jury nullification is always an issue. Does that mean we don't protect the innocent?

Your argument about the formation of woman from man does not connect clearly with my main argument about holding the mother accountable for the abortion.of her children.

Thanks for reading.

 

Escape to Reality: Doers of the Law Will be Justified?

 

Doers of the Law Will be Justified?

What does Romans 2:13 mean?

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Paul Ellis // 3 Comments

Was the Apostle Paul confused when he wrote Romans 2:13? Because this verse doesn’t seem to belong in the Bible:

For it is not the hearers of the law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. (Romans 2:13)

Doers of the law will be justified?!

Was Paul having a senior moment? Did he forget to insert the word NOT?

There is an easy explanation for this strange verse, which we’ll get to in a minute. But first, let’s be clear: we are justified by faith alone and NOT by keeping the law.

Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1)

Justification by faith is one of the great themes of Paul’s writing. Again and again, he reminds us that we are justified or made right with God through faith in his Son (Rom. 3:28, Gal. 3:24).

Since we are justified by faith, and the law is not of faith (Gal. 3:12), no one can ever be justified by keeping the law.

By the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in his sight. (Romans 3:20)

And one more time for emphasis:

We know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. (Galatians 2:16)

Paul could not be any clearer. We’re justified by faith not law. Try to impress God with your law-keeping, and you’ll fall from grace and cut yourself off from Christ:

You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. (Galatians 5:4)

So with such a clear message (faith, not law), why does Paul say doers of the law will be justified?

Doers of the law

Paul was not saying, “Try and keep the law and you will justify yourself before God,” for that would contradict what he says elsewhere about being justified by faith.

He was saying, “hearing the law is not enough, you have to keep it – and none of you can!”

In context, Paul was speaking to people who knew the law (Rom. 7:1). Like many believers, they had been raised on a diet of rules. They thought if they heard the rules, studied the rules, and hung them on their walls, God would be impressed.

Nope.

Going to church and hearing the rules is not enough.

Teaching the rules and condemning those who break them is not enough.

Lobbying for God’s law to be hung on courthouses is not enough.

You have to keep all the rules and no one can.

It is impossible for imperfect man to deliver a lifetime of perfect performance. Paul is not calling us to attempt the impossible; he’s trying to get us to admit defeat.

Doers of the law will be justified, but you are not and never can be a doer of the law.

There was only one Doer of the law who was made right with God and that Doer offers you his righteousness as a free gift.

So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. (Galatians 3:24)

To be justified means God has judged you righteous and not guilty of sin. To be justified is to be made right with God.

You cannot earn the gift of righteousness and you cannot justify yourself before God. The only thing you can do is receive his righteousness by faith.

Want to get right with God?

Start by thanking him for Jesus who was made sin so that you might be justified and made righteous (2 Cor. 5:21).

You are not justified or made right with God because of anything you do, but because of everything he has done.

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Want to learn more about justification, righteousness, and the law? Check out our ever-expanding Grace Glossary.

Read more articles and these frequently-asked questions about the law.

Andy Stanley is Right – Christians Are No Longer Under Law

Andy Stanley, the son of well-established megachurch pastor Charles Stanley, and an influential pastor in his own right, has ignited a major controversy within the Body of Christ. Check out the headline from his head-turning (or head-spinning) article:

Why Do Christians Want to Post the 10 Commandments and Not the Sermon on the Mount?

The reactions to this article Relevant Magazine have gone from measured:

Theologians react to Andy Stanley saying Ten Commandments don’t apply to Christians

To exhortational and somewhat combative:

Yes, Pastor Stanley, Let’s Preach the Sermon on the Mount

To controversial and a little snarky:

Popular Megachurch Pastor Says the Ten Commandments Don’t Apply to Christians

When any pastor tells Christians that they are not obligated to keep the Ten Commandments, it’s understandable that there is going to be some alarm. After all, we need laws to ensure that society is stable and secure. Moral guidelines are imperative to ensure that our communities do not devolve into a war of all against all.

Of course, we should remember that human life did not begin in the Hobbesian mythology of wandering peoples scraping over scarce resources. Life began with God speaking the worlds into existence, breathing life into man, then granting His creation the great commission to replenish the earth.

So, what was the young Pastor Stanley talking about?

First, Stanley addresses the political controversies about the public displays of the Ten 

Commandments, especially in government buildings like courthouses and schools.

Then he pivots to the one commandment which Jesus gave His disciples the night He was betrayed:

 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one 

another.” —John 13:34

Stanley continues:

The one commandment!

Doesn’t have the same ring to it, does it? But if we’re going to create a monument to stand as a testament to our faith, shouldn’t it at least be a monument of something that actually applies to us?

You mean that the Ten Commandments do not apply to Christians, Pastor?

Stanley explains the dichotomy of the Old Covenant and the New Covenant.

Jesus issued his new commandment as a replacement for everything in the existing list. Including the big ten. Just as his new covenant replaced the old covenant, Jesus’ new 

commandment replaced all the old commandments.

Participants in the new covenant (that’s Christians) are not required to obey any of the commandments found in the first part of their Bibles. Participants in the new covenant are expected to obey the single command Jesus issued as part of his new covenant: as I have loved you, so you must love one another.

Guess what? Pastor Stanley is correct!

Throughout the New Testament, Paul the Apostle explains that we are no longer under Law, i.e. the Law of Moses, but under grace (Romans 6:14).

In fact, because of Jesus’ death, we are dead to the law:

“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.” (Romans 7:4)

Not good enough? Paul writes the same to the Ephesians:

“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace” (Ephesians 2:13-15)

Paul writes “having abolished the law of commandments …”

Their demands on us have been removed because of the Cross

Paul also writes to the Colossians:

“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;” (Colossians 2:13-14)

In fact, the law does not make anyone holy, nor does it serve to enable godly behavior!

By the law is the knowledge of sin (Romans 3:20). The law merely brings out our sin and shows our need for a Savior (Romans 3:19-20; Romans 7:7-25).

The Law given to the Israelites at Mount Sinai was not God’s main agenda:

“Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:” (Romans 5:20)

Literally, the Law came in on the side, but was not God’s focus. Removing the spiritual gloss of traditional laerning, that verse seems heretical. “You mean the law was designed so that there would be more sin?”

Yes, but not because God wants us to sin. He wants us to be free from sin, to recognize that in Adam we are dead in our trespasses. In Christ, we receive grace, righteousness, and His life!

The law was a harsh taskmaster that showed our need for a Savior. When we believe in Jesus, we no longer need this schoolmaster (Galatians 2:24-26). We are not under law, but under grace.

Pastor Andy Stanley is right: Christians do not live by the law, but by grace!

Paul explained the power grace young pastoral charge Titus:

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world (Titus 2:11-12).

Grace teaches us to reject sin, to live godly lives in this fallen world, not the law, which is not for righteous people anyway (1 Timothy 1:9)

In the next article, I will explore how—and why—other pastors and writers challenge, reject, or raise the alarm over the New Covenant, the revelation that Christians are no longer under law, why the Ten Commandments is no longer for those in Christ.

Andy Stanley is Right – Christians Are No Longer Under Law

Andy Stanley, the son of well-established megachurch pastor Charles Stanley, and an influential pastor in his own right, has ignited a major controversy within the Body of Christ. Check out the headline from his head-turning (or head-spinning) article:

Why Do Christians Want to Post the 10 Commandments and Not the Sermon on the Mount?

The reactions to this article Relevant Magazine have gone from measured:

Theologians react to Andy Stanley saying Ten Commandments don’t apply to Christians

To exhortational and somewhat combative:

Yes, Pastor Stanley, Let’s Preach the Sermon on the Mount

To controversial and a little snarky:

Popular Megachurch Pastor Says the Ten Commandments Don’t Apply to Christians

When any pastor tells Christians that they are not obligated to keep the Ten Commandments, it’s understandable that there is going to be some alarm. After all, we need laws to ensure that society is stable and secure. Moral guidelines are imperative to ensure that our communities do not devolve into a war of all against all.

Of course, we should remember that human life did not begin in the Hobbesian mythology of wandering peoples scraping over scarce resources. Life began with God speaking the worlds into existence, breathing life into man, then granting His creation the great commission to replenish the earth.

So, what was the young Pastor Stanley talking about?

First, Stanley addresses the political controversies about the public displays of the Ten 

Commandments, especially in government buildings like courthouses and schools.

Then he pivots to the one commandment which Jesus gave His disciples the night He was betrayed:

 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one 

another.” —John 13:34

Stanley continues:

The one commandment!

Doesn’t have the same ring to it, does it? But if we’re going to create a monument to stand as a testament to our faith, shouldn’t it at least be a monument of something that actually applies to us?

You mean that the Ten Commandments do not apply to Christians, Pastor?

Stanley explains the dichotomy of the Old Covenant and the New Covenant.

Jesus issued his new commandment as a replacement for everything in the existing list. Including the big ten. Just as his new covenant replaced the old covenant, Jesus’ new 

commandment replaced all the old commandments.

Participants in the new covenant (that’s Christians) are not required to obey any of the commandments found in the first part of their Bibles. Participants in the new covenant are expected to obey the single command Jesus issued as part of his new covenant: as I have loved you, so you must love one another.

Guess what? Pastor Stanley is correct!

Throughout the New Testament, Paul the Apostle explains that we are no longer under Law, i.e. the Law of Moses, but under grace (Romans 6:14).

In fact, because of Jesus’ death, we are dead to the law:

“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.” (Romans 7:4)

Not good enough? Paul writes the same to the Ephesians:

“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace” (Ephesians 2:13-15)

Paul writes “having abolished the law of commandments …”

Their demands on us have been removed because of the Cross

Paul also writes to the Colossians:

“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;” (Colossians 2:13-14)

In fact, the law does not make anyone holy, nor does it serve to enable godly behavior!

By the law is the knowledge of sin (Romans 3:20). The law merely brings out our sin and shows our need for a Savior (Romans 3:19-20; Romans 7:7-25).

The Law given to the Israelites at Mount Sinai was not God’s main agenda:

“Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:” (Romans 5:20)

Literally, the Law came in on the side, but was not God’s focus. Removing the spiritual gloss of traditional laerning, that verse seems heretical. “You mean the law was designed so that there would be more sin?”

Yes, but not because God wants us to sin. He wants us to be free from sin, to recognize that in Adam we are dead in our trespasses. In Christ, we receive grace, righteousness, and His life!

The law was a harsh taskmaster that showed our need for a Savior. When we believe in Jesus, we no longer need this schoolmaster (Galatians 2:24-26). We are not under law, but under grace.

Pastor Andy Stanley is right: Christians do not live by the law, but by grace!

Paul explained the power grace young pastoral charge Titus:

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world (Titus 2:11-12).

Grace teaches us to reject sin, to live godly lives in this fallen world, not the law, which is not for righteous people anyway (1 Timothy 1:9)

In the next article, I will explore how—and why—other pastors and writers challenge, reject, or raise the alarm over the New Covenant, the revelation that Christians are no longer under law, why the Ten Commandments is no longer for those in Christ.

The Westboro Baptist Hatemongers Harrass Calvary Chapel South Bay--Why?

Divorce and remarriage is not necessarily adultery.

It depends on why the married couple separated.

God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16), but God does not hate divorced  people.

Jesus ministered to a Samaritan woman at the well of Sychar (John 4).

This woman had had five husbands, and she was living with a six husband.

Jesus did not despise or reject her.

Notice that Jesus delivered the Gospel to her, offering her a living water which would well up within her.

The legalism espoused by these angry demonstrators is pretty sad.

Have they not read what Paul wrote to Titus?

"11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." (Titus 2: 11-14)

God hates sin, but God loves man.

God hates divorice.

But God loves divorced people.

God judges sin. In fact, He judged all our sins on the Body of His Son Jesus!

The Westboro Baptists need to read their Bibles more, and pound them a lot, lot less!