Biblical Strategies to Abolish Abortion

By Rusty Thomas

Rusty’s book is a must-read for anyone wanting a clear concrete road map to abolish legalized abortion! It is not just abstract theory but rather a phenomenal practical comprehensive applied handbook and reference guide for the battle to end abortion. Rusty gives an incredibly detailed history and present backdrop of abortion, clear direct vision, and detailed short- and long-term strategy going forward on how to explicitly, biblically, effectively, abolish abortion and why we should do so from God’s perspective and not men.

This book bleeds from a very faithful man of God of great depth of wisdom and character, distilled from many years of deep trials, tribulations, tears, heartbreak, experience, study, and deep personal sacrifice in the battle to abolish abortion. He addresses how God sees the situation, what He expects of us, the church, and how to engage. He details out the surprising enemies of abolition. He addresses questions, objections, in almost every conceivable way and in relation to all arenas. Rusty does a masterful job of weaving the tapestry, and I know of absolutely no one more qualified to speak on the subject!

John Jacob

Indiana State Representative

• Language: English
• Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
• Release date: Feb 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9781685260309

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Biblical Strategies to Abolish Abortion

Rusty Thomas

ISBN 978-1-68526-029-3 (Paperback)

ISBN 978-1-68526-030-9 (Digital)

Copyright © 2022 Rusty Thomas

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Special thank you to

Pastor Bill Ascol of Bethel Baptist Church of Owasso, Oklahoma.

Thanks, dear brother, for going the extra mile to see this book go beyond our limited sphere of influence. I appreciate you taking out the long knives as self-proclaimed grammar Nazi to ensure the content was matched by the proper form. Your edits made the book more worthy of the glory and honor of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. May our Lord add to your account any good kingdom fruit that may come from this publication.

God bless you, brother.

Endorsements

Having served alongside Rusty Thomas for several years, I can say he has earned the right to write this book through much toil, labor, blood, sweat, and tears. With over three decades on the front lines of this battle, he has brought his profound accumulation of wisdom, knowledge, and experience to shed light on our failures and successes and offer a blueprint for Christians to not just engage but to win this battle for the very soul of our nation.

This little power-packed book is a tremendous gift to the body of Christ. Please read it carefully but, more importantly, begin to put its battle-tested principles into practice immediately in your community!

—Jason Storms, national director, Operation Save America, assistant pastor, Mercy Seat Christian Church

Not long after I first met Rusty Thomas, he approached my vehicle and spoke these words into my life. If it's only about the babies, you'll never last. It might not sound profound to you, but for me, it was the defining moment. My eyes could now see the fight through kingdom lenses.

My foundation had been on sinking sand, and the Lord used Rusty to connect the dots. Abortion is not merely a human rights issue that can be fixed with science or the knowledge of man. It is a gospel, kingdom issue. It is an abomination rooted in the demonic, and it can only be driven out on a foundation rooted in Christ.

In Rusty's latest book, Biblical Strategies to Abolish Abortion, he eloquently and convincingly lays out the biblical case for why we must end abortion as the church of the living God, as well as how we must fight the battle if we are to lead justice to victory. I pray that the words of this book will challenge you, give you biblical perspective, and a fresh desire to put an end to the abortion holocaust that has scourged our land for half of a century.

—Lucas Childress, assistant director, Operation Rescue / Operation Save America

When involved in the fight for the preborn, you see many people come and go. Rare are the men who do not abandon the field and go back home. Rusty Thomas is one of those rare men. The Lord put his hand to the plow of protection for these little ones over thirty years ago—and he has remained faithful.

In this work, Rusty Thomas brings over thirty years of experience in this difficult battle. That coupled with his knowledge of Scripture places a treasure in the hands of the reader. The book will guide you past the pitfalls of wasted time and worthless efforts and point you to strategic measures so your actions for the preborn will be a well-honed arrow. I pray you to take time to read the thoughts of this brother who is a fighter, who is honest, and who is clothed in humility.

—Pastor Matt Trewhella, author of the Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrate and the Magdeburg Confession

Rusty Thomas is a seasoned field general in the fight to abolish abortion, having stood (and continuing to stand) on the sidewalks of numerous abortion facilities nationwide, pleading with women not to murder their preborn babies. So it should surprise no one who knows him that in his book Biblical Strategies to Abolish Abortion, he has given us a field manual that if read, believed, and put into practice may very well be used by God to bring to pass the abolition of abortion in our day.

This book is at once a remarkably informed survey of American history and government as well as a prophetic exhortation to the church to tolerate no longer the American holocaust of abortion. The reader will recognize that the entire book is saturated in a Holy Spirit–anointed, prayerful exposition of the Scriptures. Read it and weep. Read it and learn. Read it and take action, and share it with pastors, politicians, and anyone who loves life and wants to see abortion abolished immediately without exception or compromise.

—Pastor Bill Ascol, Bethel Baptist Church, Owasso, Oklahoma

As my father in this fight, to end the slaughter of our preborn neighbors in our once-God-fearing nation, Rusty Thomas has taught me a lot. Everything we have been able to accomplish by God's grace with End Abortion Now is a fruit of this dear brother. He has seen the good. He has seen the bad. And he has seen the ugly. But he has also seen the beautiful. He has seen the glorious.

Rusty knows what works and what does not. He knows what is needed to end our modern holocaust. This wonderfully thorough book comes from nearly a generation of blood, sweat, and tears. Lots of tears. Lots of heartaches. Lots of pain. If nothing else, Rusty has taught me to remain faithful to Christ and this mission, no matter the cost. He has taught me to trust in God's sovereignty.

He has taught me that this battle can only be won by the proclamation of the gospel from the bride of Christ. This is the backbone of this book. If you sincerely want to end abortion immediately, once and for all, no exceptions, then this is the book you need to read!

—Pastor Luke Pierson, discipleship pastor at Apologia Church, cofounder of End Abortion Now

Rusty Thomas has written a book overflowing with the Word of God and dripping with pearls of wisdom forged through a lifetime of battle-tested experience. This honest examination of pro-life strategies is exactly what we need now.

—Bradley Pierce, attorney and executive director, Abolish Abortion Texas/Foundation to Abolish Abortion

There is wisdom to be found in listening when older men hand down what they have learned from a lifetime of battlefield experience. Rev. Rusty Thomas follows this patriarchal pattern by blessing the future generations, much like we see in the saints of old. He does a great job of synthesizing the research in biblical doctrine, historical accounts, and firsthand expertise and communicating it in an organized meaningful manner. His love for Christ shines through this work, making Him the attractive focus. This strategy manual has a down-to-earth coherency that is chock full of practical application and resource material. Rusty continues to train men and lead them into battle, under the banner of our God and King.

—CR Cali, pastor, Sermon in the Park, author of The Doctrine of Balaam

Rusty Thomas hit the bull's-eye! Biblical Strategies to Abolish Abortion is a much-needed guide for pastors, laypeople, and magistrates. Abortion is the American holocaust…and the criminal act must be abolished!

—Senator Mike Moon of Missouri

Reverend Rusty Thomas has done a work here that is essential to anyone who truly wants to know and speak the truth regarding our abortion holocaust. I do not use that term lightly. We have either participated in or stood by and done nothing as sixty-three million innocent people have been legally murdered here in America, One Nation under God, since 1973.

Rusty does a fantastic job of outlining the role of the church, the role of the state, common pitfalls that beset many abolitionists, and how to be vigilant so that we can glorify God and win people to Christ as we are standing for Justice. You will find Biblical Strategies to Abolish Abortion timely not only on a church and national level but also, and perhaps most importantly, on a personal level. I guarantee that there is some nugget of truth in here that you need in order to be everything God created you to be. Well done, Rev. Thomas. To God be the glory!

—Warren Hamilton, Oklahoma Senator, Abolitionist, USMA 1993

I have known Rusty Thomas for many years and have proudly fought by his side on several constitutional issues. Rusty is a patriot and truly desires to return our nation to its biblical and constitutional foundations. His engagement in the culture war has been exceptional.

—Joseph Silk, former Oklahoma State Senator (First State legislator to introduce a bill of abolition in America)

Rusty's book is a must-read for anyone wanting a clear concrete road map to abolish legalized abortion! It is not just an abstract theory but rather a phenomenal practical comprehensive applied handbook and reference guide for the battle to end abortion. Rusty gives an incredibly detailed history and presents the backdrop of abortion with a clear direct vision. He has detailed a short- and long-term strategy going forward on how to explicitly, biblically, effectively, abolish abortion, and why we should do so from God's perspective and not men.

This book bleeds from a very faithful man of God of great depth of wisdom and character, distilled from many years of deep trials, tribulations, tears, heartbreak, experience, study, and deep personal sacrifice in the battle to abolish abortion. He addresses how God sees the situation, what He expects of us, the church, and how to engage. He details out the surprising enemies of abolition. He addresses questions, objections, in almost every conceivable way and in relation to all arenas. Rusty does a masterful job of weaving the tapestry and I know of absolutely no one more qualified to speak on the subject!

—John Jacob, Indiana State Representative

I have had the privilege of working with Rusty for several years now as his local printer. I never cease to be amazed at his relentless energy and persistence in wholeheartedly serving the Lord, even when insurmountable spiritual attacks come his way. He preaches with such fervor, mixed with an incredible knowledge of our American history and a legal mind as great as any lawyer. This book has all these features and will encourage you with the presentation on how to abolish abortion.

—Timothy Comer, director of Stone River Books, missionary printer to Ghana, Mexico, Kurdistan, and Sri Lanka

For too long, the church of Jesus Christ has by and large been conformed to this world rather than being transformed by the renewal of [their] minds (Romans 12:2) when it comes to abortion and how to fight against this great evil. However, my brother, Rusty Thomas, is not one that has gone the way of the world. Since I was two years old (1988), he has been engaged in this fight to love our preborn neighbors and rescue those being taken away to death (Proverbs 24:11) according to God's written Word.

Rusty has been lifting up his voice like a trumpet and declaring to [God's] people their iniquities (Isaiah 58:1) and God has awakened many through this bolo-tie-wearing, cowboy-hat-sporting man's trumpet blasts! Now in addition to lifting up the trumpet, Rusty has employed his pen, which is mightier than a sword, to help us all be robustly biblical when it comes to the strategies, we implement to abolish abortion.

I am grateful that this brother has taken the time to write this book, speaking according to the teaching and the testimony without which we have no dawn (Isaiah 8:20). I hope that you will pick up this book, read it, give it away, buy another, and repeat. Biblical Strategies for Abolishing Abortion should be in the hands of every Christian everywhere for the glory of Christ Jesus, the edification of His saints, and for the love of our prenatal neighbors.

—Brett Baggett, one of the pastors of Ekklesia Muskogee

If you are looking for arguments set forth from an ivory tower academic, pontificating about how to end of abortion might possibly come about, this book is not for you. The words set down in these pages are written by a man who has faithfully given decades of his life to ending the slaughter of the preborn. What you hold in your hands now is the fruit of great trials and tribulations. Rusty Thomas is a seasoned wartime general, and this book is his battle plan. Let us take it and use it so that we may by the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ conquer this evil in our land.

—Derin Stidd, pastor, Harmony Baptist Church, Frankfort, Indiana

Foreword

The history of Christ's kingdom in the world is filled with examples of giants of the faith. Every century has its heroes with names that mark the timeline of human history. These are points of power and examples that provide encouragement and hope to God's people throughout the ages. To be sure, there are many heroes of the faith whose names we may never know on this side of glory.

However, God does raise up men and women that He speaks through in such a way that puts them in His hall of fame. The book of Hebrews testifies to a hall of fame reserved for some Old Testament saints. If the resurrected earth has halls with memorials and artifacts of God's glory, I am confident that Rusty Thomas's life and ministry will have a central placement.

We have endured about half a century of slaughtering preborn image-bearers in the United States of America since the fallacious and evil Roe v. Wade iniquitous decree. This systematic slaughter, now totaling in the dozens of millions, can only occur in a nation at war with God and His Word.

Child sacrifice has a long and dark tradition among mankind. Christians have spoken against this evil and worked to end it since the earliest days of the Christian church. Nations influenced by the gospel of our Lord have not only created the atmosphere wherein abortion is unthinkable, but they also penalized it by law. Christian nations, transformed by the gospel and God's Word, see abortion for what it is: murder. It is the unjustified killing of a human being; a creature made in God's image.

According to the Christian worldview, abortion is not merely a sin but something far more abominable. A cursory look at the history of the United States (pre-Roe) demonstrates that when the Christian worldview permeates and becomes the primary influence, society views abortion as a crime. This explains why many state laws (some still on the books) criminalized abortion for the doctors who commit this shameful act as well as the parents who paid them to have their children executed.

Transformed Christian nations never tolerate the murder of the preborn. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland serve as recent examples. It took several decades and an incredible effort by the forces of darkness to thrust upon them this national sin, which brings national calamity. Ireland's defense of the preborn when so many Western nations caved reveals the inescapable truth that Christendom will not tolerate child sacrifice and the shedding of innocent blood.

The murder of preborn human beings is primarily a gospel issue. This is the key point. It is the hinge upon which the entire issue turns. Abortion is a problem of the human heart that is bent toward sin, evil, and destruction. People who are in a hostile relationship with their Creator will go to war with Him at every point of contact. They will distort their own humanity, erase the borders of what constitutes a beautiful, harmonious, and intimate relationship with other humans, become a law unto themselves, and, if given opportunity, kill their own offspring. Even the gracious gift of life given by the hand of God, in the midst of this conflict with Him, will end up in the trash heap. That is how truly depraved we are when left to ourselves. Sin is undeniably irrational.

So what is the solution? The pro-life industry believes that they can fight this battle for the lives of preborn humans by adopting a posture of neutrality. They are confident in their confession that they are not explicitly Christian. We are about the science! they proclaim. They