Navigating through the rootless post-Roe generation with the anchor sola Scriptura

The Bible is a remarkable foundation: the more one draws and drinks of it, The more it stimulates first. -Dr. Martin Luther

Originally published at Ray’s Substack

A rootless world has no foundation, no order, and no peace. God's Word is the root of all wisdom in this world. When we find ourselves away from His scripture, we have no solid foundation. And when we have no solid foundation for life, we question our identity. God gave us a world where we could understand the value of life. His words and commandments were the roots that held the world together. But ever since the fall, those roots have been ripped apart, and we no longer understand the value of our identities. 

Rootlessness has never been as bad as it is now in this progressive and always changing Godless world. This country has never been short on having individuals or groups who have trouble having a strong sense of identity or reasoning. In the last 10 years, a big struggle for identity has been through what race and background families have gone through in the past and use it as a coping mechanism. An even bigger problem with rootlessness is the lack of identity with our physical God-given bodies. We want to be different from what our Creator has made us and would rather play God in our own hands and risk hurting ourselves and others down the road instead of rejecting our sinful idea of identity. As a sinful society, we strive to find our own appealing identity rather than the identity God has given us. And through this dark rootlessness, we not only find ourselves spiritually but also physically hurt. 

Abortion is arguably the most evil example of rootlessness. This evil action is caused by people rejecting the structure of marriage and selfishly taking the life of an infant. This deadly sin has not only been a problem in the last 10 years, but ever since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling in the 1970s. In the post-Roe generation, people have been given the right to take away young infants' lives. It doesn't matter what their ages or where they are, because they are not considered real-life people with emotions that give people the selfish right of taking away their lives. When there are no structured morals, people can justify these actions. 

During this evil time in the age of rootlessness, Sola Scriptura is a much-needed anchor for today's code of morals and identity. 

The concept of sola Scriptura, or scripture alone, was emphasized during the time of the Protestant Reformation. Dr. Martin Luther challenged the Roman Catholic Church and confessed that God's Word is infallible and must be the head authority of not just the Church but also society and culture. Simple humans are bound to make mistakes. And if earthly authority like the church is able to have the same authority as God's infallible word, then the church or society will always destroy God's creation. 

And through this foundation, we are to value all life, just as God has valued ours. Because we are created in God's image (Genesis 1:7), we are to look high to God's creation and honor it with all our hearts. It doesn't matter race, gender, or age; we are all valuable in the eyes of the Lord. And nobody can justify killing another, who was created by our Lord.

God not only loved us when we were born, for we were always loved by him through his sovereignty. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11). God gave us our precious lives to prosper in his world. Anyone who decides to take a life because it's more convenient to them is in the wrong. God has given every baby life for a reason, just as he has given our lives. We must love and protect every human God has created on earth. We are to love our neighbors, not to harm them.

Some progressive Christians claim Jesus Christ came to the earth to change the law. Some say the law was outdated, God was too harsh, and He changed his mind. Or Jesus’ description of love is different from the love in the Old Testament. If this is the case, perhaps we are justified to change our physical identity or to take the life of another if it benefits us. However, this is a very hard interpretation to defend, as Jesus clearly says otherwise in the Gospels. Do not think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I do not come to destroy but to fulfill (Matthew 5:17). Then he said to them, These are my words that I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets in the psalms must be fulfilled. Jesus did not come to change the law, but to fulfill it. Abortion is clearly against the law of Moses and would not be supported by Jesus, for he valued all men that were created in the image of his Holy Father. 

As we navigate through the Post-Roe Generation and the rootlessness that characterizes our modern society, Sola Scriptura must be our anchor. By turning to the Scriptures, we can find the wisdom and love that were given by our Heavenly Father so that we may live peaceful and fruitful lives. Sola Scriptura is anchored in God's reality and therefore is the cure for earthly rootlessness.