Dr. R.C. Sproul gives an excellent assessment between slavery then, and abortion now. “It is never excusable for a believer to disobey a principle set forth by God, for the sake of a custom, or of a tradition, or of a temporary community standard.” – Dr. R. C. Sproul
Dr. R.C. Sproul Sr. is a brilliant scholar, as he handles this controversy ever so circumspectly, and with much dignity. Sproul refutes the false teaching that a professed Christian can be continually carnal. This false teaching comes from those that take Romans 7:14 out of context. Or that do their own ‘eisegesis’ of the text,
His analogy between those that abuse God’s grace, and his college students being late with their term papers is perfect. That is most likely the majority of those that sit in churches today. As Sproul said, “When Paul speaks of the wrath of God that is revealed from heaven, it is a wrath that is