David Platt, author and megachurch pastor, confessed his need to “repent” for not preaching on abortion earlier in his ministry.
In an interview with The Christian Post, the 41-year-old pastor of McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia, shared how his approach to the controversial topic changed throughout the years.
“There was a point as a pastor when I just kind of stayed away from abortion [because I’d think] that’s a political issue,” he said. “But I got really convicted. Far before it is any kind of political issue, it is a biblical issue that God speaks really clear about the value of life.”
He’s taken that conviction seriously and has attended the March for Life for several years. This year, he delivered the closing prayer for the rally in the National Mall, asking for repentance for all people, despite their sin.
“Everyone marching today is a sinner,” he said. “We have all turned aside from Your ways to our ways—in our lives and as a country. How we have settled for racial injustice, ignored the immigrant, marginalized the poor and neglected the needy. How we have confused sexuality, abused authority, objectified beauty and how we have taken the lives of children,” he said.
Platt and his family are actively involved in the pro-life cause and are currently in the process of adopting their fifth child. This will be the third child they have adopted.
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