Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in Him—in all speech and all knowledge—even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you. Yet I write to you not with smooth words of comfort alone, but with urgent warning, as one who sees a storm gathering on the horizon.
**Brothers and sisters, hear the word of the Lord.**
Our Lord Jesus Christ issued this solemn warning: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 18:10). He declared that pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world (James 1:27). God Himself is “a father to the fatherless and a protector of widows” (Psalm 68:5). We are commanded to defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow (Isaiah 1:17). The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me’ (Matthew 25:40).
Yet a great moral failure has overtaken much of the church in our land. We have grown silent in the face of evil, fearing the departure of people from the pews more than the departure from sound doctrine. We have traded righteousness for popularity and compromised the clear teachings of Scripture for the sake of tax-exempt status and cultural acceptance.
**Behold, a new test is upon us: Proposition 1, the so-called “Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act.”** This initiative seeks to enshrine in our state law the very destruction of the least of these—the unborn children whom God forms in the womb (Psalm 139:13-16). It is not freedom, but bondage to death. It is not privacy, but the shedding of innocent blood in the dark. And in this hour, many in the church remain quiet, lest controversy disturb the gathering or offend the culture.
We were lied to. We were told to ignore the command to “be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:28) in pursuit of self-gratification, career, and comfort. The fruit of this deception is before us: smaller families, delayed adulthood, and rampant hedonism. By the time many find a mate, the optimal season for child-rearing has often passed, compounding the crisis. Our birth rates have fallen below replacement level. Idaho, like much of the nation, faces a dying and aging population. Our social safety nets strain under the weight, unable to backfill the workers needed to sustain the very systems that should care for the vulnerable. How will we support the orphans, the widows, the elderly, and the infirm when the next generation is missing?
Tragically, this devaluing of life will not end at the womb—it will march relentlessly onward. Look to Canada, where euthanasia through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has become one of the leading causes of death, now accounting for over 5% of all deaths in recent years, with tens of thousands euthanized annually. What began as a so-called “choice” for the unwanted unborn soon extended to the unwanted elderly and suffering. A culture that kills its children will not long cherish its aging parents or the vulnerable among us.
In this emerging age, Artificial Intelligence is rapidly replacing much of human toil in production and labor. While this technological shift brings its own challenges, it also grants us a profound opportunity to rediscover the sacred meaning and purpose of human reproduction. Let us once again value the family as the irreplaceable foundation of a thriving society, and give due credit to our ancestors, who wisely ordered their lives with a clear hierarchy of priorities: God first, family second, and country third. Their example calls us back to rebuild what has been eroded by selfishness and cultural deception.
**Church in Idaho, awake!** Do not repeat the failures of those who compromised in Corinth—divided, tolerant of sin, and worldly. Paul wrote to them with tears and urgency because he loved them. I write likewise. Repent of your silence. Do not fear man more than God. Stand boldly for the sanctity of life from conception to natural death. Engage this battle for Proposition 1 with prayer, truth-speaking, and courageous action. Teach the full counsel of God on marriage, family, fruitfulness, and the protection of the innocent. Raise up a generation that values life, that welcomes children as a heritage from the Lord (Psalm 127:3-5), and that cares for the least of these as unto Christ Himself (Matthew 25:40).
If we fail here, the millstone awaits not only those who actively harm the little ones, but those who stood by in indifference. Let it not be said of the church in Idaho that we exchanged the truth of God for a lie, or that we loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. Amen.
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(This letter was summarized in modern English and restyled after Paul’s letter to the Corinthians using prompts to Grok AI.)
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