Love Is...  Pro-Life and Pro-Choice

Will & Grace

Life is a gift. 
And to each of us that God has given life, He has also given free will - the ability and right to choose what we believe, say, and do. 
On top of that, He is continually pouring out His love upon mankind, calling to each and every heart and mind throughout space and throughout time. 
If we truly seek to understand, He promises to take us by the hand, to share and teach the mysteries of life, enabling us to live continuously, free from strife.

-WebStir/klmd, LoveIs.org

Jesus - The Gift

"And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and reverence for the Lord.
And He will delight in the glory of the Lord. And He will not judge by what His eyes see, nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
But with righteousness He will judge the poor, and decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins; And Faithfulness is the belt about His waist."

-Isaiah 11:2-5

"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted (humble); He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives, and freedom to prisoners (opening to those who are bound), to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, to grant those who mourn in Zion giving them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting, so they wil be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

-Isaiah 61:1-3

"'The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor, he has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are downtrodden, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.'  And He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him, and He began to say to them, 'Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing (ears).'"

--Jesus in Luke 4:18-21

"Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God."

--Paul in Romans 5:1-2

"He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?" 

-Micah 6:15

"Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

-2 Corinthians 3:7

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."

-Romans 8:1

"The conclusion, when all has been heard, is:  fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.  For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil."

--Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

"I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest," declares the Lord God, I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken, and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong (stubborn, hard, violent, unyielding, impeding) I will destroy, I will feed them with judgment (justice)."

--Ezekial 34:15-16

In Isaiah 30:18, God is talking to His "ignorant and/or rebellious" children:  "Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.  For the Lord is a God of justice, how blessed are all those who long for Him." 

Then, also in Isaiah 30, starting in the middle of verse 20-21:  "He, your Teacher will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will behold your Teacher, and your ears will hear a word behind you, 'This is the way, walk in it,' whenever you turn to the right or to the left."

Jesus - The Way, The Truth, The Life

"If indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you (choose to) lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you (choose to) be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.  Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth, each one of you, with his neighbor, for we are members of one another."

--Paul in Ephesians 4:21-25

The Power of an Indestructible Life

In Hebrews, Peter is speaking about Jesus being our High Priest

...who has become such not on the basis of a law of physical requirement, but according to the power of an indestructible life.

--Peter in Hebrews 7:16

"Jesus therefore was saying to those Jews who had believed him, 'If you abide in my word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.'"

--Jesus in John 8:31-32