A Thread:

The ends justifying the means is not a Biblical ethic. It's secular philosophy making a feeble attempt to sooth the conscience.

A law or policy is either righteous or unrighteous baaed on God's standard of righteousness, not based on a perceived outcome - or even worse, a hypothetical outcome.

Arguing for a law based on the fact that it will hypothetically (and tangentially) lead to less of an evil that said law does not address is a fundamentally flawed, unbiblical rationale.

To be clear, arguing for a welfare policy on the basis that it will hypothetically produce less abortion is reflective of a secular, ends-justify-the-means ethic.

If one were to make a case for a welfare policy that takes into account biblical principles of care for the poor and sojourner, balancing that with the prohibitive principle of 2 Thes. 3.10, then I think we could have a reasoned discussion on who's role that is.

However, Christians must not adopt worldly philosophies and rationales, crafted by those who've had their minds and consciences defiled, and think it will lead to righteous results. // end