The Blessed Kingdom (2)
July 24, 2016
Another young lady. You know there's all sorts of medical problems, there's all sorts of birth defects, so whatever, so you know that their quality of life is going to be pretty much restrained to a nine by nine hospital room. Do you really think that it's fair to live that kind of quality of life?
Comfort: The Nazis are in front of you. They're going to kill kids with Down's syndrome, they're going to kill them all. They did this. Do you think this is ok then?
Young lady: No, absolutely not.
Comfort: They've got a bad quality of life.
Young lady. Definitely not. Who's to say they have a bad quality of life?
Another young lady. There's no possible way that that child will have a good life. So why raise that child to have a bad life?
Comfort: How can you make that judgment when the child is not born? I can say that about any child, "this child could have a bad life; I think I'll kill it."
Comfort: What about you? It is ok to kill a baby in the womb when _______.
Young lady: When you're really messed up, and you're about to beat that kid or something.
Comfort: We're talking about a Holocaust in America, in our country, that's sanctioned by the government. Do you think it's ok to kill kids in the womb?
Young man I do not think it is ok. I just don't think that….
Comfort: But isn't that what Nazi Germany was about? It's like saying that what Hitler did was wrong, I think it's his choice, I don't think it's ok, but he did it, and it's his choice to do so, and he had the sanction of the German people because they allowed him in. So it's ok, even though I don't agree with it. Do you think it's a similar thing?
Young man: I guess when you put it like that, it is very similar, it's very similar to say. I guess me saying that it's ok for someone to choose is the same thing as saying its ok for Hitler to choose.
Comfort: You're going to change your stance on it?
Young man: Yeah, it's definitely making me think, yeah.
Comfort: I'd like you to feel like you would in Germany when Jews are being killed all around you. You'd be horrified and we've got a Holocaust in America in which real babies are being murdered because of a woman's choice, and it's legal and it's like Nazi Germany. He did it legally. He didn't do anything legally wrong.
Woman: But I think in some situations it can be necessary.
Woman: Yeah.
Comfort: So finish the sentence off for me. Killing a baby in the womb is ok when
Woman: Uhh, there we go. Never.
Comfort: Brittany, I noticed you called it a child, so finish the sentence for me. It's ok to kill a child in the womb when _______.
Brittany: Well, maybe it's just ok if you adopt it out, and just not keep it, because if somebody is not ready for it.
Comfort: So you're saying that you're changing your mind about abortion?
Brittany: Yes., yes. It sounds bad when you put it in those kind of words.
Comfort: Would you have voted for someone who is for killing of children in the womb?
Woman: No.
Comfort:; Well, that's great. So have you just changed your mind about abortion?
Woman. Yeah. It's not something I've thought about much, but I figured if I was ever in a situation like that, I'd just give it up for adoption if I couldn't take care of it myself. But I've never really thought of it like that I guess.
Comfort: Isn't it great to give it up for adoption instead of killing it?
Woman: Yeah.
Comfort: That's a wonderful option, adoption.
Comfort: And just as you felt strongly about the life of Jews, and we need to rise up as one person to speak against it, don't you think we need to do that when it comes to the issue of abortion?
Woman: I think you have a valid point there. I think they are parallel, those two.
Comfort: The Holocaust and abortion?
Girl: I think it should be allowed because it is a choice, but I feel like I personally would not do it. It's just…..
Comfort: You wouldn't kill Jews, but it's ok for someone else to kill them. Girl: Yes.
Comfort: So what would you say to someone like you in Germany that says, "Well, you should never kill Jews but I think people should have the right to do it?"
Girl: Oh. Yeah, that is what I said, isn't it?
Comfort: So have you just changed your mind about abortion? Girl: Yes, I just changed my mind about abortion.
Comfort: So are you going to vote differently in the future, when you do vote? Girl: Yeah.
Comfort: You mean that? Girl: Yeah.
Comfort: So you changed your mind about abortion?
Young man: Yeah, when you put it that way, it does change your mind. Another young man: It's never ok to kill a baby in the womb.
Comfort: So you're going to change your mind about abortion? Young man: Yes I am.
Comfort: You're going to vote differently in the future? Young man. Yes, vote against abortion.
Comfort: It's ok to kill a baby in the womb when ________.
Comfort: So have you just changed your mind about abortion?
Young lady: Yes, I have.
Comfort: You think it's a baby in the womb?
Another young lady: Yes.
Comfort: So what justification is there for killing a baby in the womb?
Lady: For killing a baby in the womb, well I think everyone's situation is ….
Comfort: Give me a situation where you could say, Yes, that's justifiable, you can kill that baby because of…..
Lady: Uh, you know what? I can't think of one.
Narration: Adolf Hitler hated the 10 Commandments and wanted to free people from them. He called the commandments the curse of Mount Sinai, and said that the God of the Bible was a tyrant who tells us to do the things we don't want to do. Clearly Hitler didn't like the thought of "You shall not kill," because it didn't fit into his hate-filled world view.
Although he is an extreme example, it's common practice to have a low moral standard when we free ourselves from the 10 Commandments or when we're unaware of their true meaning. It's encouraging to realize that people are willing to change their minds about abortion when people see things from a different perspective. They're able to think clearly and often make honest, intelligent choices. As I spoke with people about abortion, our conversation often led to the issue of morals, where morals came from, and ultimately the issue of the afterlife.
Comfort: What happens after someone dies? Do you think there's a heaven?
Girl: Sure, we're going to go to heaven.
Man: Yes sir.
Lady: No, I think that that was something, like heaven and hell was kind of made up.
Comfort: Are you afraid of dying?
Young man: No, I'm not afraid of death.
Comfort: Steven, what do you think happens when someone dies, do you think there is an afterlife? Steven: Probably not.
Comfort: Probably not? So this is all there is? Steven: Uh, I think so, yeah.
Comfort: Do you believe God exists? Steven: I don't think so, no.
Comfort: If there was a heaven, do you think you would get there? Are you a good person? Girl: Oh yeah, for sure. God wouldn't be mad at me.
Man: I'm a good person morally. Gentleman: Yeah, I'm a good person. Young man: I'd hope so.
Man: Yes, sir.
Older man: I believe in God, I believe in good, I don't do nobody no harm.
Comfort: If there's a heaven, do you think you are good enough to go there? Are you a good person? Steven: Yeah, I think I'm a good person.
Comfort: Why would you go to hell?
Young man: Because of the lifestyle I'm living? Steven: There is no hell.
Older man: Yeah, I don't believe that there is a judgment.
Comfort: How many lies have you told in your life? Steven: OH, [bleep} thousands, I guess.
Man: Lies? Lies?
Young man: Too many to count. Young lady: Oh, countless.
Comfort: What do you call somebody who tells countless lies? Young lady: A liar?
Comfort: Have you ever stolen something? Man: In my lifetime, yeah.
Steven: Sure, of course, yeah. Older man: Sure.
Comfort: What do you call somebody who steals things? Older man: A thief.
Comfort: So what are you? Young man: A liar and a thief?
Comfort: Have you ever used God's name in vain? Young man: Absolutely.
Older man: Sure have. Young lady: Absolutely.
Steven: Yes.
Comfort: I heard you use his name just before about thirty seconds ago when you talked about lying. Do you realize that's called blasphemy? When you use God's name as a cuss word it's very serious?
Steven: I guess it is, yeah.
Comfort: And Jesus said if you look at a woman and lust for her, you commit adultery with her in your heart. Have you ever done that, looked at a woman with lust?
Man: Shoot me now.
Young man: Yes, sir.
Young man: Yeah.
Steven: I like fornicating, it's fun.
Comfort: Well, you can like raping and bank robbery, it can be fun, but it's not right.
Comfort: Have you ever looked at a guy with lust?
Girl: No, I'm gay.
Steven: I commit adultery about every two minutes maybe.
Comfort: Have you ever looked with lust?
Girl: Yes.
Young lady: Yes.
Comfort: So Alicia, by your own admission, you're a lying, blasphemous, adulterer at heart. And you have to face God on Judgment Day, and we've looked at four of the 10 Commandments.
Alicia: Oh, my goodness!
Comfort: Had sex outside of marriage?
Comfort: So listen to this David, this is why you don't want to believe in God. You're a self-admitted lying, thieving blasphemous adulterer, fornicator and you have to face God on Judgment Day, and the thought of being morally responsible to Him is abhorrent to you, so you deny his existence. Does that make sense?
David: Yes, It makes total sense.
Comfort: Now, John, you're in big trouble on Judgment Day by your own admission, you're a lying thief, a blasphemer, an adulterer at heart and a fornicator. Will you go to heaven or hell?
John: From the way it sounds, hell.
Comfort: Does that concern you?
John: Absolutely.
Young girl: No, no, no, you've got it all wrong.
Steven: Guilty.
Comfort:; Would you go to heaven or hell?
Steven: Hell.
Comfort: Does that concern you?
Steven: Yeah.
Comfort: So does it concern you that if you died today and God gave you justice, you'd end up in hell?
Young man: Not really, no.
Man: Well, don't try to change me around, I am the way I am and I don't give a [bleep].
Comfort: You'll be guilty of breaking the commandments, so does it concern you that if you die today you'd end up in hell?
Young man: Yes.
Young man: Yes.
Comfort: Does it concern you that if you died today and God gave you justice, you'd end up in hell?
Alicia: I think God's a loving God, and I think He would see my heart.
Comfort: You know he does, and he sees a liar and blasphemer and an adulterer at heart, but if you are repentant, there's something you can actually do because of God's kindness to have all your sins forgiven. Do you know what God did for sinners? Any idea?
Alicia: He sent his son, Jesus Christ to the earth to die on the cross for the sinners.
Comfort: So if God judges you by the 10 Commandments on the Day of Judgment, do you think you will be innocent or guilty?
Young man: Guilty.
Comfort: Heaven or hell?
Young man: Hell.
Comfort: Does that concern you?
Young man: Yes, it does somewhat.
Comfort: You know, God gave you a conscience so you know right from wrong? You know it's wrong to lie and steal and fornicate and blaspheme? It's written on your heart.
Comfort: Do you understand the legal implications of what he did? God's a judge, in his eyes, you're guilty because you violated his law, the 10 Commandments. You're heading for a place called hell, without parole, but Jesus stepped in and paid your fine on that cross. That means that God can legally dismiss your case because your fine was paid for by another.
Steven: Don't you think that it's funny, though, that God would put a nice guy like me in hell?
Comfort: But a criminal might say that to a judge, but the judge will do that which is right even if it’s a nice guy if he's raped and murdered. He's going to get the book thrown at him, and you've violated God's law even though you might be a nice guy, you're a self-admitted lying thief, blasphemer, adulterer at heart. God will give you justice, but he's not willing to let any perish. He's given you something that says, I don't want to die, listen to the man, you've got a cross in the middle of your eyes. Think about what Jesus did on that cross. Think about how much God cares about sinners that he would do that.
Comfort: In the Bible verse, "for God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten son that whoever believes on him should not perish but have everlasting life." And he rose from the dead, and what you've got to do is repent, turn from your sins, trust in Jesus, God will give you everlasting life, he'll forgive your sins. Does that make sense?
Man: Yes, sir.
Comfort: And the thing that will save you is God's goodness, the Savior, Jesus. He's like a parachute. Turning to a parachute won't save you, but putting it on will. And the moment you put on the Lord Jesus Christ, the minute you put your trust in Him God will forgive your sins, dismiss your case, and grant you the gift of everlasting life.
Comfort: God will forgive our sins, including abortion, and forgive us the gift of everlasting life.
Comfort: Does that make sense?
Girl: Yes.
Comfort: Do you have a Bible at home?
Girl: Yes.
Comfort: Are you going to think about this?
Girl Yes.
Comfort: So if you died today, and God gave you justice, you'd end up in hell. There are two things you have to do to be saved. You have to repent, not just confess your sins, but turn from them, and trust alone in Jesus Christ. When do you think you'll do that?
Alicia: Well, probably as soon as possible. Wouldn’t everybody?
Comfort: Do you have a Bible at home?
Steven: Yeah, I've got a Bible at home.
Comfort: Would you please think about this?
Steven: Yeah, sure, why not?
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