You Don’t Have A Uterus
Ministry Update March 1, 2020
While open-air preaching against abortion in downtown Springfield, Missouri Friday night, a woman walking with two guys across the street from me shouted, “You don’t have a uterus.” If I had been thinking quicker, I should have replied, “How do you know I don’t identify as a woman?” But instead, I told her that you don’t need a uterus to know that killing a baby in the womb is wrong.
You don’t have to be a mass-murderer to know that murder is wrong. You don’t have to be a serial rapist to know that rape is wrong. I don’t need a uterus to know that ripping a little baby apart, limb by limb until the child dies is wrong. Any sane, human being should know this. But obviously in our current culture of death, people won’t admit this. Instead, they produce insane defenses such as “You don’t have a uterus.”
Heart Issue
I pointed these things out as the woman and her friends continued down the street. I told them that this is a heart issue. Those of us who are followers of Christ really shouldn’t be surprised when unbelievers act like unbelievers. I reminded her that she needed to repent and trust Jesus. One of the guys didn’t like that I was talking directly to her, so he turned around and gave me a dirty look, but they all just kept walking away and I kept going with the message that abortion is murder and it is an abomination to God.
Other than that, it was a pretty quiet night. There were several people walking by, but no one else said anything. Most people refused New Testaments when offered one. I handed out less than 10 of them. Out of a group of four young people, two of them literally laughed out loud when I offered one to them. But thankfully, the other two people took them. This is why I’m such a believer in open-air preaching. People can refuse a New Testament or a Gospel tract, but they can’t keep from hearing God’s truth when the glorious Gospel is proclaimed in the open.
One Guy Disagreed And Another Guy Was Seeking Signatures For Marijuana
When I got to my normal witnessing spot on Wednesday at MSU, a couple guys and a couple of kids were there holding signs. I think they are with the same group from Aurora or Monett that hold the signs downtown Friday nights. From talking to the guys downtown in the past, I believe this group believes in sinless perfectionism and they also believe that you can lose your salvation. Shortly after I finished the message, one of the sign guys wanted to talk. He said my message contradicted itself. Obviously, I disagree with him, but he thinks I was saying salvation is of the Lord (which I did say) and also saying that people had to quit sinning (be involved with their salvation), which I definitely wasn’t saying.
What I did say was that there is nothing we can do to save ourselves. Once a person repents and surrenders their life to Jesus, God changes them through the power of the Holy Spirit. God convicts you over your sins. You don’t change to save yourself. No instead you are a changed person because you are saved, when you are truly saved. I really don’t like talking to these guys because there is nothing that I can say to change their mind and they definitely are never going to change my mind. This guy told me that salvation was mostly from God, but that we have to do our part. Hogwash. The only thing I brought to salvation was my sins that caused the need for my salvation. God didn’t save me for anything that I did. No, He saved me out of His mercy and grace.
Gathering Signatures For Marijuana Initiative
Interestingly though while I was still bringing the message, a student set up a folding table a little ways in front of me. It appeared that he was trying to get signatures to get some marijuana initiative on the November ballot. I was preaching against drunkenness and drugs, pointing out that we are all sinners and that God is Holy, righteous and just and He does punish unrepentant sinners. So I really went after drug use hard, since this guy was right in front of me and some students were stopping to talk to him. Right after I wrapped up, I walked straight over to the student and offered him a Gospel tract. To my surprise, he took it. I couldn’t believe he did so.
(These messages are given to encourage Christians to share the Gospel with others)