As the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates on its definition of marriage this
week, remember that Christians must stand, unashamedly, upon the Word of God.
Genesis defines marriage as procreative in nature (1:28, which excludes
homosexual unions) and as being exclusively between one man and one
woman (2:24). The book of Genesis also describes the sin of Sodom and
Gomorrah as "very grave" (18:20). The book of Leviticus says that
homosexuality is an "abomination" (18:22). The Apostle Paul declares
publicly, to believers and to unbelievers alike, that homosexuality
results from "vile passions" and is "against nature" and "shameful"
(Romans 1:26-27; note that this heavy truth from Paul is also a very loving truth). The Apostle Paul goes on to say that "neither
fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor
sodomites...will inherit the kingdom of God" (1 Corinthians 6:9-10, which is a warning about the judgment to come that is issued in love). God's Word must be upheld above the word of man.
The
Bible's view of "gay marriage" is thus antithetical to the popular view
of contemporary Western culture. Our culture champions it as a civil right. The
Bible condemns it as a very dangerous and evil practice. As Christians, we are, to be
sure, to "save with fear, pulling [some] out of the fire," but we are to
do this while at the same time guarding our own holiness (both in life
and in doctrine) before God, as "hating even the garment defiled by the
flesh" (Jude 23). So please pray for people in America to be liberated,
by repentance and faith in the Gospel, from the deep deceptions of the homosexual movement, and pray
also that Christ's people will be unashamed of what the Bible has to say
about it.
Soli Deo Gloria. Glory to God, alone.
-TLF
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