What a tumultuous week for the church in America. The Supreme Court ruling concerning marriage has seemed to have turned everyone into debaters and experts on the subject of marriage. No matter what the SCOTUS has ruled we as believers must stand firm in the truth. May we be strong in our faith and not be discouraged by the so-called liberal experts on God's Word who despise those who believe in a inerrant infallible an inspired foundation(basically, this means that we believe all of God's Word is true, without error and comes from God Himself). Our view of right and wrong is not changing like shifting sand in a Colorado River sand bar. When it comes right down to it-one of the most important principles in this debate is if we are willing to say yes to the reliability and trustworthiness of God's Word. I've been reading the liberals who would try to tell me that I believe my religious conviction about marriage between one man and one woman based on the book of Leviticus. God gave us all of His Word for instruction-but thank God the law-based faith of the OT believers has been overtaken by the New Covenant and the gospel of Grace when Jesus came. It doesn't mean I get no more teaching from Leviticus-but it does mean many of the practices of Leviticus are now done away with. I seek out the New Testament story of grace for guidance. I also look at the definition of marriage found in the very beginning in Genesis. It is pretty clear-marriage is between one man and one woman. Any other interpretation questions the true foundation that God's Word is.
With that being said-I'd like to share an article from a Pastor in Toronto. Canada has been dealing with same-sex marriage for over a decade. This pastor's perspective is encouraging and hopeful. May we, the true Christian church in the USA, stay vigilant for truth no matter what obstacles our government may put in our way:
http://www.churchleaders.com/daily-buzz/257355-advice-sex-marriage-us-church-leaders-canadian.html
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