| Remarks on Righteousness In the News |
| That was the question I was asked when I resigned my position with a newspaper five years ago when they took the position of advocating same-sex marriage. What difference does it make if the government recognizes same-sex marriage? What difference does it make if legitimacy is granted to same-sex relationships? Does it change the fact that they occur? Does it in any way affect heterosexual marriage? Does it really change society? Is it really anything to get upset about? In view of the California’s court decision to allow, no to demand same-sex marriage, these questions have arisen once again. To understand my position, there are certain fundamentals that must be understood. Man is made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27). As such, man has the divine spark of life within him that we normally refer to as a soul. This makes man different from the creatures of the field. It gives him a greater responsibility. His conduct is not to be the instinctive reaction to fulfill the lust as does an animal. His conduct is based upon the revelation of God, upon goodness, upon rightness, upon morality. Man, alone in all of creation, has the ability to act contrary to the lusts which the flesh demands. Man, alone, has the ability to do what is right regardless of what lust may dictate. The revelation of right conduct and belief is to be found in the Holy Bible alone (John 12:44-50). It is the only communication of the true and living God to mankind. There are consequences, both here upon the earth (many times) and always in eternity for the actions which man takes, unless they have been removed by the blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (Hebrews chapters 7-10). However, man also has the ability to give in to the lusts of the flesh, to decline into the levels of an animal, to deny the divine spark that is within him. He has the ability to act as a mere animal. The rejection of creation and the divine spark within man, the rejection of the divine origin of the revelation of God to man in the Bible, the rejection of the authority of the Scriptures in guiding the actions of man, and the rejection of any consequences of those actions, are all within the ability of man to believe. They are all inherent within the acceptance of same-sex relationships. “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach unto any people.” It is true that there are many sins committed by many people. And, in the end, sin is sin is sin (James 2:8-13). Yet, there seems to be a progression to what acts are committed. From the first chapter of Romans, the end is God giving men up to commit same sex relations. It is rock bottom. It is denying a basic tenet of nature – the sex drive which provides for procreation. Whatever can be said about same-sex relations, they cannot provide for offspring – the very purpose of the sexual act. To legitimize same-sex relations by granting them the status of marriage, is to denigrate and pervert the basic, fundamental unit of society. The family unit, marriage, is the basis for civilization. Civilization is the relationship of man to man. It is how we treat each other and how we interact with one another. The basics of which are learned in the family unit. It is the breakdown of the family, with divorce and illegitimate birth and failure to know and meet parental responsibilities, that has contributed to the unrest, crime and moral degeneration of our times. The acceptance of same-sex relations and promoting them to the status of marriage is the end step to the destruction of society and civilization. Drugs, divorce, drunkenness, theft, murder, lying, cheating, stealing, etc. all weaken the fabric of society, but same-sex marriage changes the fabric itself, unraveling it. Therefore, what difference does it make anyhow? I firmly, wholeheartedly believe that it makes the difference in the survival of the society which we have called western civilization, a society loosely based upon the morals and fibers of Christianity. I believe it makes the difference between the approval of the God of heaven, or the object of His wrath. I believe that it is a very important step in determining what we are as a nation, and as a people. I realize that because of the inroads of Rationalism into the religious life of America, and Humanism into the education of America, that there are many people who do not share my concerns about homosexuality and same-sex marriage. They do not share my concerns about the revelation of God’s will in the Holy Bible. Many do not share my faith in Jesus Christ, nor my belief in the God of the Bible. However, that does not change my position, nor alter my faith. Neither does it change the truth of what I say, nor my conviction to continue to preach it. "So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified." (Acts 20:32) NKJV |
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