It has been
framed as a shocking event. The
President supports gay marriage!! This
is not a shock. This is the same president
who repealed the military's ban on openly gay service members. This is the same president who ordered his
lap dog Attorney General to stop enforcing the Defense of Marriage Act. (DOPA)
How could anyone be surprised? We
were served appetizers before the main course when Vice President
Foot-in-his-Mouth came out with a statement affirming gay marriage earlier in
the week. The following day, Secretary
of Indoctrination, Arne Duncan, made bold statements supporting
homosexuality.
Informed Americans were not
surprised at all when Obama finally evolved into a full-blown supporter of
homosexuality. The real surprise is how
far we have slid toward Gomorrah in so short a time. The evolution is now complete. It took 42
presidents to finally 'evolve' toward acceptance of homosexual marriage. All 42 previous presidents opposed gay
marriage. Obama's opinion that he is the
only president to finally get this issue right matches his arrogant, messianic
attitude.
A recent ABC opinion poll claims
that 52% of Americans think gay marriage should be legal and 43% think not. Those numbers may be accurate if this poll
was conducted in San Francisco. That
poll was not conducted here in rural, southern Georgia, that's for sure. The poll also proclaimed that 54% of
Democrats support gay marriage (is that all?) and 39% of Republicans support it
(are you kidding?) How do you justify
these poll numbers with the fact that 31 states have already added amendments
to their constitutions defining marriage as a union between one man and one
woman? North Carolina most recently took
steps to boldly protect the foundational institution of any civilization,
marriage.
Some of my younger friends who lean
toward the libertarian banner would defend Obama's stance on gay marriage
because they oppose the fact that government is too large and too intrusive in
the lives of common citizens. Many are
willing to march in step to the beat of this drum. But for those who are evangelical Christians, gay
marriage isn't just a political issue, it’s a moral issue. Those who claim to be genuine followers of
Jesus Christ are more interested in taking a stance that reflects a Christian
worldview rather than a political worldview.
Jesus said, "If you love me, you will keep my
commandments." (John 14:15) He has commanded purity of heart and
mind. One of God's commands is found in
Leviticus 18:22: 'You shall not lie with
a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination"
Thousands of blogs and website
articles have been written in an attempt to dilute the importance of this
command. The common argument goes like
this: If we are to submit to this law
regarding homosexuality, what other frivolous laws are we to submit to? Are we to not "wear clothes made of more
than one fabric?" (Leviticus 19:19) Are we to not shave or cut our hair? (Leviticus 19:27) Few seem to understand that the laws given to
the ancient Israelites were categorized.
Some laws were temporary and localized for the purpose of keeping God's
chosen people from intermingling and losing their identity with neighboring
pagans. Other laws were universal and
eternal. The purpose of universal laws
was to promote righteousness and purity and prevent the type of behaviors
(disobedience) that would sever relationship with God. "If you love me, keep my
commandments."
Some Christians will offer weak
support to the gay marriage movement by declaring that "you can't
legislate morality." I agree that
it is certainly not primarily the government's job to determine ethics and
morality. That would be the job of the
church, although it seems to be failing miserably on most counts. But the declaration that government should refrain
from legislating morality is nonsense.
It is the government's responsibility to prevent chaos and tyranny by
establishing and enforcing laws that control behavior. If you take an oath in court and lie you have
committed a federal crime, unless you are a former president trying to
determine what the definition of "is" is. There are and should be consequences for
committing murder or abusing a child.
Christians are fighting hard against
their government sanctioning a behavior that is clearly condemned in the word
of God. They don't want homosexuality to
be stamped with government approval any more than they want to see murder,
adultery, burglary or any other sinful behavior sanctioned. Christians believe that America's slide toward
Gomorrah is a consequence of their government sanctioning the murder of unborn
children (Roe vs. Wade, 1973). No
society can escape the judgment of a pure and holy God when it allows for homosexual
behavior that is clearly condemned in the word of God. (Lawrence vs. Texas, 2003)
When God created Adam and Eve in the
Garden of Eden he stepped back and said, "This is good, this is very
good." (Gen. 1:31) God's desire is always to promote and expand
that which is good. When he mandated
that man should multiply and replenish the earth (Gen. 1:28) he was commanding
that the good in his creation be magnified throughout generations to come. A Christian's belief in the existence of God
is matched by the assurance that Satan is real.
Satan's goal is to disrupt the plan of God in any way possible. He is very active in these days because …"He
is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short." (Rev. 12:12) If God loves life, Satan loves death. If God smiles on the reproduction of the
crowning achievement of his creation, Satan is determined to destroy man.
Satan's plan of destruction involves
stirring men to such hatred they would choose to murder each other. He also uses more efficient methods in
destroy the apple of God's eye through abortion and homosexuality. Fifty million unborn American children have
been murdered since 1973. Homosexuality
prevents reproduction and reduces population.
Ironically, the only way a homosexual couple can rear children is to
depend on the traditional institution they aim to destroy, traditional
marriage.
The impetus for Christian opposition
to homosexuality is not political, it is scriptural. Christians know that this sin, like any other
sin, hurts the heart of a God they love deeply.
Their strong desire to defend the Rock of Their Salvation is often
misinterpreted as a hatred for homosexuals.
Unfortunately, this is accurate in some cases, but not so among genuine
Christians. True followers of Christ are
taught to love and to cease hating. The
only hatred found in the heart of a genuine Christian is hatred for sin. This hatred runs as deeply in one direction
as our love for Christ runs in the other.
Kevin Probst - Teaches History, Government and Apologetics at the high school level in Columbus Georgia.
No comments:
Post a Comment