StanJ said:
No, not whatever, the point IS, that the act of sex between a man and a woman IS marriage.
No divorce, annulment.
Ceremonies started long after men and women committed themselves to each other.
For the umpteenth time Barrd, NOBODY here, as far as I've seen, encourages or supports gay marriage. Those of us, like me, just make a distinction between what believers do and what unbelievers do. You seem to believe that unbelievers are subject to Biblical laws, when clearly they are NOT. You seem to believe that gays not practising sex will save themselves, when they will not. You seem to feel that denying ALL citizens their legal rights under the law is what God wants, when clearly He wants all men to be saved, not have their morality legislated.
That you can't see the difference, IMO, is quite sad.
Just because something is legal, doesn't make it alright.
Abortion is legal. It is still murder, and it is still against God's law....but it is legal.
No-fault divorce is legal....and we have just examined Jesus' opinion of that.
If you are a believer, you uphold God's law.
"
If you love Me," says Jesus, "
obey My commands."
Unbelievers, of course, will not do this.
Believers are subject to God's law. I don't have to remind you that Jesus is God made flesh, do I?
When we deal with unbelievers, we are still subject to God's law. Either we are Christians all the time, or we are not Christians at all.
There's a bit more to being a Christian than gong to church. There's more to it than saying a pretty prayer, or getting wet. If your faith does not change the way you live your life, then is it real faith or just posturing?
I don't believe gays will save themselves, whether they are practicing sex or not...and that is the problem. They cannot save themselves, any more than you or I can. They need God.
But how will they ever learn of God, when His followers will not tell them the truth? Do you think those gays in their Metropolitan churches are being told the truth?
There is no "legal right" to perversion, Stan. If you believe that, why aren't you agitating for all those other sexual practices in Lev 18 to be legalized? How about we bake a nice wedding cake for the couple where the stepdad is now living with his stepdaughter. I know I mentioned them in another thread, but maybe you missed it. This is a Baptist couple living here in my town...real people. The Mom is devastated, but there it is. Her daughter is just waiting for the divorce to be final. And, hey....their marriage, should they actually go through with it, will be legal, right? But that doesn't make it alright, does it?
To me, a believer is someone who walks with Jesus through all facets of their lives. If it is a no-no to steal while I'm in church, it is still a no-no at WalMart, or at my friend's house, or at the Mall, or anywhere else I happen to be. If I know someone else is doing it, I do not encourage them in it. I might even turn them in.
Having sex with a dog is a no-no. Doesn't matter where or when it happens, or even if our wonky government should legalize it...they haven't yet, but at this point, who knows? It would still be wrong.
I suspect NAMBLA will be the next to step out and start agitating for their "marriage" to be legal. And there are precedents...there are loopholes that allow girls as young as 14 in some cases to marry an older man, so why not a young boy? Should Christians accept it?
I say
NO!